--- title: How Interoperability Should Help, Not Hurt, Health Disparity and Health Inequity 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%20of%20businessman%20hand%20showing%20texture%20the%20world%20with%20digital%20social%20media%20network%20diagram%20concept%20Elements%20of%20this%20image%20furnished%20by%20NASA%20lond.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) - 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[VA Awards 5 Imaging Data Exchange Contracts to Boost Interoperability](https://ehrintelligence.com/news/va-awards-five-imaging-data-exchange-contracts-to-boost-interoperability) - [VA ‘On the Cusp’ of Rolling out Telepresence Tech in Healthcare](https://www.meritalk.com/articles/va-on-the-cusp-of-rolling-out-telepresence-tech-in-healthcare/) - [VA’s Extended Reality Network Expanding Across Agency](https://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2021/08/vas-extended-reality-network-expanding-across-agency/184598/) ****Federal**** - [Using Standards to Focus on Transitions of Care](https://www.healthit.gov/buzz-blog/health-it/using-standards-to-focus-on-transitions-of-care) **SDOs & Other Organizations** - [At a Leading Health Tech Conference, Enthusiasm for Machine Learning Mixes with Calls for Greater Scrutiny](https://www.statnews.com/2021/08/16/machine-learning-health-regulation-himss/) - [NCQA Launches Program to Help Ensure Accuracy of Clinical Data for Quality Reporting](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ncqa-launches-program-to-help-ensure-accuracy-of-clinical-data-for-quality-reporting-301349933.html) - [Health and Wellness Apps](https://www.iso.org/news/ref2704.html) **Healthcare Topics** - [FHIR Document Digital Signatures](https://healthcaresecprivacy.blogspot.com/2021/08/fhir-document-digital-signatures.html) - [Interoperability is a Rural Health Disparity](https://www.healthcareittoday.com/2021/08/17/interoperability-is-a-rural-health-disparity/) - [A Look at HIEs and 2 Perspectives for Data Exchange](https://www.healthcareittoday.com/2021/08/17/a-look-at-hies-and-2-perspectives-for-data-exchange/) - [How Social Determinants of Health Documentation Impacts Health Equity](https://www.icd10monitor.com/how-social-determinants-of-health-documentation-impacts-health-equity?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=linkedin_company&utm_medium=ICD10monitor) - [Fixing Healthcare, Part Two](https://www.icd10monitor.com/fixing-healthcare-part-two?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=linkedin_company&utm_medium=ICD10monitor) **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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