Secure Messaging

eHealth combines the basic technologies of unique identification, authorisation and message security to provide the safest and optimally secure method of exchanging healthcare information. These technologies, known collectively as secure messaging, ensure that the health information exchanged by healthcare providers is protected against malicious interference.

NEHTA is working with the medical software industry to develop specifications and standards for secure messaging for healthcare providers. This work is associated with the Australian government’s Practice Incentives Program.

Health messaging software systems need to conform to NEHTA’s technical specifications for secure messaging. Compliance requirements apply to suppliers of health messaging products and services. NEHTA has published a list of eligible suppliers that meet the compliance requirements.

Secure Message Delivery Specifications
The documents which describe the Secure Messaging Delivery, Web Services Profile and the XML Secure Payload profile specifications are now Technical Specifications published by Standards Australia. The Endpoint Location Service specification is now a Technical Report also published by Standards Australia.

These documents are no longer available from the NEHTA website but can be downloaded for free from the “SAI Global website” at http://infostore.saiglobal.com/store/portal.aspx?portal=Informatics.

The Standards Australia document references are;

ATS 5820:2010 E-health Web Services Profiles
ATS 5821:2010 E-health XML Secure Payload Profiles
ATS 5822:2010 E-health Secure Message Delivery
TR 5823:2010 Endpoint Location Service

NEHTA is supporting these specifications by providing a Compliance and Conformance Assessment Scheme which allows implementers of the specification to verify their software. Details of this Scheme are available at http://www.nehta.gov.au/connecting-australia/cca

Update: NT Secure Messaging Implementation Project
Previously the Northern Territory Department of Health and Families (NTDHF) developed a Web Services Secure Messaging Application (WSMA version 1) with the assistance of NEHTA. The deployment of WSMA version 1 was limited to specific Primary Care clinical applications (Communicare & PEN) sending messages to the Northern Territory Shared Electronic Health Record (SEHR). This project went live in December 2009 and has been running in production since. The system is being monitored and the feedback is positive.

WSMA version 1 was built to NEHTA’s original Clinical Document Delivery specification (CDD). The CDD specification has since been reviewed, modified and finalised as the ATS 5822-2010 –Australian Technical Specification for E-health Secure Message Delivery (SMD).

The intention of this project is to implement a solution that conforms to the finalised SMD specification. This will include procuring a messaging product (WSMA version 2) that will be integrated into additional clinical applications in primary and acute care, including the NT Public Hospital systems.  Other parts of the solution will include other functionality such as message storage and retrieval from an intermediary server and Receiver Delivery acknowledgement messages, in line with the SMD specification. The solution will require the provision of a shared e-address book, authentication certificate service, and endpoint location service.

WSMA version 2 will deliver interoperability with other SMD compliant messaging applications.

Beyond delivering an upgrade to the messaging technology, the intention is to deliver benefits to the business by identifying specific use cases and address the technical and business impediments to delivering a solution that will instil confidence in the NT secure electronic messaging system. This will be undertaken by DHF as a separate but related project, however, the analysis and documentation of the use cases will be included in the scope of this project.

Progress
The project is now approaching the conclusion of the analysis stage and entering design stage. The requirements specifications for the WSMA 2 software have been finalised and approved. The specifications to the clinical system vendors to integrate the WSMA 2 API has been distributed and discussed and is pending approval. The WSMA 2 API specifications have been finalised and distributed. The specification of the API for the clinical systems to interact with the shared electronic address book is in its final draft. The Department of Health has selected DWS as the vendor to provide the enterprise service bus solution.

The specification of the various components is being finalised. The vendors of the various components that must be integrated are working collaboratively with NEHTA and NT Department of Health to develop the integration architecture, and subsequently propose designs for their solutions.

NT DF is engaging with VIC Health to use the HSD as the shared electronic address book. An application has been made to Medicare Australia for a seed HPI-O.

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DocumentsDetailsPublished DateStandard IDHits
file iconCertificates and SMD v1.1file icon 28/09/2010 1545
file iconSecure Messaging Fact Sheetfile icon 30/06/2010 2197




DocumentsDetailsPublished DateStandard IDHits
file iconEndpoint Location Service Requirements v1.2file icon 20/08/2009 2704




DocumentsDetailsPublished DateStandard IDHits
file iconSMDA and ELS Installer: Linux v1.0file icon 16/09/2010 838
file iconExample Technical Implementation for Interoperable Web Services: WSE v2.1 file icon 30/06/2010 1440
file iconExample Implementation of Web Services with TLS: WCF v1.0 draft 2009-04-01file icon 14/05/2010 1534
file iconExample Implementation of Web Services with TLS: JAX-WS v1.0 draft 2009-04-01file icon 14/05/2010 1367
file iconExample Implementation of Web Services with TLS: JAX-WS v1.0 draft 2009-04-01 file icon 04/05/2010 1012
file iconExample Implementation of Web Services with TLS: WCF v1.0 draft 2009-04-01file icon 04/05/2010 1013
file iconSMDA Example Implementation Beta Sourcefile icon 14/04/2010 59
file iconExample SMDA Implementation Alpha Releasefile icon 23/02/2010 1288
file iconELS Sample Implementation Java Binary Distribution v1.0.1file icon 08/09/2009 1522
file iconELS Sample Implementation Java Source Distribution v1.0.1file icon 08/09/2009 1479
file iconSMI Commons Java Binary Distribution v1.0.1file icon 08/09/2009 1466
file iconSMI Commons Java Source Distribution v1.0.1file icon 08/09/2009 1512
file iconConnectivity Coordinator v1.0 draft 2009-06-30: sourcefile icon 21/08/2009 1521
file iconConnectivity Coordinator v1.0 draft 2009-06-30: binaryfile icon 21/08/2009 1494
file iconConnectivity Coordinator: Installation and Administration Guide v1.0 draft 2009-06-30file icon 21/08/2009 2076
file iconConnectivity Coordinator: High Level Design v1.1 2009-06-30 file icon 21/08/2009 2120
file iconChasca v1.0file icon 21/08/2009 1510
file iconsoapUI extensions v1.0file icon 21/08/2009 1479
file iconELS Sample Implementation Java Binary Distribution v1.0file icon 20/08/2009 1519
file iconELS Sample Implementation Java Source Distribution v1.0file icon 20/08/2009 1519
file iconSMI Commons Java Binary Distribution v1.0file icon 20/08/2009 1479
file iconSMI Commons Java Source Distribution v1.0file icon 20/08/2009 1533
file iconEndpoint Location Service Detailed Design v1.0file icon 20/08/2009 2087
file iconEndpoint Location Service XML Schema and WSDL Files v1.2file icon 20/08/2009 1626
file iconEndpoint Location Service Implementation Guide v1.2file icon 20/08/2009 2143
file iconEndpoint Location Service Architecure v1.2file icon 20/08/2009 2210
file iconQualified Certificate Reference v1.1file icon 20/08/2009 2120
file iconXML Secured Payload Profile v1.2 XML Schema filesfile icon 19/08/2009 1550
file iconXML Secured Payload Profile v1.2file icon 19/08/2009 2315
file iconWeb Services Profile v3.1file icon 19/08/2009 2531
file iconConnectivity Coordinator: Detailed Design v1.0 draft 2009-06-30file icon 19/08/2009 1945
file iconEndpoint Location Service: XML Schema filesfile icon 08/05/2009 1633
file iconQualified Certificate Reference v1.1 Draft 2009-05-07file icon 08/05/2009 2948
file iconEndpoint Location Service v1.2 Draft 2009-05-07file icon 08/05/2009 2270
file iconWeb Services Profile v3.1 draft 20090220file icon 24/04/2009 2447
file iconConnectivity: Architecture v1.0 file icon 05/12/2008 3415
file iconConnectivity: Introductory Guide v1.0 file icon 05/12/2008 2861
file iconConnectivity: Implementation Guide v1.0 file icon 05/12/2008 3053
file iconConcepts and Patterns for Implementing Services v2.0 file icon 05/12/2008 3449
file iconWeb Services Profile v3.0[Archived]file icon 05/12/2008 2842
file iconXML Secured Payload Profile v1.0 file icon 05/12/2008 2904
file iconXML Secured Payload Profile: XML Schema files v1.0 file icon 05/12/2008 1922
file iconQualified Identifiers v1.0 file icon 05/12/2008 3276
file iconExample Technical Implementation for Interoperable Web Services: JAX-WS v2.0 file icon 05/12/2008 4625
file iconExample Technical Implementation for Interoperable Web Services: JAX-WS source code v2.0 file icon 05/12/2008 2005
file iconExample Technical Implementation for Interoperable Web Services: WCF v2.0 file icon 05/12/2008 3900
file iconExample Technical Implementation for Interoperable Web Services: WCF source code v2.0 file icon 05/12/2008 1929
file iconExample Technical Implementation for Interoperable Web Services: WSE v2.0 file icon 05/12/2008 3423
file iconExample Technical Implementation for Interoperable Web Services: WSE source code v2.0 file icon 05/12/2008 1890
file iconExample Technical Implementation for XML Secured Payload Profile: Java v1.0 file icon 05/12/2008 3356
file iconExample Technical Implementation for XML Secured Payload Profile: Java source code v1.0 file icon 05/12/2008 1857
file iconExample Technical Implementation for XML Secured Payload: Microsoft .NET v1.0 file icon 05/12/2008 3034
file iconExample Technical Implementation for XML Secured Payload: Microsoft .NET source code v1.0 file icon 05/12/2008 1890
file iconService Instance Locator: Requirements v1.1file icon 05/12/2008 3048
file iconService Instance Locator: Architecture v1.1 [Archived]file icon 05/12/2008 2775
file iconService Instance Locator: Implementation Guide v1.1file icon 05/12/2008 2736
file iconConnectivity Coordinator: High Level Design v1.0file icon 05/12/2008 2768
file iconConcepts and Patterns for Implementing Services v2.0 draft [Archived]file icon 02/09/2008 3065
file iconNotification: Endpoint Specification v1.0 draft [Archived]file icon 02/09/2008 2873
file iconQualified Identifiers v1.0 draft [Archived]file icon 02/09/2008 3458
file iconWeb Services Profile v3.0 draft [Archived]file icon 02/09/2008 3256
file iconXML Secured Payload Profile v1.0 draft [Archived]file icon 02/09/2008 3130
file iconNotification: Endpoint Specification: WSDL and XML Schema files v1.0 draft [Archived]file icon 02/09/2008 1940
file iconXML Secured payload Profile: XML Schema Files v1.0 draft [Archived]file icon 02/09/2008 2063
file iconService Instance Locator: Business and Information Architecture v1.0 draft [Archived]file icon 02/09/2008 3026
file iconService Instance Locator: Business Scenarios v1.0 draft [Archived]file icon 02/09/2008 3053
file iconService Instance Locator: Requirements v1.0 draft [Archived]file icon 02/09/2008 3910
file iconService Instance Locator: Technical Architecture v1.0 draft [Archived]file icon 02/09/2008 3049
file iconExample Technical Implementation of Interoperable Web Services: WSE v1.0 [Archived]file icon 03/07/2007 8467
file iconExample Technical Implementation of Interoperable Web Services: WCF v1.0 [Archived]file icon 03/07/2007 8990
file iconExample Technical Implementation of Interoperable Web Services: JAX-WS v1.0 [Archived]file icon 03/07/2007 8450
file iconGuidelines for Implementing Interoperable Web Services v1.0 [Archived]file icon 28/03/2007 6078
file iconTechnical Architecture for Implementing Services v1.0 [Archived]file icon 21/12/2006 5910
file iconWeb Services Standards Profile v2.0 [Archived]file icon 13/12/2006 6297
file iconTowards a Secure Messaging Environment v2.0file icon 20/11/2006 8834
file iconSecure Messaging Fact Sheetfile icon 19/08/2006 8790
file iconWeb Services Standards Profile v1.0 [Archived]file icon 03/02/2006 6627