Forty-four providers have already signed on to the network, known as Connie.
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Connecticut’s health information exchange signs 25 providers
Yale New Haven Health and Hartford HealthCare are among the first group of participants.
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As pandemic wears on, Connecticut prepares to launch its long-awaited health information exchange
After more than a decade, Connecticut is poised to launch its health information exchange. Some worry it’s coming too late.
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Statewide health exchange must have critical mass, financial stability, report finds
The success of a statewide health information exchange will hinge on a critical mass of participants and plans for long-term financial sustainability, a report by the Connecticut Health Foundation has concluded.
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CT docs say health information exchange would help fight opioid epidemic
As Connecticut residents continue to die from opioid overdoses at an alarming rate, several doctors agree that being able to share health records electronically across the entire state would help fight the epidemic. But a system to accommodate that sharing remains elusive.
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Senate passes major health care bill, but fate in House uncertain
The state Senate Thursday night passed an expansive bill aimed at influencing the state’s fast-changing health care landscape, a measure driven largely by the Senate leaders’ concerns about large hospital systems gaining too much market power and driving up costs. But a key House Democrat said that’s unlikely to be the final version.
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Can the state build a better system to get your medical records to your doctors?
Chances are, if you’re a patient in Connecticut, your doctor enters your medical information into a laptop or tablet and sends your prescriptions to the pharmacy electronically. But if you end up in an emergency room, there’s a good chance your records will have to get there the old-fashioned way: by fax. Legislators are trying to change that, but not everyone agrees on what the state needs.