--- title: New Partnerships for the Greater Good + EHR Insights description: At BookZurman, our team has hand-selected these recent articles highlighting key developments within the healthcare IT space that are worth a quick read. image: https://www.bookzurman.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Close%20up%20image%20of%20hands%20connecting%20puzzle%20elements.jpeg --- ![Book Zurman, Inc | Healthcare IT Solutions](https://www.bookzurman.com/hubfs/logos/BookZurman%20SVG%20Logos/BZ-logo-tagline-RGB-leftalign.svg) [![Book Zurman, Inc | Healthcare IT Solutions](https://www.bookzurman.com/hubfs/logos/BookZurman%20SVG%20Logos/BZ-logo-tagline-RGB-leftalign.svg "Book Zurman, Inc | Healthcare IT Solutions")](https://www.bookzurman.com/) - Healthcare Solutions - By Sector - [Private](https://www.bookzurman.com/private-sector-healthcare-it-systems) - [Federal](https://www.bookzurman.com/public-health-it-systems) - By Solution - [Informatics Architecture](https://www.bookzurman.com/healthcare-data-solutions) - [Clinical Decision Support](https://www.bookzurman.com/clinical-decision-support-tools) - [Standards and Interoperability](https://www.bookzurman.com/interoperability-in-healthcare) - [Care Coordination](https://www.bookzurman.com/care-management-solutions) - [Consulting](https://www.bookzurman.com/healthcare-it-consulting-services) - [Blog](https://www.bookzurman.com/blog) - About Us - [About BZ](https://www.bookzurman.com/about) - [Partners](https://www.bookzurman.com/healthcare-standards-community-partners) - [Contact Us](https://www.bookzurman.com/contact-us) [GET INDEPENDENT ADVICE](https://www.bookzurman.com/get-independent-advice) This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. # New Partnerships for the Greater Good + EHR Insights [BookZurman](https://www.bookzurman.com/blog/author/bookzurman) 2021-02-15 ![](https://www.bookzurman.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Close%20up%20image%20of%20hands%20connecting%20puzzle%20elements.jpeg?width=1600&height=1600&name=Close%20up%20image%20of%20hands%20connecting%20puzzle%20elements.jpeg) With so much evolving in healthcare and technology, it can be hard to keep up. And it may be difficult sometimes to see where the work we and our peers do is applied to help caregivers and patients. That’s why we’ve hand-selected these recent articles our team agrees are worth a quick read affecting the world of healthcare interoperability and other related issues. **VA, EHRM** - [Watchdog: Pause on VA's $16B Electronic Health Records Project Might be Needed](https://fcw.com/articles/2021/02/11/va-ehr-gao-findings-pause.aspx) - [VA Continues Long History of Industry Partnerships to Improve Veterans’ Ca](https://www.usmedicine.com/supplement/workingtogether/va-continues-long-history-of-industry-partnerships-to-improve-veterans-care/) **Federal** - [Top Updates to the Interoperability Standards Advisory (ISA) – 2021 ISA Reference Edition Now Available](https://www.healthit.gov/buzz-blog/health-it/top-updates-to-the-interoperability-standards-advisory-isa-2021-isa-reference-edition-now-available) - [Treasury Pilots AI Algorithm to Parse Congressional Spending Bills Faster](https://federalnewsnetwork.com/artificial-intelligence/2021/02/treasury-pilots-ai-algorithm-to-parse-congressional-spending-bills-faster/) - [Will the Biden Administration Complete the "Regulatory Sprint" With HHS' Proposed HIPAA Amendments?](https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/will-the-biden-administration-complete-7906481/) - [CMS Releases Highly Anticipated Medicare “Breakthrough” Coverage Final Rule](https://www.racmonitor.com/cms-releases-highly-anticipated-medicare-breakthrough-coverage-final-rule) - [OCR Settles Fifteenth Investigation in HIPAA Right of Access Initiative](https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2021/02/10/ocr-settles-fifteenth-investigation-hipaa-right-access-initiative.html) **SDOs & Other Organizations** - [AMIA has Suggestions to Build Trust in AI Clinical Decision Support](https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/amia-has-suggestions-build-trust-ai-clinical-decision-support) - [Improving the Customer Experience Through Patient-Centered Care](https://www.fedhealthit.com/2021/02/improving-the-customer-experience-through-patient-centered-care/) - [Six Health Information Exchange Organizations Across the U.S. Form New Consortium](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/02/04/2170226/0/en/Six-Health-Information-Exchange-Organizations-Across-the-U-S-Form-New-Consortium.html) - [HL7 February Newsletter](https://www.hl7.org/documentcenter/public/newsletters/HL7_NEWS_20210127.pdf) - [DirectTrust Hits Major Milestone with 2B Exchange Transactions](https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/directtrust-hits-major-milestone-2b-exchange-transactions) **Industry** - [How to Prepare for the Next Health Crisis? Epic, Teladoc and Others have Ideas](https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/how-prepare-next-health-crisis-epic-teladoc-and-others-have-ideas) - [Cerner Eyes Opportunities in Clinical Research, Population Health as it Builds Data Business](https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/tech/cerner-eyes-opportunities-clinical-research-population-health-as-it-builds-data-business) **Healthcare Topics** - [Why EHRs may be Slowing Down COVID-19 Vaccinations](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/ehrs/why-ehrs-may-be-slowing-down-covid-19-vaccinations.html) - [New AI Scours EHRs for Potential COVID Risks](https://www.healthcareitnews.com/ai-powered-healthcare/new-ai-scours-ehrs-potential-covid-risks) - [Post-implementation EHR Usability Still a 'Significant Challenge'](https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/post-implementation-ehr-usability-still-significant-challenge) **Connect the Dots with BookZurman** BookZurman’s team of multidisciplinary, highly specialized experts continue to drive progress and innovation in the healthcare IT community. 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