If you are interested in learning more about exchanging electronic health records, these resources may be helpful. These sites cover topics such as the technology behind records exchange, the necessary standards that an exchange must meet, and ways to test a system as it is being built.
Epic Care Everywhere is a network that allows healthcare organizations using Epic’s electronic health record system to securely share patient information with other providers, improving care coordination.
Oracle Health EHR is a leading provider of digital information systems used within hospitals and health systems. It enables medical professionals to deliver better healthcare to individual patients and communities.
The Veradigm Network is a dynamic, open community of partners delivering advanced, interconnected solutions to drive higher quality of care at lower cost.
TEFCA is a federal initiative that establishes nationwide standards for secure sharing of electronic health information across different systems. Under TEFCA, Qualified Health Information Networks (QHINs) serve as the main organizations that connect and exchange data between healthcare entities.
Carequality is a national level interoperability framework that enables exchanges between health information networks. Carequality brings together diverse groups including electronic health record vendors, record locator service providers, and other types of existing networks. It determines technical and policy agreements to enable data flow between networks, platforms, and geographies.
The eHealth Exchange is a group of federal agencies and non-federal organizations that came together under a common mission and purpose to improve patient care, streamline disability benefit claims, and improve public health reporting through secure, trusted, and interoperable health information exchange.
Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE)
IHE promotes the coordinated use of established standards such as the Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine and Health Level Seven International (HL7) to address specific clinical need in support of optimal patient care.
Health Level 7
HL7 is the global authority on standards for interoperability of health information technology with members in over 55 countries.
Provides links to specifications currently in effect and revised specifications.
The HITSP is a cooperative partnership between the public and private sectors. The Panel was formed for the purpose of harmonizing and integrating standards that will meet clinical and business needs for sharing information among organizations and systems.
The USCDI is a standardized set of health data classes and constituent data elements for nationwide, interoperable health information exchange. The USCDI sets a foundation for broader sharing of electronic health information to support patient care. Its first version (v1) is adopted as a standard in the ONC Cures Act Final Rule.