HEALTH INTEROPERABILITYREVIEW

Move data. Preserve meaning. Prove the exchange.

Maintained record

Exchange change ledger

A chronological record of material rule, standards, company, product, operating, and research changes. Each entry preserves the source class, effective date, market consequence, and affected capability areas.

Federal implementation guidance · Federal implementation guidance

CMS refreshes interoperability API frequently asked questions

CMS updated its living FAQ for interoperability and prior-authorization implementation as impacted payers prepare for the 2027 API requirements.

Federal market research · Federal data brief

ONC publishes national HIO public-health capability findings

The federal brief reports on 76 HIOs and documents public-health connectivity, services, utilization, and barriers across state, local, regional, and tribal contexts.

Certification standards update · Federal certification-program publication

ASTP/ONC approves USCDI v6 through the 2026 SVAP

The 2026 SVAP approved USCDI v6 as a voluntary standards advancement path beginning August 29, 2026, while the HTI-1 certification baseline remains USCDI v3.

National network milestone · Federal press release

HHS reports more than one billion records exchanged through TEFCA

HHS reported that TEFCA exchange volume had exceeded one billion records and announced additional network oversight activity.

Standards publication · Standards development organization publication

HL7 publishes C-CDA 5.0.0

C-CDA 5.0.0 updates the U.S. clinical-document template set while remaining based on CDA R2 rather than becoming a FHIR-resource specification.

Standards publication · Standards development organization publication

HL7 publishes US Core 9.0.0

US Core 9.0.0 becomes the current published U.S. FHIR profile guide while remaining based on FHIR R4.

Final regulation status · Federal final-rule summary

ASTP/ONC confirms HTI-2 final scope and withdrawn proposals

The final HTI-2 action centers TEFCA-related definitions and 45 CFR Part 172; unfinalized proposals were withdrawn and the TEFCA Manner Exception remains unchanged.

Final regulation · Federal final-rule summary

HTI-3 revises information-blocking exceptions

HTI-3 revises the Privacy and Infeasibility Exceptions, defines reproductive health care for the regulations, and creates a Protecting Care Access Exception.

Implementation-guide publication · Standards development organization publication

HL7 publishes CARIN Blue Button 2.2.0

CARIN Blue Button 2.2.0 becomes the current published guide for consumer-directed FHIR exchange of claims and encounter data.

Proposed regulation · Federal proposed-rule announcement

HHS releases HTI-5 proposed rule

HTI-5 proposes certification, information-blocking, and standards-based API changes but remains a proposed rule as of the publication's July 19, 2026 cutoff.

Network designation · Official network designation update

Oracle Health Information Network becomes a designated QHIN

The TEFCA RCE added Oracle Health Information Network to the roster of designated QHINs.

Technical framework publication · Official technical framework

TEFCA RCE publishes QHIN Technical Framework 2.1

QTF 2.1 becomes the technical reference in the current TEFCA document set and operates with the Common Agreement and standard operating procedures.

Network designation · Official network designation announcement

Netsmart becomes a designated QHIN

ASTP/ONC and the TEFCA RCE designated Netsmart as a QHIN, adding a network route with behavioral-health, post-acute, and human-services market relevance.