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Technical Specifications
Official eHealth Exchange Change/Service Advisory Log
The following specifications have been approved by the eHealth Exchange Coordinating Committee and are not intended to be linked to any particular use case, but are available for implementation across a myriad of use cases.
Current Specifications
Note that Participants should consult with their key Exchange partners to coordinate their adoption of 2010 vs. 2011 specifications.
Web Services Registry Web Service Interface Specification v 3.1 3/6/2012 [PDF – 405 KB]
Messaging Platform v3.0 approved by NTCon 6/27/2011 [PDF – 232 KB]
Patient Discovery v2.0 approved by NTCon 6/27/2011 [PDF – 234 KB]
Query for Documents v3.0 approved by NTCon 6/27/2011 [PDF – 201 KB]
Retrieve Documents v3.0 approved by NTCon 6/27/2011 [PDF – 153 KB]
Authorization Framework v3.0 approved by NTCon 7/25/2011 [PDF – 226 KB]
Web Services Registry v3.0 approved by NTCon 7/25/2011 [PDF – 376 KB]
CAQH CORE X12 Document Submission Service Interface Specification v 1.0 3/6/2012 [PDF – 390 KB]
Electronic Submission of Medical Documentation (esMD) X12 Profile v 1.0 3/6/2012 [PDF – 783 KB]
Electronic Submission of Medical Documentation (esMD) XDR Production Specification v1.0 [PDF – 324 KB]
Administrative Distribution Production Specification v2.0 [PDF – 144 KB]
Document Submission Production Specification v2.0 [PDF – 192 KB]
Identity Assurance Level (IAL) Level 2 or Level 3 as described in NIST Special Publication 800-63A [Online]
Initial Production Specifications
These production specifications are in effect now, and are currently being used by a limited number of existing production participants but they are being sunset at a date to be determined by the eHealth Exchange Coordinating Committee.
Access Consent Policies Production Specification – v1.0 [PDF – 154 KB]
Administrative Distribution Production Specification – v2.0 [PDF – 157 KB]
Document Submission Production Specification v2.0 [PDF – 192 KB]
Health Information Event Messaging Production Specification v2.0 [PDF – 133 KB]
Messaging Platform Production Specification v2.0 [PDF – 189 KB]
Patient Discovery Production Specification v1.0 [PDF – 199 KB]
Query for Documents Production Specification v2.0 [PDF – 178 KB]
Retrieve Documents Production Specification v2.0 [PDF – 150 KB]
Authorization Framework Production Specification v2.0 [PDF – 192 KB]
Web Services Registry Production Specification v2.0 [PDF – 359 KB]
Direct Secure Messaging
Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (HL7 FHIR®)
Personal Health Record (PHR)
Performance and Service Specifications
** Specifications flagged with an asterisk (*) are supported now, and are currently being used by a limited number of existing production participants, but the specification will be sunset at a date to be determined by the eHealth Exchange Coordinating Committee.
Commonly Referenced Soap-Based Message Specifications
Clinical Document Specifications (Production Effective Date 1/10/2017)
- C32/CCD, version 2.5 (Meaningful Use, Stage 1 2011 edition Standard)
- Consolidated CDA (Meaningful Use, Stage 2 – 2014 edition Standard – US Realm Version 1.1) and associated Companion Guides
- Consolidated CDA (Meaningful Use, Stage 3 – 2015 edition Standard – US Realm Version 2.1) and associated Companion Guides
Hub message transformation Inventory
Directory Access
Directory implementation guides
Since the eHealth Exchange FHIR R4 Implementation Guide references the foundational Base FHIR R4 Implementation Guide, you might find it helpful to access the two artifacts simultaneously.
