51 Percent of Hospitals Plan to Participate in TEFCA HIE Framework

EHR Intelligence June 1, 2023
By Hannah Nelson

Hospitals participating in national HIE networks were more likely to report plans to join TEFCA than hospitals that do not share data with national HIEs.

More than half of hospitals are aware of the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) and plan to participate in the HIE framework, according to ONC analysis of American Hospital Association (AHA) survey data fielded through December 2022.

The survey found that 25 percent of hospitals were unaware of TEFCA, and 23 percent were aware of TEFCA but unsure if they would participate.

Only one percent of responding hospitals said that they were aware of TEFCA and did not plan to participate.