HITEQ Highlights: TEFCA - Transforming Healthcare Interoperability: What Health Centers Need to Know HITEQ Highlights: TEFCA - Transforming Healthcare Interoperability: What Health Centers Need to Know This presentation explored the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) and its impact on health centers. We examined how TEFCA differs from previous interoperability efforts, the benefits it offers to providers and patients, and practical steps for participation and implementation.
HITEQ Highlights: Reducing Documentation Burden to Improve Information Sharing and Care Coordination HITEQ Highlights: Reducing Documentation Burden to Improve Information Sharing and Care Coordination A subject matter expert from UCSF presented recent research showing how rising documentation requirements can limit provider engagement with crucial external information sources, such as Health Information Exchanges (HIE) and other provider records.
2025 SAFER-3 Contingency Planning 2025 SAFER-3 Contingency Planning The Contingency Planning SAFER Guide identifies recommended safety practices associated with planned or unplanned EHR unavailability — instances in which clinicians or other end users cannot access all or part of the EHR.
2025 SAFER-4 System Management 2025 SAFER-4 System Management The System Management Guide identifies recommended safety practices associated with the configuration, validation, and maintenance of electronic health record (EHR) hardware, software, and system-to-system application programming interfaces (APIs).
2025 SAFER-5 Patient Identification 2025 SAFER-5 Patient Identification The Patient Identification SAFER Guide identifies recommended safety practices associated with the reliable identification of patients in the EHR.