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==Solutions==
==Solutions==
* Adopt a paradigm shift to documents that are problem oriented rather than solution oriented. For example the [https://openid.net/specs/openid-financial-api-part-2.html FAPI specifications] of the OpenID foundation is oriented to solutions for financial payments from users.
Two ares are addressed in the documents that can be found at the highlighted links in the following. The third is just a mechanical change mandated by circumstances.
** In particular look at the information that is created in a [[High Assurance ID Token]] that would address the needs of both the [https://tcwiki.azurewebsites.net/index.php?title=TEFCA TEFCA] specification as well as the needs for self-sovereign identifiers.
# Adopt a paradigm shift to documents that are problem oriented rather than solution oriented. For example the [https://openid.net/specs/openid-financial-api-part-2.html FAPI specifications] of the OpenID foundation is oriented to solutions for financial payments from users.
* Focus only on new specifications that feature the goals of the Cares Act, such as giving  the [[Patient Choice]] in how their information is accessed,
## In particular look at the information that is created in a [[High Assurance ID Token]] that would address the needs of both the [https://tcwiki.azurewebsites.net/index.php?title=TEFCA TEFCA] specification as well as the needs for self-sovereign identifiers.
** In particular focus on how the patient can know that any given web site can be trusted with their protected health information (PHI). A good approach might be to enable the Entity Statement of the [https://openid.net/specs/openid-connect-federation-1_0.html OpenID federation specification].
# Focus only on new specifications that feature the goals of the Cares Act, such as giving  the [[Patient Choice]] in how their information is accessed,
* Bring up a GitHub repository and deprecate the bitbucket repository.
## In particular focus on how the patient can know that any given web site can be trusted with their protected health information (PHI). A good approach might be to enable the Entity Statement of the [https://openid.net/specs/openid-connect-federation-1_0.html OpenID federation specification].
# Bring up a GitHub repository and deprecate the bitbucket repository.


==References==
==References==
[[Category:Health]]
[[Category:Health]]

Revision as of 17:47, 14 March 2020

Full Title

The OpenID Foundation has a working group, HEART, which is creating specifications for the use of OpenID and related specifications within the US Healthcare ecosystem.

Context

The following Implementer’s Drafts of Four HEART Specifications have been approved as of March 12, 2019. The four specifications that were approved are:

A complete list of HEART specifications produced (including previous Implementer’s Drafts) can be found in the group’s BitBucket repository.

Problems

  • The above 4 documents are written in the language of OpenID rather than in the terms of the US Healthcare ecosystem. In other words, they attempt to impose solutions from other groups rather than focus on the problems that need to be solved.
  • The paradigm for the existing specifications is the documents from the corresponding standards committees rather than the need of the Healthcare ecosystem.
  • Bit Bucket has entered end-of-life and is not viable for future development.

Solutions

Two ares are addressed in the documents that can be found at the highlighted links in the following. The third is just a mechanical change mandated by circumstances.

  1. Adopt a paradigm shift to documents that are problem oriented rather than solution oriented. For example the FAPI specifications of the OpenID foundation is oriented to solutions for financial payments from users.
    1. In particular look at the information that is created in a High Assurance ID Token that would address the needs of both the TEFCA specification as well as the needs for self-sovereign identifiers.
  2. Focus only on new specifications that feature the goals of the Cares Act, such as giving the Patient Choice in how their information is accessed,
    1. In particular focus on how the patient can know that any given web site can be trusted with their protected health information (PHI). A good approach might be to enable the Entity Statement of the OpenID federation specification.
  3. Bring up a GitHub repository and deprecate the bitbucket repository.

References