EHNAC Releases Updates to Health IT Accreditation Programs for Public Review

The Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC), a non-profit health IT data standards development organization, announced that it has posted new versions of program criteria for three of its accreditation programs for public review.

The enhanced criteria programs include the Trusted Dynamic Registration & Authentication Accreditation Program (TDRAAP-Basic and TDRAAP-Comprehensive) and the Trusted Network Accreditation Program (TNAP-QHIN).

A key update to TDRAAP-Basic and TDRAAP-Comprehensive is the addition of CARIN Code of Conduct criteria for applicable organizations.

Additionally, EHNAC revised The Trusted Network Accreditation Program (TNAP-QHIN) to align with the final publication of the Trusted Exchange Framework and the Common Agreement (TEFCA). This program is designed for healthcare organizations looking to become Qualified Health Information Networks (QHIN).

Earlier this year, EHNAC announced a partnership with HITRUST to ensure the privacy and security requirements for TNAP align with the current guidance for TEFCA.

“As our industry continues to make great strides towards full interoperability in the healthcare ecosystem, it’s crucial that we work in collaboration with all stakeholders and leaders to address and overcome the many barriers that will continue to arise during this journey,” Lee Barrett, executive director and CEO of EHNAC, noted in a public statement.

“The proposed enhancements made to three of EHNAC’s programs are designed to ensure compliance and stakeholder-trust and mitigate risk as organizations address these ever-evolving legislative and regulatory revisions,” Barrett added.

The three enhanced criteria programs and the new version numbers are:

• TDRAAP-Basic – Trusted Dynamic Registration & Authentication Accreditation Program Basic (V1.3)
• TDRAAP-Comprehensive – Trusted Dynamic Registration & Authentication Accreditation Program Comprehensive (V1.3)
• TNAP-QHIN – Trusted Network Accreditation Program (V2.0)

The process for commenting on the criteria is open through June 21, 2022.