Provider+Directories+Quickstart+Page

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Health information must be handled and transferred in a secure manner in order to protect patient privacy rights. The Provider Directories Initiative was developed to meet this need by enabling health care participants to look up digital certificates to facilitate the secure exchange of health information through the Direct Project. The S&I Framework's Direct Project establishes standards and documentation to support simple scenarios of pushing data from where it is to where it's needed, in a way that will support more sophisticated interoperability in the future.

The Provider Directories Initiative is developing use cases, core datasets, data models, schemas, and guidelines to support the querying of provider directories in two ways:
 * 1) Discovery of electronic service information, such as health care provider email address
 * 2) Discovery of digital certificates using electronic service information.

These efforts will provide Direct Project users mechanisms to locate providers and exchange health information in a secure manner.

Background on the S&I Framework Provider Directories Initiative
If you are looking to get started with the Provider Directories initiative, start by reading some of the background materials produced. This will give you a good start to understand the challenges of secure electronic health information exchange and the approach taken by the S&I Framework to address these challenges.

**I want to understand the context of this initiative and what community-led decisions were made** (click below for documents and links): **I want to build an architecture that supports the discovery of digital certificates using provider directories** (click below for documents and links):
 * **Type** || **Name** || **Description** ||= **Version** ||~  ||
 * [[image:siframework/pdf_icon.png link="http://wiki.siframework.org/file/view/Provider%20Directories%20Initiative%20Overview.pdf"]] || [|Provider Directories Initiative Overview] || Provides an overview of the entire Provider Directories Initiative. ||= Final ||~  ||
 * [[image:siframework/wiki_icon.png]] || Certificate Discovery for Direct Project Use Case || Defines the scope, purpose, and requirements of the Certificate Discovery for Direct Project workgroup. Provides the foundation for the workgroup efforts. It should be read by all parties interested in the Provider Directories Initiative. ||= Final ||~  ||
 * [[image:siframework/wiki_icon.png]] || Electronic Service Information Discovery Use Case || Defines the scope, purpose, and requirements of the Electronic Service Information Discovery workgroup. Provides the foundation for the workgroup efforts. It should be read by all parties interested in the Provider Directories Initiative. ||= Final ||~  ||
 * [[image:siframework/wiki_icon.png]] || LDAP and DNS Hybrid Group Recommendation || Technical recommendations developed by the Certificate Discovery for Direct Project workgroup in response to the Use Case document. Serves as the basis for the workgroup's Implementation Guide. It's target audience includes Direct Project members, developers, and registration authorities. ||= Final ||~  ||
 * **Type** || **Name** || **Description** ||= **Version** ||~  ||
 * [[image:siframework/pdf_icon.png link="@http://wiki.siframework.org/file/view/ESI%20data%20model.pdf"]] || Electronic Service Information Discovery Data Model || Data model developed by the Electronic Service Information Discovery workgroup to enable providers to publish and locate digital addresses and certificates. Provides organizations insight into how to publish and access electronic service information via a Provider Directory. ||= Final ||~  ||
 * [[image:siframework/pdf_icon.png link="@http://wiki.siframework.org/file/view/ESI+Data+Element+Mapping.pdf"]] || Electronic Service Information Standards Mapping Spreadsheet || Electronic Service Information Discovery data model mapped to the HPD, LDAP, and X12N 274 standards. Created in order to identify gaps between the standards and the workgroup data model. Provides insight into how an organization using the HPD, LDAP, or X12N standards could incorporate the data model into their environment. ||= Final ||~  ||
 * [[image:siframework/pdf_icon.png link="@http://wiki.siframework.org/file/view/ESI%20Query%20and%20Response.pdf"]] || Electronic Service Information Query and Response Examples || Describes and provides examples of the seven types of queries supported by the Electronic Service Information Discovery Data Model. ||= Final ||~  ||

Provider Directories Implementation Guidance
This section is your quick, one-stop shop for all things implementation. As a developer coding provider directory solutions you can quickly access guidance, models, and working code to help you build your solution.
 * **Type** || **Name** || **Description** ||= **Version** ||~  ||
 * [[image:siframework/pdf_icon.png link="@http://wiki.siframework.org/file/view/Certificate%20Discover%20for%20Direct%20Project%20Implementation%20Guide.pdf"]] || Certificate Discovery for Direct Project Implementation Guide || The implementation guide explains how to implement the LDAP and DNS Hybrid Approach to digital certificate discovery. It was created to guide Direct Project members in the implementation of the DNS/LDAP hybrid approach to digital certificate discovery. ||= Final ||~  ||

Provider Directories Communication and Educational Materials
Want to get an idea of what care transitions are and what the standards involved mean? Need resources to help in crafting a potential care transition solution? The S&I Framework has put together a collection of marketing and communication aids for organizations and pilot programs that are interested in learning more about the value of electronic exchange of care transition information. In addition, a series of informative one-page guides are provided to educate the healthcare community on the standards used for care transitions.
 * **Type** || **Name** || **Description** ||= **Version** ||~  ||
 * [[image:siframework/word_icon.png]] || [|PD One Pager] || A one page resource that provides a high level overview of the Provider Directories Initiative. Should be read by all parties new to the initiative and interested in learning more about the challenges and proposed solutions. ||= Draft ||~  ||
 * [[image:siframework/wiki_icon.png]] || S&I Cross Coordination || This page aligns work products to a health information technology interoperability stack and presents the current status of each workproduct. It depicts current, while enabling future, cross coordination between initiatives. ||= NA ||~  ||

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