Lee Barrett is executive director and CEO of the Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC) where he continues to work on key HIT industry initiatives that lay the foundation for health information technology – including support and implementation of key healthcare legislative mandates and speaks nationally regarding security, privacy, ransomware and cybersecurity risk management/assessment and mitigation strategies, tactics and best practices. He currently serves as a member of the HHS 405(d) Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA), the Healthcare Sector Cybersecurity Council (HSCC), the eHi Leadership Council and co-chairs the Sequoia Interoperability Matters Leadership Council.
There’s no doubt that a full rollout of Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA will save lives and improve patient care and outcomes. Challenges remain, however, centered on how to maintain data privacy and security as the number of electronic connections increases exponentially among data networks.