TEFCA Comments Summary

Public Comments on the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement Draft 2

ONC received more than 100 comments on the Trusted Exchange Framework (TEF) Draft 2 during the public commenting period.

Draft 2 of the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common AgreementSM (TEFCASM) outlines a common set of principles, terms, and conditions to support the development of a Common Agreement that would help enable nationwide exchange of electronic health information (EHI) across disparate health information networks (HINs).

Comments were submitted by a wide range of stakeholders including: health information networks/exchanges, health professional societies, providers of health services, health information technology developers, hospitals, public health entities, health care payers, health care quality organizations, state entities, health care suppliers of services, and patient advocates.

ONC will be updating the Trusted Exchange Framework, the Minimum Required Terms and Conditions, and the QHINTM Technical Framework based on comments received by the deadline. There will be additional opportunities in the future for public input into the creation of the Common Agreement.

ONC thanks all of the organizations that submitted comments and looks forward to continued engagement on this work.

For those wishing to review comments submitted, please reference the table.

Name Organization Organization Type Submission
Lauren Riplinger American Health Information Management Association Health Professional Societies Submission File
Lauren Choi BlueCross BlueShield Association Health Care Payers/Insurance Companies Submission File
Kim Diehl-Boyd CoverMyMeds Health Information Technology Developers Submission File
Kevin Scalia Netsmart Health Information Technology Developers Submission File
Kelly Thompson SHIEC Other Submission File
Kelley Gallagher CRISP Other Submission File
Katye Magee American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Health Professional Societies Submission File
Katye Magee American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Health Professional Societies Submission File
Katelyn Fontaine Medical Information Technology, Inc (MEDITECH) Health Information Technology Developers Submission File
Karen Bogard Partners HealthCare, Inc. Hospitals Submission File
Karbert Ng Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services State Entities Submission File
Kara Gainer American Physical Therapy Association Health Professional Societies Submission File
Julie Maas EMR Direct Health Information Technology Developers Submission File
Josh Serchen American College of Physicians Health Professional Societies Submission File
John Valutkevich Drummond Health Information Technology Developers Submission File
John Valutkevich Drummond Health Information Technology Developers Submission File
John Santelli UnitedHealth Group Health Care Payers/Insurance Companies Submission File
Joan Kegerize American Clinical Laboratory Association Health Professional Societies Submission File
Jitin Asnaani CommonWell Health Alliance Other Submission File
Jim Lacy Collective Medical Health Information Technology Developers Submission File
Jessica Peterson American Academy of Ophthalmology Health Professional Societies Submission File
Jennifer DeAngelis Blue Shield of California Health Care Payers/Insurance Companies Submission File
Jennifer Covich Bordenick eHealth Initiative Other Submission File
Jeffery Smith AMIA Health Professional Societies Submission File
Jeff Coughlin HIMSS Other Submission File