The Common Agreement and TEFCA Governance SOP establishes participatory governance for QHINs, Participants, and Subparticipants. The Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy (ASTP) / Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) oversees the work of the Recognized Coordinating Entity® (RCE®) and these governing bodies.
The councils and caucuses provide feedback and support to address strategic and operational issues, and change management related to TEFCA™, in coordination with ASTP and 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).
ASTP is the principal federal entity charged with coordination of nationwide efforts to implement and use the most advanced health information technology and the electronic exchange of health information. The position of National Coordinator was created in 2004, through an Executive Order, and legislatively mandated in the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act) of 2009.
RCE is proud to introduce the designated Qualified Health Information Networks.Â
