Enabling Exchange Under the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA)

Measure: The MIPS EC Eligible Clinician: a Medicare provider who qualifies for MIPS participation or group must attest to the following:

• Participating 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 enabling secure, bi-directional 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 Certified EHR Technology, an EHR that conforms to the ONC's Health IT Certification Program criteria and standards to support bi-directional exchange of patient information, in production, under this Framework Agreement.

To meet this measure, 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, bi-directional 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.
• Use the functions of CEHRT to support bi-directional exchange of patient information, in production, under this Framework Agreement.