Source: Healthcare IT News
eHealth Exchange said that by designating it as its QHIN, the Indian Health Service is now exchanging health data under TEFCA. While most federal health agencies are evaluating their TEFCA strategies, IHS, an agency within HHS, is the first that delivers or pays for healthcare to go live with its data modernization efforts, according to eHealth Exchange. “I’ve been working with other federal agencies to stress the importance and value of participating in TEFCA – for them, and more importantly, for the American people,” Dr. Micky Tripathi, assistant secretary for technology policy, national coordinator for health information technology and acting chief AI officer at HHS, said in the network’s announcement last week. “IHS is showing leadership in its decision to join TEFCA,” Tripathi added.