Bonus Features – September 4, 2022 – CIOs struggling to retain talent and seek flexible staffing models, Sequioa Project set to begin receiving QHIN applications Oct. 3, and more,

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job. News The 10th Annual Health IT Industry Outlook Survey from Stoltenberg Consulting found that the greatest IT challenge for CIOs is budgeting for and retaining qualified IT talent, with 65% of organizations saying this is their top operational burden. Nearly the same number, or 64%, said their primary financial burden was trying to get the most out of existing IT resources. Finally, 54% of CIOs said they would benefit from more flexible staffing models that let them ramp up or down due to IT project demands. The Sequoia Project expects to begin the QHIN application process on Monday, October 3 and has released several documents to walk potential Qualified Heath Information Networks through the application and onboarding process. ONC referred to this document release as “moving into the operational phase” of implementing TEFCA. The initial set of inaugural QHINs will be announced all at once, with additional QHINs named on a rolling basis after that. In addition, The Sequoia Project released v0.1 of the Data Usability Workgroup Implementation Guide, which is meant to cov...
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