CommonWell Health Alliance Launching Interoperability Solutions Marketplace

CommonWell Health Alliance is launching a platform designed to connect healthcare providers with solutions that enhance interoperability and improve patient care.

The nonprofit CommonWell is one of only eight Qualified Health Information Networks (QHINs) under the TEFCA framework. It says its CommonWell Marketplace will serve as a one-stop shop for technologies and services empowering healthcare organizations to optimize their nationwide health data exchange priorities.

Instead of requiring healthcare organizations to develop and manage complex, custom integrations on their own, the Marketplace enables CommonWell members to seamlessly adopt prequalified services through the existing exchange network. Any organization offering relevant services can plug into the Marketplace. This approach ensures that CommonWell members have access to a broad range of trusted solutions without the burden of managing integrations independently, the organization said. 

“CommonWell is the foundational infrastructure for health data exchange and interoperability,” said Paul L. Wilder, executive director of CommonWell, in a statement. “Our new Marketplace makes it simple to layer on additional capabilities and benefits custom to the needs of our members, allowing the entire network to work more effectively and efficiently and ultimately advance interoperability nationwide.”

Members can find and evaluate vetted tools and services that are trusted by and familiar with CommonWell. The organization said the platform is also designed for instant compatibility, requiring no additional development work from members.

Developed in collaboration with ELLKAY and piloted with Clinical Architecture, the Marketplace helps deliver:
Cross-compatible standards – The Marketplace supports FHIR and XCA, ensuring broad interoperability across healthcare ecosystems by improving data usability, including deduplication, normalization, Continuity of Care Document (CCD) to FHIR, and FHIR to CCD.
Clinician and provider optimization – Members can use the Marketplace to add or improve data visualizations and analytics.
Comprehensive, supplemental data sets – Social drivers of health (SDOH), labs, and pharmacy information can be added into health datasets using Marketplace resources.
Ease of authorization – Authorizations can be streamlined through Marketplace services and support for purposes of user responder logins and transaction tracking.