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What An

Incredible Journey

It's Been

The Sequoia Project celebrates 10 years as the trusted advocate for nationwide health information exchange. We’d like to thank you for being part of this incredible journey. Review some of our important moments in our 10-year journey.

2012

  • The Sequoia Project forms and launches its first initiative, a federal health information network

2013

  • 9 founding members
  • Federal health information network grows to 40 participants
  • Collaboration with Care Connectivity Consortium

2014

  • Carequality launches as a second initiative

2015

  • Image Share Validation program launches as third initiative
  • Carequality publishes national-level Interoperability Framework, the first of its kind
  • Federal health information network reaches 100 members

2016

  • First Carequality Implementers go live
  • CommonWell adopts the Carequality Framework
  • Patient Identity Matching Workgroup launches

2017

  • Published Patient Matching Whitepaper and Case Study
  • Connected PULSE to federal health information network to respond to California wildfires
  • Carequality Interoperability Framework participants grow

2018

  • The Sequoia Project launches federal health information network and Carequality as separate organizations
  • 600,000+ physicians exchange 2.4m+ clinical documents monthly under Carequality
  • Interoperability Matters cooperative launches

2019

  • Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) selects The Sequoia Project as TEFCA Recognized Coordinating Entity (RCE)
  • RCE works on QHIN-to-QHIN transactions standards issues
  • Information Blocking Compliance Workgroup forms under Interoperability Matters cooperative

2020

  • Information Blocking Compliance Workgroup releases implementation guidance
  • Data Usability Workgroup launches
  • Launches first Information Blocking Compliance Boot Camp
  • RCE enlists feedback on initial draft QHIN Technical Framework (QTF)

2021

  • Interoperability Matters establishes 3 Information Blocking Compliance Workgroup subgroups
  • Emergency Preparedness Information Workgroup launches
  • Hosts second Information Blocking Compliance Boot Camp
  • RCE publishes first draft of the TEFCA Common Agreement
  • Facilitates TEFCA Common Agreement Work Group
  • RCE publishes draft TEFCA QTF

2022

  • The Sequoia Project celebrates 10 years!
  • Emergency Preparedness Workgroup publishes Pandemic Response Planning Recommendations
  • Information Blocking Compliance Workgroup releases suite of resources
  • Data Usability Workgroup publishes first Implementation Guide
  • Launches Consumer Voices Workgroup
  • With ONC, RCE publishes Trusted Exchange Framework and the Common Agreement for health information networks
  • RCE publishes final versions of TEFCA QTF and Common Agreement
  • RCE begins accepting QHIN applications

2023

  • Publishes recommendations from Consumer Voices Workgroup
  • RCE processes initial group of QHIN applications. Applicants are recognized at HHS TEFCA event
  • More to come!

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