IMEDICWARE DIRECT MAIL SOLUTION
This Health IT Module is 2015 Edition compliant and has been certified by an ONC-ACB in accordance with the applicable certification criteria adopted by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This certification does not represent an endorsement by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services or guarantee the receipt of incentive payments.
This functionality allows users to send and receive Direct-based messages to/from other users of certified health IT systems. Direct messages may include clinical data, notes, and other information.
Our Direct offerings support related Meaningful Use and ONC requirements for sending and receiving transitions of care summary documents. We also support a range of other messaging options including fax and email as well as printing conventional letters.
Our Direct capabilities include bundled Health Internet Service Provider (HISP) services for facilitating message exchange. However, see limitations and additional types of costs that may apply for these and other third-party HISPs.
TYPES OF COSTS OR FEES TO BE PAID BY THE PROVIDER FOR THE CAPABILITY
There is a base licensing and subscription fee for each provider.
A connection fee will be charged to establish a connection to each third-party HISP with whom iMedicWare currently has no relationship. The cost of establishing connections can be substantial and may exceed the annual licensing and subscription fee in some cases. All costs are passed on to the customer(s) who requests the connection.
There is no transaction fee charged for each transition of care summary sent or received via a third-party HISP. In addition, there is an annual license fee for each provider to provide access to iMedicWare’s premium messaging portal solution.
AND ANY DATA GENERATED IN THE COURSE OF USING THIS CAPABILITY
Storage and archiving of Direct messages on the either the customer’s or a third party, HIPAA-compliant servers is included with the annual licensing and subscription fee at no additional charge. Most of our customers rely exclusively on this service. However, additional fees may apply should the customer wish to host or archive Direct messages and related content (e.g. attachments, metadata) on our health information providers servers. Fees are based strictly on the time, materials, and other costs to Datamotion’s ability to accommodate customer’s specific requirements.
LIMITATIONS OF A CONTRACTURAL NATURE (INCLUDING DEVELOPER POLICIES AND OTHER BUSINESS PRACTICES THAT A USER MAY ENCOUNTER IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS CAPABILITY)
Pursuant to Datamotion’s security policy, the Direct messaging capability is restricted and users will be unable to exchange messages with users of third-party HISPs with whom the developer does not have a trust agreement.
LIMITATIONS OF A TECHNICAL, TECHNOLOGICAL OR PRACTICAL NATURE THAT A USRE MY ENCOUNTER THAT COULD PREVENT OR IMPAIR THE SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION, CONFIGURATION, CUSTOMIZATION, MAINTENANCE SUPPORT OR USE OF THIS CAPABILITY OR PREVENT OR LIMIT THE USE, EXCHANGE, OR PORTABILITY OF ANY DATA GENERATED IN THE COURSE OF USING THIS CAPABILITY)
Storage and archiving of Direct messages on the customer’s hosted, HIPAA-compliant servers is included with the annual licensing and subscription fee at no additional charge. iMedicWare will make every effort to accommodate customer’s additional needs or specific requirements, if any. Customers with special hosting or archiving needs should inquire about the availability of these services and should refer to the “Additional Types of Costs or Fees” that may apply.
