HealthIT Answers June 3, 2020
By Mike Berry, ONC
In August 2019, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) awarded a cooperative agreement to The Sequoia Project to serve as the Recognized Coordinating Entity (RCE) to support implementation of the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA). The Sequoia Project has made great strides in meeting the goals and objectives outlined in the Notice of Funding Opportunity. To keep this momentum going, ONC has committed approximately $1.1 million in year-two funding to our cooperative agreement with The Sequoia Project. This funding will support RCE activities from August 2020 to August 2021.
Under the cooperative agreement, the RCE is responsible for developing, updating, implementing, and maintaining the Common Agreement and the Qualified Health...