Section 1a: Clinical Document Architecture (CDA®)
Section 2: Clinical and Administrative Domains
Section 3: Implementation Guides

HL7 Implementation Guide for CDA® Release 2: Digital Signatures and Delegation of Rights, Release 1

DESCRIPTION

The Digital Signature and Delegation of Rights Implementation Guides provide a standardized method of applying Digital Signatures to CDA documents.  The standard provides for multiple signers, signer’s declaration of their role, declaration of purpose of the signature, long-term validation of the Digital Signatures and data validation of the signed content.

ALTERNATIVE NAMES

HL7 Implementation Guide for CDA® Release 2: Digital Signatures and Delegation of Rights, Release 1 may also go by the following names or acronyms:

"HL7 IG for CDA® R2: Digital Signatures and Delegation of Rights, Release 1", CDA Digital Signature Implementation Guide

TARGETS

  • Clinical and Public Health Laboratories
  •  Standards Development Organizations (SDOs)
  • Regulatory Agency
  • Payors
  • Medicare FFS
  • EHR, PHR Vendors
  • Health Care IT Vendors
  • Lab Vendors
  • HIS Vendors
  • Emergency Services Providers
  • Local and State Departments of Health
  • Medical Imaging Service Providers
  • Healthcare Institutions (hospitals, long term care, home care, mental health)

BENEFITS

  • Defines a standard method of applying digital signatures to a CDA document
  • Provides flexibility to declare signers role and purpose of signature
  • Ensures long-term ability to validate the digital signature and data integrity

IMPLEMENTATIONS/CASE STUDIES

  • Medicare Fee For Services (FFS) electronic submission of Medical Documentation (esMD)
  • MEA/NEA (National Electronic Attachment, Medical Electronic Attachment)
  • MaxMD

RELATED DOCUMENTS

HL7 Implementation Guide for CDA® Release 2: Digital Signatures and Delegation of Rights, Release 1

STU DOCUMENTS

HL7 Implementation Guide for CDA® Release 2: Digital Signatures and Delegation of Rights, Release 1 (Submit Feedback on STU)

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TOPICS

  • Care Provision
  • Community-Based Health
  • Laboratory
  • Medical Records
  • Patient Care
  • Patient Referral
  • Security and Privacy

BALLOT TYPE

  • DSTU

STATUS DATE

2014-11-06

RESPONSIBLE WORK GROUP

Structured Documents

STAKEHOLDERS

  • Clinical and Public Health Laboratories
  • EHR, PHR Vendors
  • Emergency Services Providers
  • Health Care IT Vendors
  • Healthcare Institutions
  • HIS Vendors
  • Lab Vendors
  • Local and State Departments of Health
  • Medical Imaging Service Providers
  • Payors
  • Regulatory Agency
  • Standards Development Organizations (SDOs)

FAMILY

  • CDA

CURRENT STATE

  • Stable

REALM

  • US Realm