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UCI-Led Team Researches Standardized Reporting of Wearables Data
Establishing a framework for use of such devices in medical research Feb 2022 — Wearable activity trackers are not only popular with consumers but also commonly employed by clinicians for both real-time and remote monitoring of patients’ physical fitness. Several...
ONC Study Tests High Value Characteristics of Health App Data Among Consumers
To better understand the needs of consumers, and barriers and challenges using APIs and apps, ONC reviewed nine unstructured discussions which were conducted with patient representative and consumer organizations to provide relevant insights based upon their expertise...
Office of the National Coordinator Says “Tremendous Business Opportunity”
In a panel discussion at HIMSS22 in Orlando, Florida, John Rancourt, Director of the Interoperability Division of the ONC Office of Policy characterized the exchange purpose of TEFCA is a “Tremendous Business Opportunity”. "What we're talking about is a one-stop shop...
ONC Projects the Opening of TEFCA Interoperability Network Applications 2nd Quarter 2022
The Sequoia Project, Inc., has set the publication of the Trusted Exchange Framework and the Common Agreement (TEFCA) interoperability framework. The Sequoia project is the Recognized Coordinating Entity (RCE) for the Office of the National Coordinator, (ONC). TEFCA...
ONC Releases TEFCA
The TEFCA interoperability framework is set to improve data exchange for enhanced provider access to patient health information. ONC and The Sequoia Project, Inc., have announced the publication of the Trusted Exchange Framework and the Common Agreement (TEFCA)...
The National Health Information Exchange is Coming
Towards NATIONWIDE INTEROPERABILITY The federal plan to create nationwide interoperability and successfully develop an intelligent health system evolves from the eHealth Exchange network. 85 percent of all US hospitals, 61 regional or state HIEs, 80,000 medical...