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The Importance of Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission Certification
Ted Marsh, Practice Leader, IQVIA Healthcare Solutions
Jul 01, 2020

The 21st Century Cures Act is ushering in the next generation of healthcare information interoperability. Participants in healthcare information exchanges need to assure that privacy, security, technical and operational standards are upheld as outlined in the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA).

One way that organizations can validate they are meeting and maintaining the right level of security and operational standards is to pursue industry certification of their solutions.

Enter EHNAC

The Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC) offers healthcare certification programs and has released its Trusted Network Accreditation Program (TNAP). “TNAP, in partnership with HITRUST, seeks to promote interoperability by assuring the security and privacy of trusted networks and the use of enabling technologies in the healthcare ecosystem. The program provides third-party review with accreditation for Trusted Exchange participants, rights management, as well as compliance with new TEFCA regulatory requirements and in partnership with HITRUST CSF® addressing existing security and privacy compliance mandates.”

EHNAC is a non-profit, self-governing standards development organization established to develop standard criteria and accredit organizations that electronically exchange healthcare data. The Commission is an authorized HITRUST CSF Assessor, making it the only organization with the ability to provide both EHNAC accreditation and HITRUST CSF certification. For more information on EHNAC and its certification programs, go to www.ehnac.org

IQVIA offers a range of consulting services to assist healthcare organizations with assessing, planning and implementing the changes required to comply with the Cures Act and TEFCA.

For more information, and to get an overview of the Cures Act, download our whitepaper “Cures Act: Getting Ready for the Implementation of TEFCA and Healthcare
Interoperability Standards” from https://www.iqvia.com/locations/united-states/library/white-papers/cures-act .

1 Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission, Trusted Network Accreditation Program, June 2020, https://www.ehnac.org/tnap/

Preparing for the 21st Century Cures Act

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In this white paper, IQVIA experts walk through the 21st Century Cures Act and the set of final rules mandating regulatory compliance for healthcare information exchange. Organizations must get started right away on assessing the efforts needed to get ready for the Cures Act and TEFCA.

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