The publication of TEFCA fulfills a requirement in the 21st Century Cures Act passed in 2016. The Trusted Exchange Framework establishes health information exchange principles, and the Common Agreement serves to establish a strategy on how to support and govern data exchange and technical infrastructure, according to a Jan. 18 press release.
The Common Agreement allows health information networks, ambulatory practices, hospitals, health centers, federal regulation agencies and payers to use interoperability framework to gain improved access to health information.
- Healthcare organizations can also apply to be Qualified Health Information Networks, which will connect to one another and exchange health information nationwide.
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