Last week, DirectTrust and the Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC) announced an agreement to merge EHNAC with and into DirectTrust. The merger will be finalized on January 4, 2023.

DirectTrust is a non-profit healthcare industry alliance created to support secure, identity-verified electronic exchanges of protected health information. EHNAC is a non-profit standards development organization and accrediting body for organizations that electronically exchange healthcare data.

With EHNAC’s incorporation into DirectTrust, DirectTrust anticipates bringing to fruition new accreditation programs, with a program focused on Credential Service Providers related to consumer access and use of health data as an early target.

DirectTrust members can expect a continuation of the same membership benefits and experience. Additionally, DirectTrust anticipates its members that pursue and achieve accreditation will experience an improved and streamlined accreditation process upon completion of the merger.

Existing DirectTrust and EHNAC accreditations will continue to be valid and recognized after the merger. Accreditations and accreditation renewals will occur within the newly expanded DirectTrust organization.

Last December, we recorded a RosettaHealth podcast interview with Kathryn Ayers Wickenhauser, Director of Communications at DirectTrust, who discussed the DirectTrust Interoperability Heroes Initiative. 

In January 2022, we also interviewed Lee Barrett, Executive Director and CEO at EHNAC, about EHNAC’s comprehensive update of its criteria for its programs to support new interoperability regulations.

  RosettaHealth can assist with any health information challenges you might have, book a free consultation with one of our interoperability experts.