EHR Intelligence February 13, 2018
CORHIO, IHIE, and CliniSync are ready to take on the challenges of participating in the new ONC health data exchange framework.
After months of development, ONC released its Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) draft in an effort to push the healthcare industry closer toward its goal of achieving true interoperability characterized by advanced health data exchange.
In accordance with provisions of the 21st Century Cures Act, the framework primarily aims to give patients access to their electronic health data without special effort and help providers and payer organizations receive population-level health data. Additionally, the framework will help ensure the health IT community utilizes open and accessible application programming interfaces (APIs) to encourage innovation.
The framework has met with...