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TEFCA’s growing, are you in? Take a look at who’s participating in TEFCA Exchange
Jawanna Henry | August 6, 2025
We are pleased to announce that the beta version of an interactive, searchable map for TEFCATM participation is now available. The map released today is another example of our commitment to transparency.
Read Full Post.Navigating Social Determinants of Health Data Exchange: Insights from ONC’s SDOH Information Exchange Learning Forum
Jawanna Henry | February 7, 2024
Last year, ONC wrapped up the SDOH Information Exchange Learning Forum, a series of webinars focused on social determinants of health (SDOH) information exchange. The sessions are part of our ongoing work to engage and empower communities to advance SDOH interoperability consistent with the Biden-Harris Administration’s actions to improve health and well-being by addressing SDOH. The sessions built upon earlier ONC-supported activities including the development of an SDOH Information Exchange Toolkit.
Read Full Post.Coming in Hot! TEFCA Will Soon Be Live and Add Support for FHIR-Based Exchange
Jawanna Henry | November 3, 2023
In January 2022, ONC and The Sequoia Project, serving as ONC’s Recognized Coordinating Entity® (RCETM) organization, released the Trusted Exchange Framework and Version 1 of the Common Agreement. One year later, six organizations became candidate Qualified Health Information NetworksTM (QHINsTM) and committed to complete “onboarding” and “go live” by the end of 2023 – we are still on target!
Read Full Post.Is Health IT Ready for Social Determinants of Health-Focused Clinical Decision Support?
Jawanna Henry | February 15, 2023
In a brief titled The Feasibility of Social Determinants of Health Clinical Decision Support, ONC explores how clinical practice guidelines that include social determinants of health (SDOH) factors present an opportunity to advance health equity and improve health outcomes. A standardized approach to clinical decision support (CDS) using SDOH factors can enable clinical practice guidelines to become part of routine care delivery. Such an approach has the potential for broad implementation in a variety of settings and with various systems.
Read Full Post.Using Health IT Integration to Address the Drug Overdose Crisis
Jawanna Henry | August 23, 2022
The drug overdose crisis in the United States continues to expand – the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that more than 107,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in 2021, an increase of nearly 15% from 93,655 deaths estimated in 2020.
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