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.  

Secure Data Exchange Requires Top-Notch Network Management

DirectTrust works to improve interoperability between direct secure messaging platforms and get information service providers to help with secure information exchange, Scott Stuewe, president and CEO, discusses in this recent Healthcare IT News video.

Oklahoma Makes HIE Voluntary

After creating a new statewide health information exchange, the Oklahoma Health Care Authority has now made HIE voluntary, which has sparked some controversy in the state, according to this recent Oklahoman article.  

How Providence is Streamlining Quality Reporting with FHIR

Providence is using FHIR standards to streamline payer-provider data exchange, enhancing quality reporting and reimbursement while reducing administrative burdens, as highlighted in this recent Tech Target article.

Rural-Urban Telehealth Divide Evident Among Privately Insured Americans

Though telehealth use skyrocketed among United States adults with private health insurance during the COVID-19 pandemic, new research reveals that rural residents utilized telehealth less than their urban peers.

How to Improve the Nurse Experience with a Simplified HER

Nurses need a simplified EHR to do their best work. Including them in design and optimization is the key to positive results, according to this recent Wolters Kluwer analysis.

By Outfitting Police With Telehealth iPads, Mental Health Program Saves Government $62 Million

Through a partnership with the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, HunterCare is deploying telehealth technology to all Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics in Oklahoma, and it has already yielded significant benefits.

How One Medical Practice Used Medical Assistants to Handle Patient Portal Messages

Penn Family Care, a large urban academic practice, successfully implemented a new workflow to manage the increasing volume of Patient Medical Advice Requests (PMARs), which have surged over the past decade and intensified during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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