Health interoperability with purpose: TEFCA’s impact & (maybe) the beginning of the end of impersonal care

Health interoperability with purpose: TEFCA’s impact & (maybe) the beginning of the end of impersonal care
By Damon Auer
Recently, the ONC revealed its most ambitious healthcare interoperability effort to date with the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA). It outlines a common set of principles, terms, and conditions to support the overarching goal of establishing a universal floor for health data interoperability across the country.