Medicine:EHealth Exchange
| Founded | 2018 (as independent nonprofit)[1] |
|---|---|
| Type | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization |
| Headquarters | Vienna, Virginia, U.S. |
Key people | Doug Dietzman (president)[2] |
| Website | ehealthexchange |
eHealth Exchange is a U.S. health information exchange network that enables electronic sharing of health information among participating organizations. It originated from the federal Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN/NwHIN) initiative and was later operated in the private sector before becoming an independent nonprofit organization in 2018.[1]
In December 2023, eHealth Exchange was designated as a Qualified Health Information Network (QHIN) under the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA), a nationwide interoperability framework overseen by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC).[3][4]
History
The eHealth Exchange network traces its roots to the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN/NwHIN), a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services initiative associated with ONC to support interoperable health information exchange.[1]
In 2012, stewardship of the NHIN Exchange was transitioned to a private-sector nonprofit entity (Healtheway, Inc.), which later became known as The Sequoia Project.[1]
In 2018, eHealth Exchange became a separate organization independent from The Sequoia Project.[1][5]
ONC designated eHealth Exchange as one of the initial QHINs when TEFCA became operational in December 2023.[6][7]
See also
- Health information technology
- Electronic health records in the United States
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Swenson, A. (2022). "How Carequality, The Sequoia Project, and eHealth Exchange Support the Interoperable Exchange of Health Data in the USA". Yearbook of Medical Informatics. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9450827/. Retrieved 2026-02-25.
- ↑ "EHealth Exchange President Names Doug Dietzman as President and Executive Director". https://ehealthexchange.org/ehealth-exchange-names-doug-dietzman-as-president-and-executive-director/.
- ↑ "ONC and The Sequoia Project Designate First TEFCA QHINs". 2023-12-12. https://sequoiaproject.org/onc-and-the-sequoia-project-designate-first-tefca-qhins/.
- ↑ "Data Liquidity, Affordability, and Access – The History & Growth of TEFCA". Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. 2026-02-11. https://healthit.gov/resources/data-liquidity-affordability-and-access-the-history-growth-of-tefca/.
- ↑ "The Sequoia Project Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary as Health IT Interoperability Trailblazer". 2022-04-27. https://sequoiaproject.org/the-sequoia-project-celebrates-10-year-anniversary-as-health-it-interoperability-trailblazer/.
- ↑ "ONC and The Sequoia Project Designate First TEFCA QHINs". 2023-12-12. https://sequoiaproject.org/onc-and-the-sequoia-project-designate-first-tefca-qhins/.
- ↑ "Data Liquidity, Affordability, and Access – The History & Growth of TEFCA". Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. 2026-02-11. https://healthit.gov/resources/data-liquidity-affordability-and-access-the-history-growth-of-tefca/.
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