退伍军人事务部与战争部加入全国健康信息交换网络：逾20亿份健康记录已联网共享
美国卫生与公众服务部（HHS）下属的国家卫生信息技术协调员办公室（ONC）2026年11月5日宣布，美国退伍军人事务部（VA）与美国战争部（Department of War）正式加入全国健康信息互操作网络 TEFCA（可信交换框架与共同协议），现役军人、退伍军人及其家属在军队医疗机构、退伍军人医疗中心与地方医院之间就诊时，健康信息可随人安全流转。
TEFCA 是美国的全国互操作网络，帮助患者、医疗服务提供者、公共卫生机构以及越来越多的联邦机构安全共享电子健康信息。该网络自2023年12月启动以来，已有近25,000家机构上线，代表近110,000个与临床医生、医院、诊所、急症后与长期护理机构及公共卫生当局的独立连接点，累计交换的健康记录已超过20亿份。
退伍军人事务部与战争部是最新一批加入 TEFCA 的联邦机构。此前，印第安健康服务局（IHS）、消费品安全委员会（CPSC）与社会保障局（SSA）已经先后加入该网络，执行各自面向公众的任务。
国家卫生信息技术协调员 Thomas Keane 表示：「许多美国退伍军人与现役军人都在多个地点接受医疗服务，让他们的医疗提供者能够及时获取安全的健康信息至关重要。TEFCA 将帮助确保无论他们在哪里就诊，提供者都能拿到最新信息。」
联邦电子健康记录现代化办公室（FEHRM）主任 Leslie Sofocleous 表示：「参与 TEFCA 是我们对军人、退伍军人及其家属共同承诺的重要一步。无论受益人在军队医疗机构、退伍军人医疗中心还是参与网络的地方医院就诊，他们的关键健康信息都会在互联的医疗场景之间安全地随行。」
战争部医疗数字解决方案代理主管 James Perkins 表示，加入 TEFCA 有助于确保军人、其家属与退伍军人获得尽可能好的医疗服务，并让军队保持一支医疗上随时待命的力量。
卫生与公众服务部表示，TEFCA 持续支持患者对自身健康信息的掌控，改善医疗协调，并确保健康信息在需要的时间和地点安全送达。（来源：美国卫生与公众服务部）
VA and Department of War Join TEFCA Health Information Exchange Network Linking Over 2 Billion Records
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on November 5, 2026, that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of War (DOW) have joined TEFCA, the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement, America's national health information interoperability network.
TEFCA helps patients, healthcare providers, public health authorities, and increasingly federal agencies securely share electronic health information. Since its launch in December 2023, nearly 25,000 organizations have gone live on TEFCA, representing nearly 110,000 unique connections to clinicians, hospitals, clinics, post-acute and long-term care facilities, and public health authorities, and more than 2 billion health records have been exchanged through the network.
VA and DOW are the latest in a series of federal agencies to join TEFCA. The Indian Health Service (IHS), the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), and the Social Security Administration (SSA) have all previously joined the network to carry out their missions.
"Many of America's veterans and warfighters receive care in multiple locations, making it critical for their providers to have access to secure, timely health information," said Thomas Keane, MD, MBA, National Coordinator for Health IT. "TEFCA will help ensure their providers can get up-to-date information no matter where they receive care."
"Participating in TEFCA represents a significant step forward in our shared commitment to Service members, Veterans, and their families," said Dr. Leslie Sofocleous, Director of the Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization (FEHRM) office. "Wherever our beneficiaries seek care - whether at a military treatment facility, a VA medical center, or a participating local hospital - their critical health information will travel securely with them across connected care settings."
James Perkins, Acting Portfolio Acquisition Executive for Medical Digital Solutions at the Department of War, said joining TEFCA helps ensure service members, their families, and veterans receive the best healthcare possible, and keeps the military a medically ready force. (Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
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