Trusted Exchange Framework Task Force

Overarching Charge:

The Trusted Exchange Framework Task Force will develop and advance recommendations on Parts A and B of the Draft Trusted Exchange Framework to inform development of the final Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA).

Detailed Charge:

Make specific recommendations on the language included in the Minimum Required Terms and Conditions in Part B, including—

  • Recognized Coordinating Entity: Are there particular eligibility requirements for the Recognized Coordinating Entity (RCE) that ONC should consider when developing the Cooperative Agreement?
  • Definition and Requirements of Qualified HINs: Recommendations for further clarifying the eligibility requirements for Qualified HINs outlined in Part B.
  • Permitted Uses and Disclosures: Feedback on enhancing or clarifying the six (6) permitted purposes and three (3) use cases identified in Part B.
  • Privacy/ Security: Are there standards or technical requirements that ONC should specify for identity proofing and authentication, particularly of individuals?

Trusted Exchange Framework Task Force Meetings

Member List

Co-Chairs

Individual
Individual

Members

HLN Consulting, LLC
Patient Rights Advocate
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
IBM Watson Health
Indiana Health Information Exchange
Individual
Baptist Health
Norton Healthcare
Savage & Savage LLC
Envision Genomics
Elevance Health

*Appointed by Congress          ^Appointed by the Government Accountability Office          °Appointed by HHS Secretary

 

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