Health Information Exchange (HIE)

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.

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.

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!