Epic to join new health information exchange

Verona-based medical software company Epic Systems Corp. announced plans to join Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA), a new health information exchange framework to improve health data interoperability across the country. TEFCA aims to bring information networks together to help all patients benefit from complete, longitudinal health records wherever they receive care. Epic collaborated with ONC, The Sequoia Project, and the broader healthcare community to build consensus around the principles and procedures of TEFCA. When the application process opens later this year, Epic will apply to join TEFCA as an inaugural Qualified Health Information Network.