11 healthcare orgs join Epic’s nationwide data-sharing push

Eleven healthcare organizations using Epic’s software are now connected to a federally backed health information network.

The organizations went live on the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement in July, an Epic spokesperson told Becker’s. TEFCA is a government-led initiative launched in 2022 to establish a nationwide standard for sharing electronic health data.

Epic’s participating hospitals and clinics are connected through its own Qualified Health Information Network, Epic Nexus, which was designated a federal QHIN in 2023.

Here are the healthcare organizations that went live with TEFCA in July:

1. Citizen Potawatomi Nation Health Services (Shawnee, Okla.)
   
   
2. Meritus Health (Hagerstown, Md.)
   
   
3. Mohawk Valley Health System (Utica, N.Y.)
   
   
4. TidalHealth (Salisbury, Md.)
   
   
5. Waco Family Medicine (Waco, Texas)
   
   
6. Baptist Healthcare System (Louisville, Ky.)
   
   
7. Salinas Valley Health (Salinas, Calif.)
   
   
8. St. Luke’s Health System (Boise, Idaho)
   
   
9. Emplify Health (Indianapolis)
   
   
10. Hill Physicians Medical Group (San Ramon, Calif.)
    
    
11. Methodist Hospitals (Gary, Ind.)