The Path To Data Exchange

The federal government recently announced new oversight measures for the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement™ (TEFCA®) network.;TEFCA is the U.S. nationwide framework for health information sharing (see;HHS Expands Secure Access;To Health Records Through;The TEFCA®;Network, Announces Milestone;Of One Billion Health Records Exchanged). It allows consumers and;health care;provider;organizations;to securely;share;information via their electronic health recordkeeping (EHR) systems.;

The exchange of information by individual provider organizations occurs through Qualified Health Information Networks™ (QHIN™) – the individual networks that . . .