About Membership
Our members represent healthcare innovators working together to advance trust. Join our community and be part of the collaboration that drives change.
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Benefits of DirectTrust Membership
DirectTrust membership is offered in categories that cater to your organization’s desired level of engagement and interest in influencing DirectTrust programs and initiatives, including standards development, accreditation and certification, trust infrastructure, cybersecurity, and industry collaboration. Additional membership benefits include:
- Opportunities to get involved in the development of DirectTrust programs and products, influence initiatives, and lead projects.
- Access to DirectTrust deliverables (including for cobranding) and intellectual property, as well as participation in workgroups
- Insight into the work being done by your colleagues in the community
- Discounted access to DirectTrust products
- Up to date information about the continually evolving regulatory environment
Membership Categories
| MEMBERSHIP CATEGORY | MEMBERSHIP DESCRIPTION | DEFINING VALUE | IDEAL FOR | CONVENING OPPORTUNITIES |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full Member | Full membership with all benefits, including opportunities for governance and leadership. | Full participation across the DirectTrust ecosystem | Those seeking full involvement and influence across the DirectTrust ecosystem, including trust frameworks. | All Workgroups and Consensus Bodies |
| Standards Member | Participation in ongoing development of DirectTrust Standards. | Access to and participation in consensus-based industry standards. | Organizations focused on technical innovation, trust, identity, and interoperability. | All Consensus Bodies, Standards Committee |
| Accreditation Member | Engagement in accreditation, certification, and cybersecurity activities. | Engagement in criteria development, cybersecurity, and trust program evolution. | Those engaged in or interested in accreditation, assessment, and trust and assurance activities. | Cybersecurity Workgroup, Criteria Workgroup |
| Adoption Member | Involvement in the implementation and adoption of trusted interoperability solutions, including Direct Secure Messaging. | Operational engagement within the DirectTrust ecosystem. | Entities using Direct and/or working to advance data interoperability. | Advocacy Workgroup, Direct Secure Messaging Workgroup |
| Initiative Sponsor | Defined support for a specific initiative or program. Membership benefits defined based on approved partnership structure. | High visibility and strategic engagement in support of DirectTrust inititiatives. | Organizations seeking strategic sponsorships that demonstrate commitment to defined objectives. | Defined per agreement |
| Ambassador Sponsor | Mission-level sponsorship. Membership benefits defined based on approved partnership structure. | High visibility and strategic engagement in support of DirectTrust’s overall mission | Organizations seeking elevated sponsorship visibility and broad strategic engagement. | Defined per agreement |
Workgroups
One of the primary benefits of membership is the opportunity to impact the development of the nation’s premiere trust framework by participating in DirectTrust Workgroups. An overview of each Workgroup, including which membership categories are eligible to participate, their goal, and the value of participation, is outlined below.
*Workgroup is currently on hiatus or working with another Workgroup towards a common goal
Advocacy
Participation open to: Full Members, Adoption Members
Workgroup goal: Set policy priorities such as interoperability adoption, cybersecurity, veterans affairs, public health, and identity.
Value of participation: Opportunity to proactively influence, as well as develop and inform the responses to, regulatory rules, legislation, and guidance.
Credential Policies and Practices
Participation open to: Full Members
Workgroup goal: Manage, maintain, and evolve DirectTrust policies to promote confidence in our services, both current and future.
Value of participation: Provide representation and assist in the evolution and ratification of policies and practices for identity and trust.
Criteria
Participation open to: Full Members, Accreditation Members
Workgroup goal: Develop DirectTrust Accreditation and Certification criteria that is consistent across programs and in alignment with evolving industry requirements.
Value of participation: Enhance all DirectTrust program criteria to keep pace with industry trends, new regulations, and maintain the highest standard of evaluation.
Cybersecurity
Participation open to: Full Members, Accreditation Members
Workgroup goal: Observe and review cybersecurity risks and promote appropriate responses by government and industry.
Value of participation: Contribute to thought leadership that strengthens resilience of organizations in healthcare and related industries.
Direct Directory Policy
Participation open to: Full Members
Workgroup goal: Evolve and maintain use and usability of our Directory through appropriate policy and innovation.
Value of participation: Participate in the evolution of the nation’s largest directory of digital contact information for providers.
Direct Secure Messaging
Participation open to: Full Members, Adoption Members
Workgroup goal: Oversee the use of Direct Secure Messaging, its infrastructure, and its evolution as a top interoperability solution.
Value of participation: Guide the adoption and implementation of Direct Secure Messaging.
Individual Identity Technical Sub-Workgroup of CPP
Participation open to: Full Members
Workgroup goal: Maintain and update appropriate identity credential lifecycle and access management policies that govern the organization’s identity provider programs.
Value of participation: Contribute to the expansion of trustworthy identity operations while responding to new threats and opportunities in the security landscape.
Innovation Priorities
Participation open to: Full Members
Workgroup goal: Create new service lines and use cases that promote the use of DirectTrust services and standards.
Value of participation: Help forge the future of interoperability and tackle unsolved problems with some of the industry’s brightest stars.
Security and Trust Compliance
Participation open to: Full Members
Workgroup goal: Manage, maintain, and evolve the policies governing our network operators.
Value of participation: Participate in discussion and proposals to update policies, ratification, and compliance enforcement.
Trusted Instant Messaging Plus
Participation open to: Full Members
Workgroup goal: Manage, maintain, and evolve the Trusted Instant Messaging Plus Policy.
Value in participation: Engage in discussions to update the policy governing Trusted Instant Messaging Plus Service Providers.
