The Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement, also known as TEFCA, is now officially live.

Joining Healthcare IT News Senior Editor Kat Jercich to talk about how TEFCA's implementation will affect those at multiple levels of the healthcare industry is Dr. Dan Golder, principal at the consulting firm Impact Advisors.

Talking points:

Why everyone should learn about TEFCA
The journey from the 21st Century Cures Act
The "TEF" and the "CA"
Wait, what's a QHIN?
The role the Sequoia Project plays in the framework
Not every current HIE can become a QHIN
How will TEFCA affect individual health systems?
Who could benefit the most from TEFCA
The role cost will play, and ensuring long-term financial viability
Potential effect on patients
Who should be responsible for potential data breaches
The non-healthcare data included
Predictions for 2022

More about this episode:

ONC names Sequoia Project as TEFCA coordinator

TEFCA could introduce a 'new exchange paradigm'

TEFCA, framework for nationwide health info exchange, now live from ONC

So TEFCA is live. Now what?

Everything you wanted to know about TEFCA (but were afraid to ask)

How health systems can prepare for TEFCA – with Dr. Dan Golder

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