In January of 2022 the ONC published the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement or better known as TEFCA. We are asking the leaders of the health information exchange and health IT industry about TEFCA. These are episodes and audios on what they are saying.

Tuning In To TEFCA

S2E3: Host Dr. Anders interviews  A. John Blair, III, MD, F.A.C.S. CEO of MedAllies. They discuss interoperability in detail as MedAllies runs a national direct network with over 1.2 million users and is currently applying to become one of the first QHINs as part of the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA). Take a listen to hear Dr. Blair provide a wonderful overview of QHINs and how they will fit into the new healthcare interoperability ecosystem for all of us who are still trying to get a handle on how it all works.

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Tell Me Where IT Hurts

Tell Me Where IT Hurts: Dr. John Blair CEO of MedAllies

Host Jim Tate talks to Julie Maas, the Founder and CEO of EMR Direct. EMR Direct is well known as a trusted source to simplify and improve health information exchange. Their Direct Messaging and FHIR platforms connect hospitals, clinics, healthcare providers, patients, and other healthcare businesses. They discuss what is direct messaging, the impact of FHIR on interoperability and the promise of TEFCA.

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The Tate Chronicles

The Tate Chronicles: Julie Maas, Founder and CEO of EMR Direct

S2 E6: Dr. Anders interviews the National Coordinator for Health IT at HHS, Micky Tripathi, PhD, MPP. Micky returns to update us on the progress the ONC has made this year. He discusses where we are with information blocking, the complexities of information blocking penalties, USCDI, and TEFCA.

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Tell Me Where IT Hurts: Micky Tripathi, PhD, MPP Returns for ONC Update

Host Dr. Nick van Terheyden aka Dr. Nick, discusses 2023 Predictions with Healthcare Now Radio Hosts. Their discussion includes the looming start-up crash courtesy of the rising interest rates and higher capital costs, expanding pharmacy services including newer provision of direct patient care, remote patient monitoring and innovation and more care in the home, a belief the government will move at lightening speed and the new HIPAA regulation will be expedited & more!

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The Incrementalist

The Incrementalist: 2023 Prediction Panel

Pooja Babbrah, host and Point-of-Care Partners Payer & PBM Lead, welcomes guest, Dr. Steven Lane, Chief Medical Officer with Health Gorilla and Point-of-Care Partners co-host, Jocelyn Keegan , Payer/Practice Lead and HL7 Da Vinci Project Program Manager.

The discussion in this episode covers:

- Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA)
- Information blocking…or rather information sharing,
- Lane’s transition from being part of a large health system to joining the health IT company, Health Gorilla and the different perspectives on innovation and change that come with operating in these quite different organizations.
- The cycle of innovation and the role of policy.

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The Dish on Health IT

The Dish: TEFCA & The Intersection of Policy, Standards & Innovation

Host Tom Foley invites Paul Wilder, Executive Director at CommonWell Health Alliance, one of the first 6 organizations to be selected as QHIN status under TEFCA. Paul discusses what and why TEFCA for healthcare interoperability and what and how QHINs will play a role. Also who will participate in TEFCA and why we need everyone to adopt this for all health data.

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The Virtual Shift

The Virtual Shift: Paul Wilder; Executive Director at CommonWell Health Alliance

Host David Harlow speaks with Steven Lane, PCP, informaticist and Chief Medical Officer of Health Gorilla, just after the company was approved to onboard as one of the first few QHINs. Steven has much to say about health data, including patient-generated data and data on social determinants of health, and about the power of data to improve healthcare and health.

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Harlow on Healthcare

Harlow On Healthcare: Steven Lane MD, Informaticist and CMO of Health Gorilla

Host Jim Tate talks to Therasa Bell, the Co-founder, President and CTO of Kno2. Since its founding Kno2 has been focused on one primary mission: the exchange of healthcare information.

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The Tate Chronicles: Therasa Bell, Co-founder, President and CTO of Kno2

Host Jim Tate talks to Dr. Steven Lane, the Chief Medical Officer of Health Gorilla. Health Gorilla is an interoperability platform providing permitted access to actionable patient data. Their application to enter the testing phase for QHIN status in the TEFCA program has received approval from ONC.

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The Tate Chronicles: Steven Lane, Chief Medical Officer of Health Gorilla

Host Jim Tate talks to Lisa Bari, the CEO of Civitas Networks for Health. Her deep background in both the technology and policies of healthcare data interoperability give her a unique position to expound on topics such as: challenges to interoperability, importance of community data governance, and the potential of the looming TEFCA network.

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The Tate Chronicles: Lisa Bari, CEO of Civitas Networks for Health

Host Justin Barnes, aka the @HITAdvisor, invites Dr. Don Rucker, Chief Strategy Officer for 1upHealth. Want to know what former ONC leader Rucker is up to today and his thoughts on interoperability, TEFCA, and information blocking? Then don’t miss this episode when Dr. Rucker returns to talk to Justin about life after government service.

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This Just In

This Just In Radio: Dr. Don Rucker, Chief Strategy Officer for 1upHealth

Hosts John Lynn and Colin Hung discuss: Health IT Regulatory Roundup.

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Healthcare IT Today

Healthcare IT Today: Health IT Regulatory Roundup

Host David Harlow speaks with A. John Blair III, MD, CEO of MedAllies, one of the first cohort of QHINs recently approved under TEFCA. John had been working on health data issues for decades as a practicing physician, as an IPA leader and as a health data exchange executive, and this represents a leap forward in addressing data access, interoperability and usability. John shares some insights on where we are and where we're going on this continuing journey.

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Harlow On Healthcare: A John Blair III MD, CEO of MedAllies

Host Jim Tate talks to  Steve Yaskin, CEO of Health Gorilla, who makes five healthcare interoperability predictions for 2024. Is this the year that the TEFCA network takes off?

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The Tate Chronicles: Steve Yaskin, CEO of Health Gorilla

Hosts Pooja Babbrah and Jocelyn Keegan welcome special guest Laura McCrary, President and CEO of KONZA National Network. KONZA was recently designated as one of the first five Qualified Health Information Networks, or QHINS (Qualified Health Information Networks), to participate in the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA). Laura McCrary speaks with hosts about: Why KONZA pursued QHIN status; Insight into the QHIN process; How KONZA's status as a Health Information network since 2010 forms their approach as a QHIN; KONZA's initial Membership mix, and; What's new or surprising in the TEFCA Common Agreement version two.

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The Dish on Health IT: Laura McCrary, President and CEO of KONZA National Network

Host Tom Foley invites Dr. John Blair the CEO of MedAllies for the first of a 2 part series on TEFCA and interoperability. MedAllies has recently been designated a QHIN by the ONC Recognized Coordinating Entity (RCE), The Sequoia Project. What does that mean and what value does it bring to healthcare providers?

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The Virtual Shirt: A. John Blair, III, MD, CEO, MedAllies

Host Matt Fisher is joined by Brendan Keeler, Head of Product at Flexpa. They discuss redefining interoperability; take a deep dive into TEFCA background and how it is intended to operate; QHIN qualifications and challenges; opportunity for easier expansion of interoperability.

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Healthcare de Jure

Healthcare de Jure: Brendan Keeler, Head of Product at Flexpa

The story of interoperability cannot be told without insights from Jay Nakashima, Executive Director of eHealth Exchange. eHealth Exchange is the oldest and largest health information network in the country and now designated QHIN under TEFCA. Powered by InterSystems, eHealth Exchange facilitates the secure exchange of patient records for more than 250 million patients and processes roughly 21 billion data exchanges annually.

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The Tate Chronicles: Jay Nakashima, Executive Director of eHealth Exchange

Host Dr. Anders interviews Kat McDavitt, President of Innsena; CEO of the Zorya Foundation and host of the Health Tech Talk Show. Together, they delve into recent regulatory proposals like HTI-1/2 and TEFCA, exploring their potential impacts on healthcare interoperability and data sharing. They also tackle challenges faced by rural healthcare providers, the importance of personal connection in care, limitations of AI and more.

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Tell Me Where IT Hurts: Kat McDavitt, President of Innsena and CEO of the Zorya Foundation

On this episode, POCP hosts Tony Schueth, CEO of Point-of-Care Partners, and Pooja Babbrah, PBM and Pharmacy Lead, are joined by Shivani Patel, Executive Vice President of Patient Access Operations and Technology Solutions at Asembia. Together, they delve into key topics including specialty prescribing, pharmacy interoperability, TEFCA, and consent management, highlighting how technology, policy, and process improvements can drive positive changes in healthcare.

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The Dish: Exploring the Future of Specialty Prescribing and Pharmacy Interoperability

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