EHR Intelligence May 4, 2021
Fifty-six percent of local and statewide health information exchanges revealed plans to participate in TEFCA.
Most state and local health information exchanges (HIEs) are supporting a vast number of services and are developing connections to each other and national networks in preparation for the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA), according to a study published in Health Affairs.
HIEs are overcoming financial issues to fulfill the role of supporting patient data exchange to fulfill the goals of TEFCA. Additionally, HIEs that can offer increased services will be in a stronger position to compete with national HIE networks under TEFCA, the study authors wrote.
Drafted by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) to fulfill the aims...