Welcome to the Health Information Technology Weekly News Round Up from RosettaHealth. Each week, we will provide you with a summary of all the actionable news that hospitals, HIT vendors, ACOs, and population health providers need to be smart and effective when it comes to HIT and health information exchange.  

How to Speed Up Your Prior Authorization Process Using Electronic Health Records Data Exchange

This new AMA video interview highlights how to speed up the overall prior authorization process with effective health data exchange processes. We also addressed this topic in a recent RosettaHealth blog post about how GetPatientRecords can help prior authorization consultants.

Lighting the Way to Efficient Patient Care – How Interoperability and Analytics Change the Nurse Call Paradigm

Interoperable platforms can help nurses and clinicians, so they can spend more time with patients and not be overburdened with alerts, according to this recent Healthcare IT Today article.

House Ways and Means Committee Advances 2-Year Telehealth Extension Bill

The House Ways and Means Committee passed the Preserving Telehealth, Hospital, and Ambulance Access Act by a vote of 41-0 after lawmakers raised concerns about the need for more guardrails and hospice recertification.

Digital Health is No Longer the Cure and It’s Creating a Fragmentation Epidemic

When crucial health information is scattered across disparate platforms, healthcare providers struggle to gain a comprehensive view of a patient’s health status, leading to suboptimal decision-making and potential gaps in care, according to this recent Fast Company article.

Cloud-Based AI Services Could Help Fight Health Misinformation

A new platform is being developed by several major universities with the aim of combating misinformation about healthcare and public health policies. Project Heal will use machine learning, generative AI and predictive analytics to help public health officials to address health misinformation.

Can Health Systems Help Push Digital Health Development Forward?

Health systems are uniquely suited to developing clinically effective digital health tools, but they must first navigate the complexities of technology development, according to this recent mHealth Intelligence article.

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