The Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) was made effective in January 2022. The ONC also provided further clarity…
TEFCA
The TEFCA Updates 2022
The Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA), is the primary constituent in the ONC’s roadmap for nationwide HIT interoperability.…
Five Trends that Would Define EHR Development in 2020
Electronic Health Record (EHR) development refers to the process of creating and maintaining software systems that store and manage electronic…
TEFCA 2.0 – What’s New?
The Structural Changes in the Second Draft of TEFCA The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC),…
TEFCA- An initiative by the US Government to streamline data exchange
The Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement has been initiated by the US Government to streamline data exchange by building a network of Health Information Networks under the management of ONCHIT. The common agreement may include a common method for authenticating trusted health information network participants and a common set of rules for trusted exchange. There are a basic set of principles and terms and conditions proposed in TEFCA to mitigate the challenges faced in data exchange.