Enabling Exchange Under the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA)
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
The MIPS eligible clinician must attest that they are operating in accordance with the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement.
Numerator
Yes/No. The MIPS eligible clinician must attest YES to the following: •I participate as a signatory to a Framework Agreement (as that term is defined by the Common Agreement for Nationwide Health Information Interoperability as published in the Federal Register and on ONC's website) in good standing (that is, not suspended) and enable secure, bidirectional exchange of information to occur, in production, for every patient encounter, transition or referral, and record stored or maintained in the EHR during the performance period, in accordance with applicable law and policy. •Using the functions of CEHRT to support bi-directional exchange of patient information, in production, under this Framework Agreement.
Denominator
This is a descriptive categorical indicator.
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Merit-Based Incentive Payment System traditional reporting