Infrastructure+Teams

The Infrastructure Group will address needs that apply across multiple health domains. This group supports the MU provisions through ensuring adequate security and privacy protections within the Nationwide Health Information Network, addressing inferred infrastructure requirements described previously and facilitating better coordination of care across health domains.

Specific focus areas include:
**Location services**, which would include:
 * Provider location services
 * Current NHIE service registry
 * Patient discovery services

**Document exchange**, which includes:
 * Document query and retrieval
 * Document submission
 * Document publish and subscribe

**Messaging Infrastructure**, which may include derived requirements:
 * Message addressing and routing

**Security and Privacy**, which includes meaningful use provisions associated with:
 * Adequate security and privacy
 * Best practices and vulnerabilities