Epic connects 18 organizations to federal health data network

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

The organizations began participating in the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement in September, 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. To date, more than 1,000 health systems and hospitals have connected to TEFCA through Epic.

Epic’s participating hospitals and clinics are linked through its Qualified Health Information Network, Epic Nexus, which received its federal QHIN designation in 2023.

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

1. Carle Health (Urbana, Ill.)
   
2. North Oaks Health System (Hammond, La.)
   
3. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (Pittsburgh)
   
4. UCHealth (Aurora, Colo.)
   
5. VCU Health (Richmond, Va.)
   
6. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
   
7. Valley Health System (Ridgewood, N.J.)
   
8. Mass General Brigham (Somerville, Mass.)
   
9. OCHIN (Portland, Ore.)
   
10. Bayhealth Medical Center (Dover, Del.)
    
11. Bryan Health (Lincoln, Neb.)
    
12. Eskenazi Health (Indianapolis)
    
13. Catholic Health (Rockville Centre, N.Y.)
    
14. Memorial Healthcare System (Hollywood, Fla.)
    
15. Samaritan Health Services (Corvallis, Ore.)
    
16. Sentara Health (Norfolk, Va.)
    
17. Trinity Health (Livonia, Mich.)
    
18. Washington Regional Medical Center (Fayetteville, Ark.)