eHealth Exchange History
eHealth Exchange has unique roots and began as a federal program initiative under the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC), which helped to incubate it as part of the NwHIN efforts. eHealth Exchange is now an independent, non-profit health information network and has blossomed into a rapidly growing community of exchange partners.
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2024
eHealth Exchange received Points of Light Award for our provider-payer collaboration to automate and streamline prior authorizations.
eHealth Exchange launches incentive program to accelerate data exchange with public health.
eHealth Exchange QHIN™ is live and exchanging.
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2023
eHealth Exchange amongst the first to achieve QHIN™ designation.
eHealth Exchange launches provider-payer incentive programs to accelerate HL7 FHIR adoption.
eHealth Exchange surpasses 21 billion transactions annually.
eHealth Exchange announces QHIN™ intentions with CSRI and Alabama One Health Record.
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2022
eHealth Exchange passes 1 billion transactions per month.
eHealth Exchange announces QHIN™ Intentions with CRISP and Virginia Health Information.
Completed active participation in FHIR Connectathons.
Introduced Production support for FHIR interactions across the new eHealth Exchange FHIR Hub.
Went live with a Production Pilot for the FDA BEST Exchange, a Public Health use case to facilitate transmission of vaccine-related adverse events to the FDA.
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2021
eHealth Exchange announces $550,000 Innovation Grant Program.
Started active participation in FHIR Connectathons and focused on the role of an intermediary within FHIR interactions.
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2020
Participants begin submitting Electronic Case Reports (eCr), including COVID-19 notifications, to public health agencies nationwide. eHealth Exchange successfully completes a PDMP (Opioid & other controlled substances) FHIR exchange pilot. -
2019
Participants begin relying upon the Hub “Dashboard” for operational monitoring and data exchange insights. -
2017
Participants integrate their systems with eHealth Exchange’s directory via FHIR using Argonaut Project standards. Participants begin Vaccination Notification, Encounter Notification, and optional Life Insurance exchange. -
2016
Participants are offered the ability to participate in Image, Electronic Lab Reporting, and Syndromic Surveillance exchange. -
2015
Participants begin exchanging Direct Secure Messages under the DURSA trust framework.
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2014
Product Testing Program launched to further decrease testing effort and costs for participants using an eHealth Exchange Validated Product.
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2013
Participant Testing Program launched which streamlined and provided an automated approach to simplify the testing process.
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2012
The Sequoia Project assumed support of eHealth Exchange.
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2011
The eHealth Exchange Network grew to 23 Participants. Transition plan for the NwHIN to be supported by the public-private sector.
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2009
First production exchange between Social Security Administration and MedVirginia, followed by Veterans Health Administration and Kaiser Permanente.
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2006
Federal Efforts initiated to develop the foundation of what is now eHealth Exchange.