Summary: One of the biggest obstacles to streamlining information sharing in the health field, is the data itself. For decades, various health information systems decades simply have not been compatible with one another. That makes things slower and less efficient for patients, health care practitioners, and the industry itself. Recently Health and Human Services (HHS) updated something known as TEFCA, … the trusted exchange framework and common agreement. TEFCA is all about interoperability of health information. For the details, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with Dr. Micky Tripathy, the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology at HHS. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
