Easy, secure data sharing to help you get the care you need
Patients rely on fast, high-quality care from their healthcare providers. Exchanging health information helps by allowing patients and their active healthcare providers to easily access and securely share medical information electronically. This voluntary sharing of information is done using a Health Information Exchange, or HIE.
Did you know that CT has its own HIE, Connie? Connie allows doctors, hospitals, and other providers to easily communicate healthcare information. Get to know Connie, including how to connect and FAQs.
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Learn more about the mission and vision that drive Connecticut’s Health Information Exchange, Connie.
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Learn more about our web-based access point to all of Connie’s tools for participating organizations.
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Connie University has everything you need as a Connie user, including training materials, videos, newsletters, webinars, and more.
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Find answers to all your most pressing questions about Connie.
Health information for patients
How does Connie serve CT patients?
Health Information Exchanges like Connie let healthcare providers share information securely between doctors’ offices, hospitals, labs, radiology centers, and other healthcare organizations.
By using Connie, healthcare providers get a more complete view of your medical history. This makes your health visits safer, quicker, and more effective.
Connie can also lower costs by letting doctors view previous tests and labs to prevent unnecessary repetition.
In emergency situations, providers can use Connie to check for prior conditions that could affect your treatment.
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Discover how Connie uses advanced security measures to keep your confidential medical data safe.
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Get to know the services Connie provides to help patients advocate for their own healthcare and health outcomes.
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Learn more about what to do, and what happens next, if you decide not to share your health information using Connie.
HIE resources for providers and health organizations
Access patients’ most up-to-date health data
Connecticut’s HIE helps healthcare organizations better serve patients. Through Connie, providers can:
- Share clinical information and coordinate care
- Reduce preventable costs from readmissions, duplicate testing, and errors
- Support public health, reporting, research, analytics, and standards
- Give patients access to their own health information
All licensed healthcare providers in CT are required to connect to Connie. Get started today!
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Review a list of all the Connecticut provider organizations currently connected to Connie and what they’re sharing.
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Review a list of all EMRs and EHRs that are currently working with Connie to connect.
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Learn how to use the basic functions of the Connie portal with step-by-step instructions.
Frequently asked questions about Connie
Opt out of Connie
- Can patients opt out of sharing only certain records, such as mental health? Can they ask for it to be shared for a certain time to specific providers?
- What happens when a patient opts-out of having their data shared through Connie?
- What if a patient wants to opt-out of having their information shared with Connie?
Privacy and data sharing
- How does Connie protect health data privacy?
- What are examples of patient data that behavioral health providers should and should not share with Connie?
- Who can see the patient/client information in Connie?
- How is the data in Connie shared for research purposes?
- What specific data and information will be included in the mental health records submitted to Connie?
Disclaimer: FAQs are provided for informational purposes only. They are subject to change and information contained in them may differ from any formal regulations promulgated by OHS, or any policies and procedures approved by the agency. The information provided should not be relied on as legal guidance.
