Re: HL7 Standards Process (was RE: EDIINT and HIPAA)

[Terry Harding <tharding@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

See inline comments..

> > > Whatever happens to electronic signatures I would be
> > delighted if AS2
> > > somehow got launched for the simple purpose of providing authentic,
> > > encrypted B2B messages built on top of ubiquitous Internet
> > protocols. I
> > > would like to offer my enthusiastic support to enabling
> > that by whatever
> > > means works best. If that means that HL7 adopts it, so be
> > it. (I just hope
> > > we don't adapt it.)
> > Many vendors are already supplying that capability.  Several
> > vendors are
> > AS1 and AS2 compliant and create a transport independant
> > signed, secured
> > message which is transferred using SMTP or HTTP.
> > The packaging remains the same for either transport and returned MDNs
> > also follow the same format, transport independant.
> >
> > Terry Harding
> > Cyclone Commerce
>
> Why do vendors frequently say the industry doesn't need a standard because
> the vendor already has the function?
I am not saying that we don't need standards, i was simple indicating that
AS1 and
AS2 already provide "simple purpose of providing authentic, encrypted B2B
messages built on top of ubiquitous Internet protocols." quote, unquote...
Many people already have false assumptions
about EDIINT packaging only x12 or edifact data and was only trying to
mention that EDIINT
whether AS1 or AS2 provides authentic, encrypted B2B exchanges..

Terry Harding
Cyclone Commerce