Matrix for Healthcare Communication

🌟 Overview

This project implements Matrix.org as a secure, federated communication protocol for healthcare systems to enable standardized instant messaging, care coordination, and team-oriented workflows—aligned with healthcare data standards and identity management.

🎯 Objective

Establishing as a secure, federated communication protocol for healthcare systems to enable standardized instant messaging, care coordination, and team-oriented workflows—aligned with healthcare data standards and identity manage matrix.org

🔍 Key Features

• Federated Communication: Seamless messaging between different healthcare organizations
• Care Team Spaces: Matrix spaces representing care teams organized around patients
• Secure Identities: Integration with healthcare provider Identity Providers (IdP)
• Specialized Permissions: Role-based permission model for healthcare teams
• Protocol Federation: Standards-based communication using matrix.org
• Discovery: Healthcare provider and practitioner discovery through mCSD
• Multi-Modal: Access via web, mobile, and specialized interfaces

📋 Use Cases

1. Network Management: Retrieve care networks for clients with provider status
2. New Conversations: Create message threads with clinical context
3. Message Management: View and manage messages for specific clients
4. Cross-Platform Integration: Migration between platforms while preserving networks
5. Multi-Organization Collaboration: Inter-organizational communication
6. Professional vs. Client Communication: Selective participation based on context
7. Multi-Modal Access: Platform-agnostic interfaces (web, mobile, push notifications)
8. Compliance and Audit: Healthcare regulation compliance with audit trails

🏗️ Architecture

Identity & Authentication

• Matrix User IDs mapped to existing healthcare identities
• Homeserver Assignment for practitioners via Generic Function Addressing
• IdentityServer API implementation for provider, patient, and related persons

Communication Model

• Matrix Space = Care Team
• Matrix Room = Conversation
• Power Levels (0-100) for permission management:
  • 100: Care Team Lead/Main Practitioner
  • 75: Senior Care Team Members
  • 50: Healthcare Practitioners
  • 25: Related Persons (caretakers, case managers)
  • 10: Clients (when directly participating)

Directory & Service Discovery

• Generic Function Addressing via LRZA (National Healthcare Addressing Registry)
• Matrix User Discovery via mCSD
• Practitioner Localization Process using FHIR resources

📄 License

This project is released under the Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) license.