Healthcare IT News July 29, 2021
As TEFCA coordinator, Sequoia Project is seeking industry feedback on a proposed FHIR roadmap.
The Sequoia Project – which was tapped by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT to be the recognized coordinating entity for the implementation of the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement, published a draft this week of the technical framework for Qualified Health Information Networks.
WHY IT MATTERS
The framework details the functional and technical requirements that a health information network must fulfill to serve as a QHIN – especially strong privacy and security, approaches for identifying and authenticating exchange participants, a method to conduct patient discovery and identity resolution and support for required exchange protocols.
ONC and Sequoia are now seeking stakeholder feedback...