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Implications of Direct for Physicians. Why use Direct?. Physicians and the Direct Project. Easy and affordable secure clinical messaging to colleagues and to patients Each provider has his or her own “NHIN Direct Address,” e.g. DrBurns@NHIN.EastsidePhysicians.com

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  1. Implications of Direct for Physicians Why use Direct? Physicians and the Direct Project • Easy and affordable secure clinical messaging to colleagues and to patients • Each provider has his or her own “NHIN Direct Address,” e.g. DrBurns@NHIN.EastsidePhysicians.com • If you know the Direct Address of any authorized receiver, you can securely send messages+attachments • Vendor-neutral service that is compatible with a broad range of practice-based IT and EHRs • May be used alongside billing systems and EHRs, or integrated into Meaningful Use EHR technology • May be used stand-alone or in conjunction with a Health Information Exchange organization, HIE or HIO • Help your practice meet Meaningful Use incentive criteria for electronic health data exchange • Replace the cost and hassles of faxes and telephone lines for many kinds of clinical messages, e.g. referrals • Won’t force you to “lock in” to a particular vendor or organizational solution for secure messaging • Connect to your colleagues and patients anywhere, anytime, using smart phones and mobile devices • Be part of the future of secure point-to-point and peer-to-peer health data communciations - 1 -

  2. What do you need to implement Direct? Call to Action How does Direct differ? Physicians and the Direct Project • Simple and easy to set up and use • Flexible and extensible: requires only email and Internet connection to start, but works with many EHRs, too • Vendor and operating system neutral, compatible with a broad range of health IT options • Does not require membership in a Health Information Exchange or RHIO • Email client software, e.g. Outlook • Connection to the Internet • Account with a Health Internet Service Provider or HISP, who will help you get your NHIN Direct Address and manage HIPAA level security • If you already use an EHR technology, then be certain your vendor is using the NHIN Direct protocols. • It’s easy! • Get involved! • Look for NHIN Direct pilot projects and participate • Encourage your affiliated health care organizations, e.g. hospitals, to use NHIN Direct • Demand that your EHR technology vendors are NHIN Direct compliant and on the network

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