Joint Notice of Privacy Practices

Your Information. Your Rights. Our Responsibilities.

This notice describes how medical information about you may be used and disclosed and how you can get access to this information. Please review it carefully.

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Health Information Exchange

Hartford HealthCare Member Organizations currently participate in health information exchanges (HIE’s), which ultimately help enhance the quality of your care.

The goal of the HIE’s is to help participating physicians and providers give better, more efficient care to their patients by the sharing of health information across secure systems. This means that wherever a patient goes, the patient’s health information may be available to all doctors who use the HIE’s, which helps to provide safer, more coordinated patient care.

You may opt out of the Health Information Exchange by doing one of the following:

1. We have chosen to participate in the statewide health information exchange, Connie. As permitted by law, your health information will be shared with this exchange in order to provide faster access, better coordination of care and assist providers and public health officials in making more informed decisions. You may opt-out and disable access to your health information available through Connie by calling 1.866.987.5514 or completing and submitting an Opt-Out form to Connie by mail, fax, or through their website at www.conniect.org. Public health reporting and Controlled Dangerous Substances information, as part of the Connecticut Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP), will still be available to providers.
2. We also participate in CTHealthLink, another secure, electronic HIE. If you do not want your health information shared and used through CTHealthLink, please go to the following website CTHealthLink - Patient Opt-Out and complete and submit the opt-out form.
3. Care Everywhere is a part of Hartford HealthCare’s Electronic Health Record (EHR). It has exchange capability with organizations and providers who participate. As permitted by law, your health information will be shared with other providers and organizations across the country. You may opt-out and disable access to your health information available through Care Everywhere by calling the Hartford HealthCare Office of Compliance and Integrity at 860.972.1573.

This Joint Notice of Privacy Practices applies to Hartford HealthCare Member Organizations

The following covered entities and their respective medical staff are part of an Organized Health Care Arrangement (OHCA). If you have a question about this Notice, would like to exercise your privacy rights, or if you feel that your privacy rights have been violated, you may contact the Privacy Officer by email at Privacy@hhchealth.org or call 1.855.442.6241.