The Sequoia Project and TEFCA®
Working collaboratively and inclusively to create the nation’s framework for secure health information exchange.
In August 2019, ONC awarded The Sequoia Project a cooperative agreement to serve as the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement™ (TEFCA®) Recognized Coordinating Entity® (RCE®) after a full and open competition, resulting in a 4-year award.
Then, in August 2023, the non-profit was awarded a new five-year contract to continue the public-private engagement in support of a nationwide framework for secure health data sharing.
What is the RCE?
The Recognized Coordinating Entity® (RCE®) is responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining the Common Agreement component of the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement™ (TEFCA®). The Common Agreement will create the baseline technical and legal requirements for health information networks to share electronic health information and is part of the 21st Century Cures Act (Cures Act).
The RCE® and TEFCA® News
HHS Welcomes the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of War to the TEFCA® Network Expanding Secure, Timely Health Information Exchange for America’s Veterans and Warfighters
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of War (DOW) have joined the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement™ (TEFCA®). TEFCA is America’s interoperability network, helping patients, healthcare […]
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