Reflections on the First Year of Trusted Exchange and Common Agreement: Early Implementation Experiences

Presentation Type: Panel
Presentation Time: 08:00 AM - 09:15 AM

Abstract Keywords: Standards, Terminology, and Interoperability, TEFCA, FHIR, Health Policy, Reimbursement and Affordability, and Sustainability, Workforce Automation, Communication, and Workflow Efficiency
Primary Track: Implementing Real-World Change, Digital Engagement, and Connected Health


This panel focuses on how various health information exchange networks enable clinical data exchange through the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA). This panel will first provide an overview of TEFCA, which outlines a common set of principles, terms, and conditions (the “common agreement”)to enable the nationwide exchange of electronic health information across disparate health information networks. The panel will also describe the critical role of the Recognized Coordinating Entity® which is responsible for overseeing the common agreement and qualified health information networks who enable nationwide exchange. The panel will also share insights into the current state of exchange and provider participation in TEFCA, and implications for enabling clinical exchange nationwide. Regional, local and state health information organizations (HIOs) engagement and experiences with TEFCA will also be described.

Moderator:
Vaishali Patel, PhD MPH
Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/ Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT

Speaker(s):
JaWanna Henry
HHS/ONC

A J Holmgren, PhD
University of California, San Francisco

Chelsea Richwine, PhD
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy

Julia Adler-Milstein, PhD, FACMI
UCSF School of Medicine

Author(s):
Vaishali Patel, PhD MPH - Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/ Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT; JaWanna Henry - HHS/ONC; Chelsea Richwine, PhD - Office of the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy; A J Holmgren, PhD - University of California, San Francisco; Julia Adler-Milstein, PhD, FACMI - UCSF School of Medicine;

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