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Epic just became healthcare’s data superhighway.
And it changes everything about how we share patient data.
Epic’s new designation as a TEFCA Qualified Health Information Network (QHIN) means 36% of U.S. hospitals can now connect to ANY healthcare system nationwide. Not just other Epic users. Everyone.
Think about what this means:
• Your California specialist can instantly access your New York primary care records
• Emergency rooms can pull your complete medical history in seconds
• No more faxing records between hospitals
• 20-25 million daily record exchanges becoming truly universal
But here’s what nobody’s talking about:
This isn’t just about Epic winning. It’s about forcing every other EHR vendor to step up their game.
Cerner (25% market share) already uses CommonWell and FHIR standards. Now they’ll need to match Epic’s TEFCA capabilities or risk losing clients who demand nationwide connectivity.
The real winners? Patients who won’t have to repeat their medical history at every new provider.
The real challenge? Small practices and FQHCs still running legacy systems. They risk being left behind in this new era of instant data exchange.
🔍 Here’s my take:
We’re witnessing the end of healthcare’s data isolation era. TEFCA isn’t perfect, but Epic’s move forces the entire industry toward true interoperability.
By 2027, expect every major EHR to be TEFCA-connected. The question isn’t if, but how fast.
What barriers do you still see to achieving true healthcare data portability?
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CEO/Co-Founder @ Oatmeal Health | AI Lung Cancer Screening | Almost Became a Doctor | Engineer | Follow to Share What I’ve Learned Along the Way
I help patients get the care they need earlier, preventing late-stage cancer.
That’s been the throughline across three companies and almost 20 years in healthcare. At ReferralMD, we fixed broken referral networks so patients didn’t fall through the cracks. At Oatmeal Health, it’s lung cancer: building the diagnostic and screening infrastructure so the 85% of cases caught too late get caught early instead.
Today as CEO of Oatmeal Health, I lead a team embedding AI into radiology workflows to turn routine lung CT scans into reimbursable cancer risk assessments. We partner with FQHCs to reach underserved communities, and with health systems and payers to make early detection economically sustainable. Think HeartFlow or Cleerly, but for lungs.
Between companies, I advised at Techstars and Plug and Play, mentoring founders building in digital health. That experience shaped how I think about what separates companies that ship from companies that stall: distribution, reimbursement, and clinical trust, not just technology.
I’m a CancerX alumnus, a 3x healthcare founder, and someone who believes the biggest problems in cancer aren’t scientific. They’re operational.
We’re hiring mission-driven builders at Oatmeal Health. If you want to work on something that matters, reach out.
When I’m not working, I’m traveling, mentoring, and keeping up with one very energetic husky. 🐾
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Millions of patients get less care because of who they are, where they live, or how they look. I’m fighting to change that. CEO @OatmealHealth, a startup built for the underserved. The Oatmeal Bite: intel for clinicians, investors, and advocates.
Jonathan Govette
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