Interoperability matters

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Practical guidance, research, and education from the people moving healthcare interoperability forward.

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Toolkit

2026

Best Practices and Implementation Toolkit for Providers

Our Simplifying Data Access for Better Patient Experience: Best Practices and Implementation Toolkit for Providers outlines best practices, including sample design and text, to help patients and consumers.

Consumer Engagement Strategy Workgroup

Report

2026

Actionable Guidance for Health Care Providers, Payers, and Other Health Care Organizations

This resource provides actionable guidance and informational resources to help healthcare providers, payers, and technology vendors operationalize automated, “computable” patient consent.

Privacy and Consent Workgroup

Guide

2026

Use Cases for Health Information Exchange

This document outlines real-world pharmacy care scenarios, highlighting where interoperability can strengthen care delivery, enhance quality, reduce unnecessary costs, and ensure pharmacists are connected, recognized, and empowered as essential members of the care team.

Pharmacy Workgroup

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Report

2026

The Public Health Interoperability Policy Roadmap equips public health leaders, policymakers, healthcare providers, health information exchange stakeholders, and data governance officials with actionable guidance to strengthen public health data interoperability and policy alignment.

Public Health Community of Practice

Webinar

2026

A Roadmap to Advancing Interoperability in Public Health

In recognition of National Public Health Week, a free public webinar was hosted that covered the details and importance of this policy roadmap and was led by the workgroup lead and co-chairs.

Public Health Community of Practice

Webinar

2026

Legislating Technical Standard Definitions for Existing State Sensitive Health Data Laws

This webinar provides guidance for states on how to align their sensitive health data laws with national technical standards to ensure consistent identification and protection of sensitive health data in digital health information systems.

Privacy and Consent Workgroup

Webinar

2026

Findings and Next Steps

This webinar helps explain the importance of managing privacy and consent when sharing personal health information, and scans the current landscape of challenges facing those entrusted with personal health information.

Privacy and Consent Workgroup

Webinar

2026

Actionable Guidance for Health Care Providers, Payers, and Other Health Care Organizations

This webinar provides actionable guidance and informational resources to help healthcare providers, payers, and technology vendors operationalize automated, “computable” patient consent.

Privacy and Consent Workgroup

Report

2026

Legislating Technical Standard Definitions for Existing State Sensitive Health Data Laws

This document provides guidance for states on how to align their sensitive health data laws with national technical standards to ensure consistent identification and protection of sensitive health data in digital health information systems.

Privacy and Consent Workgroup

Toolkit

2026

Best Practices and Implementation Toolkit for Providers

This toolkit provides healthcare providers with clear, easy-to-follow guidance to ensure patients receive fast, accessible access to their electronic health information.

Consumer Engagement Strategy Workgroup

Webinar

2026

Best Practices for Providers

The Sequoia Project’s Interoperability Matters Consumer Engagement Workgroup developed the Best Practices and Implementation Toolkit. In recognition of Patient Experience Week, the workgroup hosted a free public webinar that covered the details and importance of this toolkit.

Consumer Engagement Strategy Workgroup

Video

2025

Speakers: Lauren Riplinger, Nichole Sweeney, and Alya Sulaiman

Establishing a shared understanding and agreement on minimum necessary is essential for enabling exchange beyond treatment purposes. This panel discussed how to navigate this complex issue to support the exchange of information for public health and healthcare operations in trust frameworks.

2025 Annual Meeting

Video

2025

The Future of Privacy in Health Information Exchange

Speakers: Kevin Day, Melissa Soliz, and Hassan Abdallah

This expert panel discussed the actions required to address the challenges of managing privacy and consent in networks and trust frameworks. Attendees learned about the need for collaborative approaches to implement granular consent and leverage new technologies to build trust.

2025 Annual Meeting

Video

2025

Speakers: Zoe Barber, Alan Swenson, and Erin Whaley

Our policy experts delved into the TEFCA Delegation of Authority policy, which was implemented this year by Carequality. What does Delegation mean, why is it needed, and what are the best practices?

2025 Annual Meeting

Video

2025

Speakers: Kristen Valdes, Therasa Bell, Rob Klootwyk, Karla Mills, and Mariann Yeager

Hear from a panel of health information networks that have committed to the path of information exchange that supports innovation and meets the needs of individuals, providers, payers, and other health care organizations. What synergies are being created? What uncertainties remain to be resolved through collaboration?

2025 Annual Meeting