Interoperable clinical document-exchange system

1. A cloud-based computer-implemented method for exchanging messages between users over a network, the method comprising the following operations performed by a processor:

receiving a registration request from an organization having a first user;

provisioning an organizational sub-domain based on the Doman Name System, the sub-domain being a child domain under a parent domain corresponding to the organization;

verifying the registration request according to requirements of a first protocol;

provisioning a first user address to the first user wherein the user address is part of the organizational sub-domain; and

sending a message from the first user address to a second user address according to the first protocol.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

selecting the first protocol based on a location of the first user in the organization.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising verifying the identity of the first user.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising providing a list of protocols for sending the message.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the protocols in the list of protocols reflect at least one of:

a location of the organization;

a region;

a location of the first user; and

a location of the second user.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a type of transaction associated with the message;

formatting the message based on the type of transaction;

providing a message field to the first user based on the type of transaction;

selecting the first protocol for sending the message based on the type of transaction; and

sending the message using the first protocol.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

filling the message fields based on a second transaction associated with the message.

8. A system for exchanging messages between users over a network, the system comprising:

a storage device configured to store instructions;

a processor configured to execute the following instructions:

receive a registration request from an organization having a first user;

provision an organizational sub-domain based on the Domain Name System, the sub-domain being a child domain under a parent domain corresponding to the organization;

verify the registration request according to requirements of a first protocol;

provision a first user address to the first user wherein the user address is part of the organizational sub-domain; and

send a message from the first user address to a second user address according to the first protocol.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the instructions are further configured to cause the processor to:

select the first protocol from among at least a second protocol and a third protocol based on a location of the first user in the organization.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the instructions are further configured to cause the processor to:

provide a list of protocols for sending the message.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the contents of the list of protocols reflect at least one of:

a location of the organization;

a region;

a location of the first user; and

a location of the second user.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the instructions are further configured to cause the processor to:

determine a type of transaction associated with the message;

format the message based on the type of transaction;

provide one or more message fields to the first user based on the type of transaction, the message fields comprising required fields and/or optional fields;

select the first protocol for sending the message based on the type of transaction; and

send the message using the first protocol after the required fields are filled out.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the instructions are further configured to cause the processor to:

pre-fill one or more of the message fields based on a second transaction associated with the message.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions configured to cause a processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving a registration request from an organization having a first user;

provisioning an organizational sub-domain based on the Domain Name System, the sub-domain being a child domain under a parent domain corresponding to the organization;

verifying the registration request according to requirements of a first protocol;

provisioning a first user address to the first user wherein the user address is part of the organizational sub-domain; and

sending a message from the first user address to a second user address according to the first protocol.

15. The computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the instructions are configured to cause the processor to perform operations further comprising:

selecting the first protocol from among at least a second protocol and a third protocol based on a location of the first user in the organization.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions are configured to cause the processor to perform operations further comprising providing a list of protocols for sending the message.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the contents of the list of protocols reflect at least one of:

a location of the organization;

a region;

a location of the first user; and

a location of the second user.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions are configured to cause the processor to perform operations further comprising:

determining a type of transaction associated with the message;

formatting the message based on the type of transaction;

providing one or more message fields to the first user based on the type of transaction, the message fields comprising required fields and/or optional fields;

selecting the first protocol for sending the message based on the type of transaction; and

sending the message using the first protocol after the required fields are filled out.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the instructions are configured to cause the processor to perform operations further comprising pre-filling one or more of the message fields based on a second transaction associated with the message.