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DirectTrust is a collaborative non-profit association of 150 health IT and health care provider organizations to support secure, interoperable health information exchange via the Direct message protocols. DirectTrust has created a “trust framework” that extends use of Direct exchange to over 40,000 health care organizations and 760,000 Direct addresses/accounts. This trust framework supports both provider-to-provider Direct exchange and bi-directional exchange between consumers/patients and their providers.
Overview
Location
United States, Washington
Employees
51-200
Founded date
2012
Mentions in press and media 22
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| Sep 11, 2026 | What CMS’s Medicare App Library Means for Patient Access, Transparency, and Trust | Kathryn Ayers Wickenhauser, MBA, FACHDM, CHPC, Chief Strategy Officer of DirectTrust CMS’s launch of the Medicare App Library marks an important step forward for consumer-directed healthcare. For years, interoperability efforts across the i... |
| Oct 8, 2025 | CARIN Alliance Launches Nation’s First Unified Digital Identity Credential Policy | What You Should Know: – The CARIN Alliance, in partnership with DirectTrust® and Kantara Initiative™, has announced the publication of the nation’s first unified digital identity credential trust framework policy. – The landmark policy esta... |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Bridging the Gap: Innovations in Kidney Care and Healthcare Interoperability | In the world of healthcare, innovation is the lifeblood that keeps patients thriving. Recently, two significant developments have emerged, shedding light on the future of kidney care and the pressing need for interoperability in healthcare ... |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Adopting Uniform National Provider Directory Standards Will Promote Interoperability | Alex Young, Director of Technical Operations, DirectTrust The concept of interoperable care centers on the ability of providers to share patient information. Still, providers continue to find navigating the exchange of patient data difficul... |
| Mar 5, 2024 | etherFAX to Showcase Innovative Fax Solutions for Healthcare Market at 2024 HIMSS Conference | etherfax etherFAX's Secure Document Exchange Solutions, Generative AI Capabilities, and Seamless Integrations Create the Off-Ramp from Fax and the On-Ramp to Interoperability HOLMDEL, N.J., March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- etherFAX ... |
| Mar 15, 2023 | RosettaHealth Achieves DirectTrust Privacy & Security Accreditation | “This accreditation reinforces our long-term commitment to security and privacy, which helps reinforces our vision of breaking down all health data exchange barriers,” said Kevin Puscas, CTO of RosettaHealth. WASHINGTON (PRWEB) March 15, 20... |
| Feb 8, 2023 | Orion Health reinforces security credentials with HITRUST and DirectTrust accreditations | HITRUST Risk-based, 2-year Certification for Amadeus validates commitment to protecting sensitive information, while Communicate product also achieves DirectTrust™ HISP Accreditation AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Feb. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Orion... |
| Jan 24, 2023 | MEDITECH Selects MedAllies as HISP Partner for Clinical Direct Messaging | MEDITECH Expanse MaaS This will make it much easier for providers to safely transition their patients to other healthcare organizations and referral partners. FISHKILL, N.Y. (PRWEB) January 24, 2023 MedAllies, a leading healthcare interoper... |
| Jan 20, 2023 | The Health Data Interoperability Highway Is Coming. Is Your Organization Ready? | Lee Barrett, Commission Executive Director of DirectTrust Not many of us remember a time when there weren’t interstates widely available to help us get to where we need to go. Winding roads and sleepy towns can be nostalgic, but they’re not... |
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FAQ about DirectTrust
When was DirectTrust founded?
DirectTrust was founded in 2012.
What has the press written about DirectTrust?
Parsers VC has collected 22 articles mentioning DirectTrust, among them “What CMS’s Medicare App Library Means for Patient Access, Transparency, and Trust” (Sep 11, 2026) and “CARIN Alliance Launches Nation’s First Unified Digital Identity Credential Policy” (Oct 8, 2025).
Is DirectTrust still active?
Yes, DirectTrust is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Nov 1, 2026.