NEHEN FHIR® extends NEHEN's trusted exchange model to modern FHIR-based clinical and administrative APIs, helping payers, providers, and technology partners prepare for interoperability requirements. Shared infrastructure simplifies connectivity, reduces duplicate point-to-point integrations, and creates a common path for electronic prior authorization and clinical data exchange for quality measurement and reporting. Read our latest update on NEHEN FHIR's expanding reach and our phased approach to building a connected, scalable network here. 
Healthcare Data Exchange
NEHEN unites healthcare payers and providers across New England by streamlining healthcare operations through secure and efficient data exchange. NEHEN's X12 EDI services ensure HIPAA-compliant transactions, and NEHEN FHIR extends our trusted exchange model to modern FHIR-based clinical and administrative APIs, creating a common path for electronic prior authorization and clinical data exchange for quality measurement and reporting.
Data Governance
MHDC's Data Governance Collaborative (DGC) creates a neutral forum where payers, providers, and industry partners work together to develop shared data standards, governance frameworks, and practical implementation approaches that improve health data interoperability, regulatory readiness, consistency, and usability across organizations.
Consulting
With decades of experience, MHDC brings a deep understanding of purposeful collaboration, data and technology innovation, operations and workflows, industry trends, government policy, and leading practices to advance your business objectives.
For more than four decades, the Massachusetts Health Data Consortium (MHDC) has been the trusted and objective facilitator of health information and technology transformation in Massachusetts and across the country. With our merger with the New England Healthcare Exchange Network or NEHEN, we provide a range of health data innovations, insights, and services to over 4,000 health professionals across more than 200 organizations. Our mission is to inform and empower the individual in their health journey and reduce the burden healthcare imposes on patients and their families, providers, and payers. We realize this mission by assisting health organizations in navigating regulations, sharing health data securely and effectively, and reducing the burden and cost of inefficiency.
MHDC Membership
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Membership is your opportunity to participate in collaborative innovation, learn from industry and technology leaders, understand compliance with health data regulations, and advance efforts in health equity and accessibility, data standardization, interoperability, and value.