Fourth Quarter, 2026

Expanding Our Reach in the 
Rochester and Finger Lakes Region

In August, the Rochester RHIO announced a partnership with HealtheConnections to provide HIE services to its participants. This is an exciting step not only for our regional networks, but for the broader statewide effort to streamline Statewide Health Information Network for New York (SHIN-NY) infrastructure, share services, reduce duplication, and make the best use of healthcare resources.

HealtheConnections has maintained relationships across the Rochester and Finger Lakes regions for many years. Patients regularly receive care across regional boundaries, making this a natural partnership that strengthens connections between organizations in each community.

The technical transition is under way and participating organizations will begin being onboarded to HealtheConnections starting in December. To learn more, visit our Rochester RHIO transition webpage.

Statewide Common Participation Agreement

Public Comment Period through Oct 26th

NYeC has opened a public comment period for proposed amendments to the SCPA.

Stakeholders are encouraged to review these materials and submit comments by October 26, 2026 using the designated webform. The materials and webform are available on both the NYeC website (https://nyehealth.org/shin-ny/scpa/) and the new SHIN-NY website (https://shin-ny.org/shin-ny-scpa-second-comment-period/).

Thank you for your continued engagement in the SCPA amendment process.

Connecting Data to Community Health

Public Health and Community Insights

Expanding Health-Related Social Needs (HRSN) Data Exchange

As New York continues to advance social care initiatives through the 1115 Medicaid Waiver, HealtheConnections now supports 30+ off-platform HRSN screening connections, helping providers securely share HRSN data through existing workflows.

We’re also pleased to welcome Forward Leading IPA (FLIPA) as another Social Care Network (SCN) working with HealtheConnections to exchange HRSN data. Together, these efforts help make social needs information part of a more complete patient record and support stronger coordination across healthcare and community services.

See the impact: Learn how Social Care Networks are connecting New Yorkers with services and support. Watch now.

Interested in sharing HRSN data? Contact our team to discuss available options.

Piloting Timely Public Health Birth Alerts

Using the same infrastructure that powers Statewide Encounter Alerts (SEAS), HealtheConnections is piloting birth-related alerts for local health departments. Leveraging statewide hospital data, these alerts are generated based on county-level populations rather than defined patient rosters, helping health departments reach new mothers sooner.

• Statewide reach: Alerts regardless of where care occurs
• Person-level information: Identifies individuals who may benefit from outreach
• Timely delivery: Information provided twice weekly to support earlier engagement

Community Health Insights, Powered by HIE Data

HealtheConnections’ Community Health Dashboard is now live in the HIE Portal for public health users. Powered by HIE data, the dashboard provides community-level insights to help identify trends, understand needs, and inform public health action.

The dashboard is expected to become available to all HIE Portal users in the coming months. Stay tuned for updates.

Regional Work on the National Stage

HealtheConnections presented twice at this years' Civitas Networks for Health Annual Conference in Virginia.

Sustainable FHIR Infrastructure and Implementation Deep Dive: Real World Use Cases

Brad Hesler, Vice President of Technology Services, and Don Lee, Vice President of Strategy and Business Development, discussed our cutting-edge, FHIR-based HIE platform with colleagues across the nation.

The highlight of the session was having conversations afterwards about how FHIR structures like ours could be used to solve similar challenges elsewhere.

To learn more about our newest technologies and strategies, read the latest blog: What's Next in HIE Technology

Leveling the Playing Field: Statewide ADT Infrastructure as a Medicaid Equity Strategy

Don also presented alongside Alex Augustinos, Director of Statewide Programs, and our colleagues at PointClickCare to share more about SHIN-NY Statewide Encounter Alerts (SEAS) and its impact on New York State participants.

SEAS currently supports 13 million patients, with more than 1,700 health professionals across 271 organizations using the service.



Learn more about SHIN-NY SEAS, powered by HealtheConnections.

Supporting Our Shared Mission Across NYS

North Country Leadership Summit

Our partners at the Adirondack Health Institute and Fort Drum Regional Health Planning Organization hosted their annual Leadership Summit in September, bringing together top leaders to discuss priority issues affecting the health of their communities today.

Karen Gonyea, Associate Vice President of Customer Services, and Sarah Whitehouse, Population Health Analyst, had the opportunity to showcase how flexible access to data, population health tools, and emerging public health capabilities from HealtheConnections support rural health professionals.

Working on a Rural Community Health Integration project?

HealtheConnections can help support your efforts through data exchange and insights. Reach out to discuss your goals and explore how we can work together.

CHCANYS Annual Conference

Visit our team at the annual CHCANYS conference this week! We'll be there to talk about clinical care, workforce, data & technology, reimbursement and policy that impacts community health centers.

Azara Healthcare, CHCANYS, and HealtheConnections just announced our solution for better alerts for community health centers. Read the press release here.

Medical Societies and Healthcare Associations

We're proud to continue to support important events from our medical societies and associations across 40 counties of New York state.

Questions? Comments? Feedback? We want to hear from you!

Simply reply to this email or send a message to support@healtheconnections.org.