Jenn Searls Nominated for Industry Award
Congratulations to Jenn Searls on being selected as an Interoperability Hero for DirectTrust!
Secure Clinical Data Exchange Comes to Connecticut
It was every adult child’s worst nightmare – a frantic drive to the Emergency Department with mom getting worse by the minute. For Brenda, the stress was just beginning. Upon arrival, the staff asked Brenda for a list of her mother’s medications. She didn’t have...
Connie Launched and Building Momentum; Countdown Begins for Connection Deadline and TA Assistance Funds
The May 3 launch of Connie signaled the legislative mandate for all CT health care entities to connect with the HIE and acquire the technical capability of sharing clinical data in a secure manner with authorized users. All Connecticut hospitals and labs have one year to begin connecting with Connie; all other healthcare providers have two years. To assist with connecting, Connie has technical assistance funds available for up to $25,000 for providers and up to $75,000 for hospitals to help offset connection costs.
Patients’ Rights And Privacy Are First Priority of CT’s New Health Information Exchange | CT News Junkie OP-ED
It was every adult child’s worst nightmare – a frantic drive to the Emergency Department with mom getting worse by the minute. For Brenda Shipley, the stress was just beginning. Upon arrival, the staff asked Brenda for a list of her mother’s medications. She didn’t...
The Strategic Health Information Exchange Collaborative Welcomes Three New State HIE Members
WASHINGTON, May 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Strategic Health Information Exchange Collaborative (SHIEC) today announced that three new members have joined the organization, including the Connecticut Health Information Exchange (Connie), Big Sky Care Connect of...
After delays, CT launches its long-anticipated health information exchange | CT Mirror
After 14 years of false starts and scrapped plans, officials said Monday they have launched Connecticut’s statewide health information exchange, a single repository of medical data that can be accessed by any provider tied to a patient’s care. Forty-four providers...
OHS Executive Director Veltri & Connie Leadership Launch New Health Information Exchange to Provide Real-Time Access to Critical Data
Office of Health Strategy (OHS) Executive Director Victoria Veltri and officials of Connie, the state’s new health information exchange, today formally announced commencement of operations. Connie provides the technology infrastructure to allow safe and trusted exchange of patient data to improve delivery and coordination of patient care across the spectrum of the state’s healthcare providers.
Connecticut Launches Long-Awaited Health Information Exchange | EHR Intelligence
Connecticut joined a list of 45 other states to implement and launch a statewide health information exchange. Following several fruitless attempts over the past decade and a half, Connecticut has launched its statewide health information exchange to streamline patient...
Connecticut’s health information exchange signs 25 providers | CT Mirror
Connecticut’s health information exchange, close to launching after years of delays and false starts, has signed 25 participants, including two of the state’s largest health systems, its organizers said Tuesday. Yale New Haven Health and Hartford HealthCare are among...
CT’s Health Information Exchange Now Has 25 Participants; Data Flow Testing is Underway
Hartford – Office of Health Strategy (OHS) Executive Director Vicki Veltri and Jenn Searls, Executive Director of the Health Information Alliance, Inc., dba Connie, jointly announced today that Connie, Connecticut’s health information exchange, has secured participation by twenty-five healthcare providers, including two of the state’s largest hospital systems, the largest provider group, and the state’s Medicaid administrative services organization.