Fifty-one percent of hospitals and health systems plan to join a health information exchange network such as the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement, a May 31 survey from the American Hospital Association found.
The survey, conducted in December 2022, surveyed almost 2,500 leaders of nonfederal acute care hospitals on their awareness of TEFCA and if they were planning on joining, Becker’s reports. Among the findings:
- Twenty-five percent of hospitals said they were unaware of TEFCA, with 23 percent stating they were aware of TEFCA but unsure if they would participate.
- Twenty-nine percent of independent hospitals said they plan to participate in TEFCA compared with 61 percent of multihospital system members.
- Thirty-two percent of critical access hospitals said they plan to participate compared with 59 percent of noncritical access hospitals.
- Eighteen percent of hospitals that do not participate in one of three national networks said they plan to participate compared with 65 percent of hospitals that already participate. Read more.
