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Payer Workgroup Publishes Payer-to-Payer FHIR API Compliance Readiness Checklist Ahead of CMS Deadline

Jason Free — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 22:21:45 +0000

Developed by Interoperability Matters’ Payer-to-Payer FHIR API Implementation Workgroup, the readiness checklist serves as a resource for any payer seeking to implement the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regulation. This editable checklist provides an easy-to-use framework that helps identify both explicit and implicit regulatory and operational requirements, ensuring payers are well-prepared to meet compliance standards.

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Industry Leaders Are ‘All In’ On Pharmacy Interoperability

Jason Free — Thu, 20 Mar 2025 10:54:37 +0000

“Pharmacy interoperability supports better care coordination and patient services,” said Mariann Yeager, CEO of The Sequoia Project. “We are happy to spearhead this new initiative to collectively foster and broaden pharmacy interoperability. We are grateful for the generosity of our sponsors, Surescripts, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS), and American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Foundation for creating a space for broad stakeholder discussion, prioritization, and mobilization.”

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The Sequoia Project Releases Data Usability Implementation Guide Version 2

Jason Free — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 12:46:40 +0000

The Sequoia Project, a non-profit and trusted advocate for nationwide health IT interoperability, announced the release of the Data Usability Implementation Guide Version 2 created by its Interoperability Matters Data Usability Workgroup (DUWG).

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The Sequoia Project and HL7 Enter Strategic Collaboration To Advance FHIR Implementations Nationwide

Jason Free — Mon, 04 Mar 2024 12:35:26 +0000

Health Level Seven International (HL7), a leading standards-development organization, and The Sequoia Project, a non-profit and trusted advocate for nationwide health information technology (health IT) interoperability, are pleased to announce a strategic collaboration to advance global health data interoperability by accelerating the adoption of the HL7 Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standards in the United States.

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Inaugural Data Usability Summit Supports Nationwide Movement for Enhanced Quality of Electronic Health Information

Jason Free — Mon, 11 Sep 2023 13:20:10 +0000

The Sequoia Project, a non-profit and trusted advocate for nationwide health information technology (health IT) interoperability, just concluded a first-of-its-kind Data Usability Summit that began mapping out plans and timelines for making health data more useful to people and computers. The summit is part of the nonprofit’s Data Usability Taking Root initiative launched earlier this year.

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ONC Awards The Sequoia Project 5-Year TEFCA RCE Contract

Jason Free — Wed, 30 Aug 2023 12:30:02 +0000

The Sequoia Project, a leading advocate for health information exchange and health IT interoperability, was chosen by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) to continue as the Recognized Coordinating Entity (RCE) to support the implementation of the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA).

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The Sequoia Project Seeks Feedback on Draft TEFCA Facilitated FHIR Implementation Guide

Jason Free — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 12:46:17 +0000

The Sequoia Project, selected by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) as the Recognized Coordinating Entity (RCE) to support the implementation of the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA), released the “Draft TEFCA Facilitated FHIR Implementation Guide” for stakeholder feedback.

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