A Direct Address is an electronic endpoint for sharing medical records nationwide. It looks like and acts like an email address, but this is no email system. A Direct Address bound to the real ID-proofed identity of the owner which can be a patient, provider, payer, or device.

To set up a Direct Address, the owner is ID proofed and assigned two pairs of cryptographic keys. One key pair is used for digital signature and the other for encryption and decryption of transactions.   For this reason, it is not possible to spoof or spam a Direct Message as the identity of the sender and the receiver are always known.

Direct Addresses are used in the Direct Standard® Protocol. An easy-to-use, inexpensive, ANSI standard for sharing medical records that can be used with or without an EHR.

The Direct Protocol is required to be in every Certified Electronic Health Record Technology (CEHRT). In fact, 95% of hospitals and 87% of doctors have attested to using a CEHRT product. This means that Direct Messaging is already in your EHR; but to use it you will need a Direct Address and Direct Messaging Account.

By signing up for an iShareID Direct Address and iShare Medical Messaging Account you will be able to send and receive Direct Messages across organizational boundaries to patients, providers, payers, and devices via our nationwide network of 2.8 million healthcare providers. This helps you to improve care coordination, reduce costs, and save time. Plus, iShareID Direct Address and iShare Medical Messaging account includes access to and a listing in the iShare Medical Directory of Direct Addresses. Sign up today and start sharing medical records now.

Sign up today for iShare Medical Messaging and start sharing medical records now.  Call us today at 816.249.2555 or email us at info@isharemedical.com.