Fierce Healthcare December 12, 2023
Seven years in the making, a nationwide network to exchange patient data called the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement is now operational, marking a critical step in establishing universal connectivity across providers.
The interoperability framework, called TEFCA, was mandated by the 21st Century Cures Act back in 2016 and was designed to create an infrastructure to enable data sharing between health information networks.
The framework provides the policies, procedures and technical standards necessary to exchange patient records and health information between providers, state and regional health information exchanges and federal agencies.
“In many ways, I feel like we’re watching the Big Bang occur in 2023,” said Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra said during an event held...
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