By Gary Moore, Director, Trust Compliance Office, DirectTrust The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released their updated Digital Identity Guidelines, SP 800-63-4, covering identity proofing (63A), authentication (63B), and federation (63C). While these guidelines are tailored specifically for federal agencies, most industries generally accept these as best practices as well. These [...] The post Reviewing NIST’s New Identity Guidance appeared first on DirectTrust.| DirectTrust
Learn more about and read DirectTrust's pledge to CMS in response to their Health Tech Ecosystem initiative.| DirectTrust
Learn more about the Direct Standard®, the foundation for Direct Secure Messaging, and the associated Consensus Body here!| DirectTrust
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Exploring key takeaways, noteworthy sessions, and calls to action from the 2025 DirectTrust Annual Conference.| DirectTrust
by Lisa Nelson, Chief Technical Officer If you don’t know the difference between an organization-level and a personnel-level Direct address, chances are your organization hasn’t implemented Direct Secure Messaging (Direct) to its full potential. When it comes to reducing administrative burden and leveraging interoperability, organization-level addresses are the MUST HAVE capability for systems that [...] The post Maximize the Value of Direct with Organization-Level and Personnel-Level Dir...| DirectTrust
by Kathryn Ayers Wickenhauser, Chief Strategy OfficerThe Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy (ASTP) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) recently published a blog highlighting the widespread use of Direct Secure Messaging, often called Direct. The blog specifically shared information and a quick stat from the 2023 American Hospital Association [...] The post The Continued Growth of Direct Secure Messaging appeared first on DirectTrust.| DirectTrust
Lesley Berkeyheiser shares key takeaways from her recent webinar on cybersecurity for healthcare organizations.| DirectTrust
by Brian D. Handspicker Co-Chair, HL7 Human and Social Services WG (HSS); Chair, DirectTrust Information Exchange for Human Services CB (IX4HS); Technical Advisor, Center on Excellence for Alignment of Health and Social Care; Fellow, National Interoperability Collaborative This post builds upon a recent blog by Lisa Nelson, Fractional Chief Technical Officer, "FHIR Over Direct: [...] The post Socialcare on FHIR over Direct appeared first on DirectTrust.| DirectTrust
Learn more about and read DirectTrust's comments submitted to the CMS & ASTP Request for Information: Health Technology Ecosystem| DirectTrust
DirectTrust recently submitted comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy Request for Information: Health Technology Ecosystem. Read the comments here. The post Resource: Comments on CMS & ASTP Request for Information – Health Technology Ecosystem appeared first on DirectTrust.| DirectTrust
Directory Services DirectTrust compiles published Direct addresses into a single Aggregated Directory Directory Aggregation Service With a variety of HISPs operating, serving healthcare organizations, and issuing addresses, it’s important to have a single source of truth for address lookup. DirectTrust collects all published Direct addresses into| DirectTrust
DirectTrust recently submitted comments on the CMS Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems Policy Updates. Read the comments here. The post Resource: Comments on CMS Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems Policy Updates appeared first on DirectTrust.| DirectTrust
Discover how DirectTrust revamped its Directory to improve data exchange with better tech, policies, and education—driving real progress in interoperability.| DirectTrust
Direct Secure Messaging is a secure communication method, often used as "push" interoperability for sensitive health information.| DirectTrust
We're pleased to host our 2025 Conference, "The Intersection of Interoperability, Identity and Cybersecurity" in St. Louis, Missouri from August 4-7. Find more info here!| DirectTrust
The 2024 DirectTrust Annual Conference was an unforgettable gathering of industry leaders working together toward the Future of Trust in Health.| DirectTrust
Why is healthcare the last remaining industry holding on to fax as the primary way to communicate critical information between providers about their patients? While surgeons are supported by robots in the OR and AI is finding care gaps, the sharing and administrative functions of coordinating healthcare lags decades behind.| DirectTrust