Texas HIE accreditation program in the works

Laura Pedulli | | Health Exec | Informatics

The Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC) and the Texas Health Services Authority (THSA) are partnering to develop accreditation standards for health information exchange (HIE) organizations operating in Texas.

Development of program criteria and processes will be based on EHNAC’s existing HIE accreditation program and take place over the next three months—with a public review and comment period to follow. Program criteria categories will include the review of organizational, operational, technical and privacy and security policies and procedures. EHNAC and THSA will align these criteria with Texas law with guidance from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT’s HIE governance framework, according to a joint announcement.

The accreditation’s formal launch is slated for the third quarter of 2014, according to the release.

“The state of Texas is a true innovator in driving interoperability and protecting the privacy and security of patient data through both public and private HIEs,” said Lee Barrett, executive director, EHNAC.

Laura Pedulli

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