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CommonWell Health Alliance Submits Comments to ONC regarding 21st Century Cures Act: Interoperability, Information Blocking, and the ONC Health IT Certification Program
June 3, 2019 - CommonWell Health Alliance submitted comments to the Office of National Coordinator (ONC) at the Department of Health and Human Services regarding the 21st Century Cures Act, published on March 4, 2019. On the whole, CommonWell is very supportive of the goals and direction articulated by the Cures Act. We believe that the direction laid by The [...]
CommonWell Health Alliance Submits Comments to ONC regarding draft TEFCA and USCDI
February 20, 2018—CommonWell Health Alliance submitted comments to the Office of National Coordinator (ONC) at the Department of Health and Human Services regarding the draft Trusted Exchange Framework (TEFCA) published on January 5, 2018, as well as the accompanying US Core Data for Interoperability (USCDI) draft. We emphasized our support of the goals and direction articulated by TEFCA, noting our [...]
CommonWell Health Alliance Founding Members Submit Comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
April 22, 2013—To help advance interoperability and health information exchange of health care data, the founding members of the CommonWell Health Alliance submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, reinforcing their commitment to collaborate with health IT suppliers and leverage existing standards and supplement only where needed. We emphasized the importance of creating an open forum for [...]