HealthIT Answers February 27, 2023
By Micky Tripathi, ONC and Mariann Yeager, CEO, The Sequoia Project (the TEFCA Recognized Coordinating Entity)
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A little over a year ago, we announced the completion of a critical 21st Century Cures Act requirement by publishing the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA). This milestone established a clear infrastructure model and governing approach for nationwide health information exchange.
On February 13th we marked the next major milestone during an event at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) headquarters, which recognized the first set of networks to be approved to implement TEFCA as prospective Qualified Health Information Networks (QHINs). Once fully onboarded, the organizations will officially be “designated” as QHINs. At this event,...