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Title: Connecting Communities of Care via Health Information Exchange
Presenter: Jessica Brehmer, Business Development and Outreach Specialist, Health Information Exchange Authority (HIEA), NC Department of Information Technology

The North Carolina Health Information Exchange Authority (NC HIEA) oversees and administers North Carolina’s state-designated health information exchange, NC HealthConnex. NC HealthConnex is a secure, electronic network that facilitates conversations between authorized health care providers by allowing them to access and share health-related information. Through statewide connectivity and information sharing, NC HealthConnex will help to break down information silos between providers, achieve greater outcomes for patients, and create efficiencies in state-funded programs such as Medicaid and the State Health Plan. As many providers are aware, connection to NC HealthConnex is mandated for the provision of Medicaid and State-funded participation by various dates in the coming year. This includes all providers involved in a patient’s care (primary care, acute care, long-term care, specialists, behavioral health and more).

What’s more, NC HealthConnex is poised to support health care providers as they move to managed care and enter into value-based care contracts. Real time and accurate clinical data is a critical tool to providing appropriate care and closing information gaps across the care continuum. In this session, the speaker will present on the progress of achieving statewide connectivity, explain a new service offering called NC*Notify, and review how providers can meet state reporting requirements efficiently via NC HealthConnex.