ONC's 2026 Approved SVAP Standards: What Changes for Certified EHR Vendors
ONC approved eight standards versions for 2026, including USCDI v6 and US Core STU 9. Voluntary certification opens August 29. What developers should weigh.
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HL7, FHIR, TEFCA, and health information exchange — how health data moves between systems, and why it so often doesn't.
The State of FHIR Adoption in 2026
FHIR adoption in 2026: certified API uptake, patient vs. population access, TEFCA's FHIR roadmap, and the write-access and data-quality gaps that remain.
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TEFCA in 2025: Adoption, QHINs, and Open Questions
TEFCA adoption in 2025: QHIN roster growth, exchange volumes, the FHIR roadmap, and unresolved questions about value and network overlap.
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USCDI and FHIR Bulk Data: Standardizing What and How Data Moves
USCDI defines the health data every certified system must share; FHIR bulk data defines how to move it at population scale. Here's how the two fit together.
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TEFCA Goes Live: The First QHINs Are Designated
ONC and The Sequoia Project designated the first TEFCA QHINs on Dec. 12, 2023. Here's who they are and what QHIN designation changes.
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TEFCA and QHINs Explained: The Framework for Nationwide Exchange
TEFCA sets common rules for nationwide health data sharing. Here's how the Common Agreement and future QHINs are meant to work.
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SMART on FHIR: Running Apps on the EHR Platform
SMART on FHIR lets third-party apps plug into any EHR through FHIR APIs and OAuth2. Here's how the app framework works and why ONC rules are pushing adoption.
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Direct Secure Messaging: The Overlooked Interoperability Standard
How Direct secure messaging works, why DirectTrust accreditation matters, and where the 'email for health data' standard still fits alongside FHIR.
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Health Information Exchange Models: Directed, Query, and Consumer-Mediated
How health information exchange works: directed, query-based, and consumer-mediated models, plus regional HIEs and national networks.
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What Is FHIR? How the Standard Reshaped Health Data Exchange
FHIR explained: what it is, how it uses REST APIs and resources, and why it now underpins US health data exchange rules.
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