Direct Messaging

Description

A simple, secure, scalable, standards-based way for participants to send authenticated, encrypted health information directly to known, trusted recipients over the Internet.

• similar to email but more secure
• Sender and Receiver need to have a special type of email address called a “direct” address
• Sender and Receiver need to have a Trust Relationship
• Message is encrypted and hashed to prevent unauthorized access

Trust Relationship

A trusted relationship means that either:

• Sender and Receiver have directly exchanged encryption certificates with each other OR
• Sender and Receiver are both members of the same Trust Bundle