Interoperable clinical document-exchange system
A method of exchanging messages between users over a network includes receiving a registration request from an organization and provisioning an organizational sub-domain, verifying the registration request according to requirements of a first protocol and provisioning a first user address that 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.
1. A method for exchanging data, the method comprising the following operations performed by a processor:
receiving a request from an organization;
provisioning an organizational sub-domain;
selecting a protocol based on a location of a first user in the organization;
verifying the request according to requirements of the protocol;
provisioning a first user address to the first user, wherein the first user address is part of the organizational sub-domain;
encrypting a message from the first user address; and
sending the message from the first user address to a second user address according to the protocol.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
using an encryption message requirement of at least one of symmetric key encryption with a key length, a message syntax, a message length, or a document structure to encrypt the message from the first user address.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising verifying an 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;
the 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 protocol for sending the message based on the type of transaction; and
sending the message using the protocol.
7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:
filling one or more message fields based on a second transaction associated with the message.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein encrypting the message includes asymmetric cryptography using a recipient's public key.
9. A system for exchanging data, the system comprising:
a storage device configured to store instructions;
a processor configured to execute the following instructions:
receive a request from an organization;
provision an organizational sub-domain;
select a first protocol based on a location of a first user in the organization;
verify the request according to requirements of the first protocol;
provision a first user address to the first user, wherein the first user address is part of the organizational sub-domain;
encrypt a message from the first user address; and
send the message from the first user address to a second user address according to the first protocol.
10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the instructions are further configured to cause the processor to:
use an encryption message requirement of at least one of symmetric key encryption with a key length, a message syntax, a message length, or a document structure to encrypt the message from the first user address.
11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute an instruction to
provide a list of protocols for sending the message.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the list of protocols reflects:
a location of the organization;
a region;
the location of the first user; or
a location of the second user.
13. The system of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute instructions 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.
14. The system of claim 13 , wherein processor is further configured to execute an instruction to:
pre-fill one or more of the message fields based on a second transaction associated with the message.
15. The system of claim 9 , wherein the instruction to encrypt the message includes asymmetric cryptography using a recipient's public key.
16. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions configured to cause a processor to perform operations comprising:
receiving a request from an organization;
provisioning an organizational sub-domain;
selecting a first protocol based on a location of a first user in the organization;
verifying the request according to requirements of the first protocol;
provisioning a first user address to the first user, wherein the first user address is part of the organizational sub-domain;
encrypting a message from the first user address; and
sending the message from the first user address to a second user address according to the first protocol.
17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the instructions are further configured to cause the processor to perform operations further comprising:
using an encryption message requirement of at least one of symmetric key encryption with a key length, a message syntax, a message length, or a document structure to encrypt the message from the first user address.
18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the instructions are configured to cause the processor to provide a list of protocols for sending the message.
19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the list of protocols reflects:
a location of the organization;
a region;
the location of the first user; or
a location of the second user.
20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , 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 a message field to the first user based on the type of transaction;
select the first protocol for sending the message based on the type of transaction; and
send the message using the first protocol after one or more required fields are filled.
21. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 20 , wherein the instructions are configured to cause the processor to pre-fill one or more message fields based on a second transaction associated with the message.
22. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17 , wherein encrypting the message includes asymmetric cryptography using a recipient's public key.