{"id":442072,"date":"2021-02-23T09:18:17","date_gmt":"2021-02-23T14:18:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=442072"},"modified":"2021-02-23T09:18:17","modified_gmt":"2021-02-23T14:18:17","slug":"directtrust-announces-implementation-guide-for-event-notifications-via-the-direct-standard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/directtrust-announces-implementation-guide-for-event-notifications-via-the-direct-standard\/","title":{"rendered":"DirectTrust Announces Implementation Guide for Event Notifications via the Direct Standard\u2122"},"content":{"rendered":"

\nNew Draft Standard for Trial Use created to address CMS requirement for ADT event notifications enhances Direct Standard\u2122 messaging with Context; expedites message routing, strengthens continuum of care
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — DirectTrust\u2122 today announced the publication of the Implementation Guide (IG) for Event Notifications via the Direct Standard\u2122, a Draft Standard for Trial Use (DSTU). DirectTrust is a non-profit healthcare industry alliance created to support secure, identity-verified electronic exchanges of protected health information (PHI) between provider organizations, and between providers and patients, for the purpose of improved coordination of care.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Event Notifications via Direct Implementation Guide is the shortest path to compliance with the CMS ADT Notifications Conditions of Participation, as it leverages existing Standards and implemented technologies,\u201d stated Therasa Bell, Kno2 President and CTO, Chair of the DirectTrust IG for Notifications Consensus Body. \u201cWith Meaningful Use we saw every certified EHR since 2014 implement Direct Secure Messaging, and that fabric has been laid across the United States. The Directory has been established to utilize these connections, so there has never been a better time to meet technology where it\u2019s at and take advantage of the tailwind the Direct Standard\u2122 has already created. I am excited to see the use of Direct for Notifications take off and really make an impact in healthcare.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

The IG is intended for use by all parties involved in sending and receiving hospital patient status changes. It was created by a DirectTrust Standards Consensus Body to address the Admission, Discharge, and Transfer (ADT) Event Notifications of the CMS \u201cInteroperability and Patient Access\u201d rule. The CMS ADT requirement is a modification of the Conditions of Participation (CoPs) that requires hospitals to send electronic notifications of a patient\u2019s admission, discharge, and\/or transfer to another healthcare facility or to another community provider or practitioner. Hospitals are obligated to meet the new rule by May 1, 2021.<\/p>\n

The IG exceeds the CMS regulation by requiring the inclusion of Context in all Event Notification Direct Secure Messages. Context is information about the Direct message, such as message type, and other metadata (e.g., patient demographics) that allows it to be handled properly when received. This feature takes advantage of, extends, and hardens existing standards for Context, and allows instant determination of what the Event Notification message is and who it\u2019s about, thereby enabling the potential for message routing to the appropriate care team member.<\/p>\n

The Event Notifications via Direct IG:<\/p>\n