Record of TEFCA QHINs Grows to Seven

The Workplace of the Nationwide Coordinator for Well being Data Know-how has elevated the variety of designated Certified Well being Data Community (QHIN) organizations to seven with the addition of CommonWell Well being Alliance and Kno2.

Each organizations have been introduced as candidate QHINs final February to implement TEFCA, which was envisioned by the twenty first Century Cures Act to help nationwide interoperability, however they weren’t formally designated till now. 

The opposite organizations formally designated as QHINs after efficiently finishing the TEFCA onboarding course of are:
• eHealth Change
• Epic Nexus
• Well being Gorilla
• KONZA
• MedAllies
 
TEFCA grew to become operational in December 2023. The Frequent Settlement, launched in September 2021, contains six trade functions that organizations should help to be designated as a QHIN. The trade functions embrace Therapy, Cost, Well being Care Operations, Public Well being, Advantages Willpower, and Particular person Entry Companies.

ONC stated that CommonWell Well being Alliance and Kno2 can instantly start supporting the trade of information underneath the Frequent Settlement’s insurance policies and technical necessities together with the opposite designated QHINs.

“These further QHINs develop TEFCA’s attain and supply further connectivity decisions for sufferers, healthcare suppliers, hospitals, public well being companies, well being insurers, and different approved healthcare professionals,” stated Micky Tripathi, Ph.D., nationwide coordinator for well being info expertise, in a press release. “On behalf of ONC, I need to congratulate CommonWell Well being Alliance and Kno2 for his or her achievement.”

“This designation is a pure extension of our mission and progress up to now.” stated CommonWell Well being Alliance Government Director Paul Wilder, in a press release. “We’re honored to affix as a QHIN—together with many members and trade companions—to bolster our dedication to enhancing well being knowledge sharing and contribute to the conclusion of the TEFCA. I’m grateful for all who helped us get so far—our founding members—who had the foresight to launch CommonWell in 2013, our present members, the ONC, the Acknowledged Coordinating Entity and the opposite QHINs.”

CommonWell famous that it continues to develop. In September of 2023 it introduced a brand new Technical Service Supplier, ELLKAY, and structure for a brand new community platform. It welcomed new members Innsena, ModuleMD and RedCapCloud in January—two of which plan to onboard on to the brand new CommonWell platform. Two further new Service Adopters—together with Invaryant and Solace—are scheduled to onboard on to the brand new platform. Signature Efficiency joins as one in every of CommonWell’s latest Common Members with plans to turn out to be a Service Adopter by the top of 2024.

The TEFCA Frequent Settlement Model 2.0, which is anticipated to incorporate enhancements and updates to require help for FHIR-based transactions, is underneath improvement and scheduled to be adopted by QHINs inside the first quarter of 2024.