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Common Agreement Version 2 was just released this morning and is available on ONC’s website, which is a huge step forward for TEFCA (insert FHIR pun here 🤣). The same version of Version 2 will be published in the Federal Register soon. Some highlights of Version 2 include: - Facilitated FHIR exchange available b/t P/S to enable exchange b/t point-to-point APIs in addition to QHIN-to-QHIN IHE exchange - Static Participant/Subparticipant Terms of Participation that will allow P/S to more easily incorporate CA flow-down provisions into existing data use agreements - P/S may conduct TEFCA exchange in multiple QHINs - Introduction of Principal/Delegate roles and requirements to allow certain organizations to conduct exchange on behalf of the Principal, is responsive to existing market use cases and dynamics; - Streamlined Common Agreement. And much more! We will be also be releasing additional resources in the coming weeks to help explain all of the changes in more detail. Stay tuned!

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) released the much anticipated Version 2.0 of the Common Agreement this morning. Key changes in Version 2.0 include: ✅ Facilitated FHIR exchange between Participants and Subparticipants in addition to QHIN-to-QHIN IHE exchange ✅ Static Participant/Subparticipant Terms of Participation ✅ Participants and Subparticipants may conduct TEFCA Exchange in multiple QHINs using multiple Nodes See more here: #tefca #commonagreement #interoperability

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) released the much anticipated Version 2.0 of the Common Agreement this morning. Key changes in Version 2.0 include: ✅ Facilitated FHIR exchange between Participants and Subparticipants in addition to QHIN-to-QHIN IHE exchange ✅ Static Participant/Subparticipant Terms of Participation ✅ Participants and Subparticipants may conduct TEFCA Exchange in multiple QHINs using multiple Nodes See more here: #tefca #commonagreement #interoperability

#PrecisionMedicine Forward thinkers and other innovators, Acronyms to know re: US health data sharing. The seven designated Qualified Health Information Networks™ #QHIN under the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement℠ #TEFCA adopt #FHIR in V 2.0. Thank you Sequoia Project. TEFCA will guide data exchange for Treatment; Payment; Health Care Operations; Public Health; Government Benefits Determination; and Individual Access Services (IAS) https://lnkd.in/eFgAYeuv

ONC Releases Common Agreement Version 2.0, Paving the Way for TEFCA Exchange via FHIR. This is a big step towards universal nation-wide interoperability. "The Common Agreement establishes the technical infrastructure model and governing approach for different health information networks and their users to securely share clinical information with each other – all under commonly agreed-to rules-of-the-road." In a large way this basically sets up the ways & means of sharing medical information throughout the USA. https://lnkd.in/gesWK_vp

Comment opportunity! The annual comment period for the Interoperability Standards Advisory (ISA) opens today, August 8, and will run until October 6, 2023. This is an opportunity for the public to provide comments, suggest revisions, and propose additions to the ISA before ONC publishes the 10th Annual ISA Reference Edition in January 2024. The ISA provides the most up-to-date and accurate state of health IT standards in the nation. ONC welcomes public comments on the ISA at any time during the year; however, to be considered for inclusion in the 2024 ISA Reference Edition, comments must be submitted by October 6th at 11:59pm ET.  Visit the ISA webpage to create an account and comment → https://lnkd.in/gJB2ADti #healthit #interoperability #publichealth #datamodernization

Firely Server gives you all the capabilities you need to link, consume, and export the EHI data required for (b)(10) without expending time and effort on technical and functional software requirements. https://bit.ly/44yL14U #Firely #data

ONC HTI-1 was published Wednesday along with fact sheets, measure specs, and upcoming webinars. https://lnkd.in/eik8mMnx I haven't made my way through all of it yet, but a couple FHIR highlights: - Adoption of USCDI V3 / US Core 6.1.0 and SMART 2.0.0 - New requirements for issuing refresh tokens and revoking access privileges - Spec sheets for measuring FHIR server, client, and bulk data usage - Service base URL list must be published using the FHIR Endpoint resource The Firely team has already started building data and testing US Core 6.1.0 with plans to SVAP in Q1. #onchti1 #interoperability #healthIT #data

What’s the dream? For Micky Tripathi, it means enabling connectivity analogous to that provided by the nation’s cell phone network. Whether you get your service from Verizon, AT&T or any other provider, cell phone users are able to communicate and share pictures or files with anyone else in the country, no matter which service provider they’re using.   TEFCA promises seamless health data exchange across providers, but will it deliver the dream of nationwide interoperability?   Fred Bazzoli dives in and covers TEFCA as it gets going, the progress so far, and some still unknowns. Read it now via Health Data Management: https://bit.ly/3sX5RNO | #TEFCA #QHINs #Interoperability #HealthDataExchange