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 * The purpose of this page is to gather implementer feedback and questions from Nationwide Health Information NetworkSpecification Implementers.**


 * Feedback Process**
 * 1) Use the Discussion tab at the top of this page to pose a question or to leave feedback
 * 2) Posts to the Discussion tab will be regularly monitored by Nationwide Health Information Network staff and Spec Factory members. Those which are selected as issues to be addressed by a Subject Matter Expert will be added to the table below.
 * 3) Issue research and discussion will be maintained on a seperate page
 * 4) Resolutions to issues will be added to FAQs, Implementation Guidance, or the Specification document as appropriate.

This following table contains a list of questions or issues which have been accepted for resolution by Nationwide Health Information Network Specification subject matter experts. Each entry will have an associated Research/Discussion page. Once a question has been answered or an issue resolved, the resulting guidance will be provided on a Resolution page and may eventually be added to the associated Nationwide Health Information Network Specification document.


 * **Issue or Question** ||
 * Complexity of implemeting current Nationwide Health Information Network requirements for **digital signatures**.
 * Research and Discussion ||
 * Errors in the implementation of the **PurposeOfUse** value for the SAML  element in the attribute statement - the normative text correctly specifies Purpose Of Use, but the informative example syntax incorrectly contains Purpose For Use. At least 3 out of 4 Gateway developers followed the incorrect example.
 * Research and Discussion ||