TEFCA - Prettyman

ONC’s Requested Areas for Comment
• Confidential Unclassified Information – Entities interacting with federal agencies will
have a responsibility for protecting Confidential Unclassified Information, but the
agencies cannot enter into contracts with private entities requiring this protection. ONC
is soliciting feedback on how protecting this information can be required.
• RCE Criteria – ONC is seeking feedback on the criteria for selecting the RCE. ONC is
seeking HITAC feedback on whether particular eligibility requirements should be
considered in developing the Cooperative Agreement for the RCE. Other criteria to
consider include things such as whether the entity should be a non-profit, have
experience convening stakeholders, be a health IT vendor or exchange and what level of
neutrality the RCE’s subsidiaries or business partners should have to the RCE’s work.
• Authentication – Trust is key to this framework, and ONC is seeking feedback on how to
authenticate users across the system to ensure data is protected for providers and
patients.
• Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs – ONC is seeking comment on how the
exchange of health information data in the Draft Trusted Exchange Framework could
support Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs).