Kathryn Ayers Wickenhauser

The Continued Growth of Direct Secure Messaging

By Kathryn Ayers Wickenhauser – As the ASTP blog indicates, the interoperability landscape has certainly shifted from when the Direct Project was introduced back in 2009/2010. At the time, there were significant government efforts for two interoperable exchange modalities, one for “push,” and one for “query.” Today, both of these modalities continue to grow.

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Driving Health Data in D.C.

By Kathryn Ayers Wickenhauser – Recently, Scott Stuewe, our President and CEO, and I represented DirectTrust in Washington, D.C. alongside fellow leaders, where we gained clarity around the future of our industry under this Administration, and how we may collectively respond.


Musings on HIMSS25

HIMSS25 – What were people saying after the event? Even if it is not the same as before did we like it? Did the event meet the hype? Here is what some conference goers had to say.





Healthcare NOW Radio Studio at HIMSS25

Healthcare NOW Radio will be at HIMSS25 in booth 6832 Venetian L2. Stop by to see and hear these radio hosts and their guests Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. See you in Vegas!


ViVE2025: Its a Wrap

If you missed ViVE 2025 this year there is plenty to read about it. If they weren’t talking about AI, Language Models, Interop, or the return of investor money they were literally talking about the weather.