Attention Healthcare Professionals:

Time is running out to meet the state mandate and connect with Connie! 

When does the state mandate require us to be connected? 
All licensed healthcare providers in the state of Connecticut are required to begin connecting with Connie by May 3rd, 2023.  
 
What is the state mandate, and what does it have to do with me? 
The mandate requires that all healthcare providers in the state connect with and participate in the statewide HIE. If you are licensed by the state to provide health care services, you are required to connect with and participate in the HIE. 
 
To review the mandate and full statutory requirement for Connecticut providers, please see C.G.S.A § 17b-59e. 

What does it mean to be “Connected”?                                    
Connecting with Connie means sharing your patients’ demographic and clinical data. Organizations with an electronic medical record (EMR) system will connect with Connie via the EMR, while those without an EMR can meet the mandate by making sure they have a Direct email address (we can help you do that too).  

Who needs to meet the mandate? 
Any individual, corporation, facility, or institution licensed by the state of Connecticut to provide health care services needs to meet the mandate. This includes licensed healthcare providers, provider organizations, pharmacies, labs, and skilled nursing facilities. 
What can I do to meet the mandate?  
To meet the mandate, you will need to begin your connection with Connie. You can start this process by completing the Commitment to Connect Form, which affirms your organization's good faith commitment to start the onboarding process.  

Will Connie help me to connect?  
Once the Commitment to Connect form is filled, your assigned account manager will collaborate with you for the next 4 steps of onboarding. Connie has a dedicated team of regional account managers to help you with anything from basic questions about Connie to answering technical questions during your connection process. To see our staff, check out our staff page! 

TIP OF THE DAY: Connecting with Connie just got easier
If your EMR is already connected to Connie, it should make the process of connecting with Connie easier for you and potentially decrease implementation time. Check out our growing list of EMRs connected with, or in process of connecting with, Connie on our EMR Dashboard. 
Who else is connected with Connie?  
Connie has been hard at work teaming up with other healthcare organizations in the state, including familiar organizations like ProHealth Physicians, Hartford Health Care, and Masonicare. 
 
Check out our Connected Organizations dashboard to see a list of healthcare organizations you will be joining! 600+ organizations representing 3.6+ million patients, including 39 hospitals, independent providers, and labs are currently enrolled.  
  
The dashboard is updated in near real-time, so be sure to check in to see new connections! 
 
Just a few of our community participants include: 

  • Yale New Haven Health 
  • UCONN Health 
  • Bristol Health 
  • Nuvance Health 
  • ProHealth Physicians 
  • Middlesex Health 
  • Hartford Healthcare 
  • Trinity Health Of New England 
 
To see an updated list of connected EMRs, see our EMR Dashboard!  

To learn more about Connie, visit our Resource Library for webinars, podcasts, service materials, and video tutorials, or keep up with our Quarterly Newsletter to stay in the loop on exciting updates and service releases! 
 
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Address: 400 Farmington Avenue
Farmington, CT 06032
Phone: (888) 783-4410
Website: www.ConnieCT.org