HealthLeaders Media October 11, 2023
Eric Wicklund

Jim Jirjis, HCA Healthcare’s CHIO, says critics of the ONC’s proposed data exchange framework are missing the point that the framework is an ongoing process, and that revisions will be made as healthcare executives offer their opinions.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

– The ONC released the first draft of the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) in 2022 and is expected to release an updated version soon.

– Advocates say the path to nationwide healthcare interoperability needs to be carefully planned, so that health systems have time to adopt the framework and fit it into their organization.

– CEOs and CIOs need to be prepared to spend time and money developing an interoperability strategy that aligns with TEFCA.

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