About CommonWell
We believe, above all else, that health IT must be inherently interoperable in order to work.
Our story
CommonWell was founded in 2013 by a group of health IT companies committed to helping solve the long-standing problem of interoperability in the health care industry. Traditionally competitors, these seven companies set aside their differences to focus on this bold vision.
The Alliance now represents a diverse mix of member companies, ranging from health care organizations and not-for-profits to EHR companies and data exchange vendors. Members have deployed CommonWell services in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and Washington, D.C., and tens of thousands of provider sites are utilizing the network daily to support millions of patients.
While the vision for ubiquitous health data interoperability is clear, the solutions are complex. CommonWell continues to work in collaboration with TEFCA™ and its members and stakeholders to make health data more accessible, with the ultimate aim of improving health outcomes.
Mission
CommonWell Health Alliance’s mission is to break down barriers to health data exchange by fostering a nationwide network that delivers a secure and seamless flow of health information to improve patient care. As a Qualified Health Information Network(QHIN™) and member-driven alliance, CommonWell leverages its expertise and stakeholder collaboration to define the future of interoperability.
Vision
CommonWell is a nonprofit devoted to the simple vision that all health data should be available to clinicians, care teams, and patients, regardless of where care occurs.
TEFCA & CommonWell
CommonWell is a TEFCA™ -ready Designated QHIN™. With more than 70+ members, ongoing collaboration with the ONC, and a scalable infrastructure, CommonWell is well-equipped for the future of interoperability.
The Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA), developed by the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC), is an initiative designed to establish a national network of interconnected organizations known as Qualified Health Information Networks™ (QHINs). These QHINs will possess record location capabilities and will collaborate to enhance data exchange across the country. Under TEFCA, companies seeking to join the nationwide network have the opportunity to participate with a Designated QHIN.
TEFCA’s ultimate goal is to streamline clinical data exchange by providing a unified pathway for health care organizations to participate in a QHIN and access clinical data across all networks within TEFCA.
Since 2013, CommonWell has been diligently building and expanding its nationwide health data exchange network, leveraging a highly efficient Master Person Index (MPI), Record Locator Service (RLS), and Data Broker.
Our why
Meet Susan. Susan is a mom, a daughter, a co-worker…a cancer survivor. Her health history is long and complex. Just over the course of her cancer treatment, she saw eight different physicians, underwent numerous lab tests and visited more than 50 care providers, both near home and halfway across the country. Her story is not uncommon.
Watch Susan’s story and see how CommonWell and our members are working together to help people like Susan and her providers get better access to her health records and better coordinate her care.
History
October 17, 2024
October 2024
New Members Join: Ceiba Health, Collaborate Health, Labcorp, Rosetta Health, Zen Healthcare IT.
August 1, 2024
May 30, 2024
May 2024
New Members Join: Acuity Health, HelixBeat, Calcium Health, Primo Health Partners.
April 17, 2024
April 2024
CommonWell has reached over 34,000 provider orgs connected, more than 226 million unique individuals served, and more than 6 billion records retrieved on the network.
February 12, 2024
January 17, 2024
January 2024
New Members Join: Innsena, ModuleMD, RedClapCloud.
December 12, 2023
December 2023
CommonWell congratulates first round of QHINs and advances on ramp to TEFCA
November 16, 2023
November 2023
CommonWell hosts another Annual Fall Summit in Kansas City, MO
September 13, 2023
September 2023
CommonWell announces New Technical Service Provider, ELLKAY.
July 12, 2023
July 2023
CommonWell officially surpasses 200 million individuals in its nationwide network.
March 7, 2023
March 2023
CommonWell marks its 10th anniversary in its journey to improve interoperability for the common good.
February 14, 2023
February 2023
CommonWell named one of six applicants to continue the onboarding process to become among the first networks (QHINS) to function under the nation’s new Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA).
December 5, 2022
December 2022
New Members Join: Connective Health, Marble, MedAllies
November 1, 2022
November 2022
CommonWell hosts its 10th Fall Summit and New Member meeting in Kansas City, MO
September 23, 2022
September 2022
CommonWell publishes its first-ever online specification site to improve members’ ability to search, explore and understand the services and use cases available to them
August 31, 2022
August 2022
CommonWell announces intention to apply to become a Qualified Health Information Network as part of the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement
June 16, 2022
June 2022
New Members Join: MEDHOST, 314e, Cancer Insights
May 26, 2022
May 2022
CommonWell Hosts First Virtual Connectathon to Build Next Generation of FHIR
March 15, 2022
March 2022
New Members Join: The Garage, Truentity
November 8, 2021
November 2021
New Members Join: b.well, CareDx, Patientory
July 14, 2021
July 2021
New Members Join: Dascena, Pluto Health, Seqster, Zus Health
May 18, 2021
May 2021
New Members Join: Datafied, Devoted Health, Talix
January 21, 2021
January 2021
New Members Join: CureMD, Human API
March 3, 2020
March 2020
New Members Join: 1upHealth, ADVault, Bardavon, HealthTap and Moxe Health
October 22, 2019
October 2019
New Members Join: Availity, CRISP, The Commons Project
July 23, 2019
July 2019
New Members Join: Diameter Health, Particle Health, WellHive
February 6, 2019
February 2019
New Members Join: Coral Health, Medicomp Systems, Inovalon, Replete Health, Wellsky
February 2019
December 6, 2018
November 2018
New Members Join: DirectTrust, HCA Healthcare, InterSystems, MIB Group, MITRE, Vynca
November 2018
CommonWell Health Alliance Announces
June 26, 2018
June 2018
New Members Join:
Aledade, Care Continuity, Zoll Data Systems
March 1, 2018
March 2018
New Members Join: Ascension, ELLKAY, HNI Healthcare, Tiger Institute for Health Innovation
December 11, 2017
December 2017
New Members Join: Cognizant, Collective Medical Technologies and HealthInfoNet.
October 25, 2017
October 2017
Member Summit in Foxborough, MA
October 2017
New Members Join: AdvancedMD, CedarBridge Group, Clinical Architecture, CompuGroup Medical, DataFile Technologies, Forward Advantage and Prosocial Applications, Inc.
August 9, 2017
August 2017
New members join: Kno2™, BridgeHead Software, Hart, Imprivata®, Pharmacy HIT Collaborative and Vermont Information Technology Leaders (VITL).
May 1, 2017
May 2017
Technology Retreat in Kansas City, MO
February 19, 2017
February 2017
New members join: Audacious Inquiry, Guardian Health Services, One Health Record®, Picis Clinical Solutions, Resure and Updox.
February 2017
CommonWell Becomes First National Network to Use the Argonaut Project’s FHIR Specifications
February 2017
CommonWell Expanding Services as More Members Commit to Deploy Nationwide
December 13, 2016
December 2016
Carequality and CommonWell Health Alliance Agree on Connectivity and Collaboration to Advance Interoperability
October 13, 2016
October 2016
New members join: DocuTAP, EZDerm, Health Gorilla, OneRecord, RSNA.
October 2016
Member Summit in Foxborough, MA
August 31, 2016
August 2016
CommonWell Members Enable Patient Access to Their Health Data
August 2016
New members join: ABILITY Network, eMedicalPractice, and Streamline Health
May 31, 2016
May 2016
Member Summit in Kansas City, MO
May 2016
New members join: ClearCare Online, DHIN, DICOM Grid, eHealth Initiative, eHealth Technologies, e-MDs, Integrated Data Services, NATE, PatientPing, PokitDok, and Redox
January 3, 2016
February 2016
New members join: eClinicalWorks, HIMSS, ImageTrend, lifeIMAGE, Mana Health, MediPortal and Modernizing Medicine
February 2016
CommonWell Expands Services to Post-Acute Settings of Care
December 31, 2015
December 2015
More than 1,200 provider sites across 49 states live on CommonWell Services
October 8, 2015
October 2015
New member joins: Social Security Administration
October 2015
Member Summit in Foxborough, MA
September 15, 2015
September 2015
New members join: ESO, Varian, Beyond Lucid and MYidealDOCTOR
June 2015
New members join: Caremerge, T-System, MiHIN and THSA
April 3, 2015
April 2015
New members join: Kareo, MEDITECH, Merge, PointClickCare and SIS
March 30, 2015
March 2015
Appointment of first Executive Director, Jitin Asnaani.
March 2015
New General Members join: PeriGen, OmniSYS and MTBC
February 2015
CommonWell Health Alliance expands services into 3 new geographies: Seattle, WA., Tampa, FL., and Massachusetts.
December 30, 2014
December 2014
New General Members join: CitiusTech, Influence Health and Wellcentive
November 17, 2014
October 18, 2014
October 2014
Member Summit in Kansas City, MO
October 2014
New Contributor Members Aprima and CareCloud and new General Member Clinical Computer Systems join CommonWell.
July 1, 2014
July 2014
CommonWell Health Alliance expands Membership offerings.
May 1, 2014
May 2014
Member Summit in Kansas City, MO
February 1, 2014
February 2014
Published the key concepts, services specification and use case specification that provide detailed information on the initial core services, standards and workflow.
Announced twelve providers went live on CommonWell services. Maria Parham Medical Center, Midlands Orthopaedics, PA, and Palmetto Health – presented their initial experiences with implementing and using our services and technology at HIMSS14.
Welcomed Tenet as a future provider.
Contributor members CVS Caremark and MEDHOST join CommonWell.
January 1, 2014
January 2014
The first providers went live on the CommonWell Service
December 1, 2013
December 2013
Announced our first four geographies participating in our initial service launch.
October 1, 2013
October 4, 2013
Formally incorporated as a trade association.
Released our Bylaws
Elected our seven-member Board of Directors and formalized our governing structure and created working groups with charters to ensure a dedicated focus on the Alliances’s goals.
Hosted first Connect-a-thon to test and validate our services.
Member Summit held in Denver.
July 1, 2013
July 2013
Welcomed final two founding members CPSI and Sunquest to the Alliance.
Member Summit held in Chicago.
June 1, 2013
May 2013
We held our first Member Summit in Kansas City. CommonWell founding members were brought together for working sessions, networking and to solidify our organizational structure and shared initiatives.
May 2, 2013
March 4, 2013
CommonWell Health Alliance was launched.
Together, in front of 100 press and industry leaders, as well as hundreds listening in on the webcast, the five founding members announced our industry-defining effort around interoperability.
May 1, 2012
May 2012
The Beginning
It all began during a Bipartisan Policy Center meeting. During that meeting, Dr. Farzad Mostashari challenged the health IT leaders in the room to help solve one of the main challenges our U.S. health care system faces—building connections across patient health records.