CareConnect

Electronic Health Iinformation Exchange (HIE) is the exchange of electronic data between data providers and authorized users. It enables clinicians, nurses, pharmacists and other health care providers to access a patient’s vital medical information when appropriate. The HIE is therefore a hub through which information flows from one authorised user to another.

Responsible health data sharing, now more than ever, is a fundamental cornerstone of effective healthcare. We believe that sharing health data not only saves lives but also leads to significantly improved care. By streamlining the exchange of critical medical information, the CareConnect HIE enables healthcare professionals to access complete and up-to-date electronic patient health records, empowering them to to make better-informed decisions about your healthcare needs. As a result, patients can experience a higher standard of care, reduced likelihood of medical errors, and a more personalised approach to their health, ultimately contributing to a healthier society.

Information privacy and confidentiality

How does HIE help me?

  • The CareConnect HIE lets your doctors and other health professionals have access to a complete view of your health records when treating you, enabling better care and better outcomes.
  • A single, unified, electronic health record allows for better care coordination between the health professionals who are responsible for your care and treatment.
  • Instant access to key information assists health professionals make crucial decisions quickly and to provide the best possible care.
  • Health information exchange can mean the difference between life and death in an emergency or when travelling, as your treating doctor can access critical, up-to-date health information wherever you are, in real time, on any device.
  • When you are admitted to hospital, admissions personnel can access all necessary administrative details via the CareConnect HIE, reducing paperwork and minimising anxiety during what can be a stressful time for you and your loved ones.
  • Should your contact details change, updating them once via the CareConnect HIE eliminates the risk of those treating you from having your outdated information.
  • The CareConnect HIE will assist in reducing duplicate and unnecessary testing, thereby helping to reduce your healthcare costs.
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Electronic Health Iinformation Exchange (HIE) is the exchange brochure

Why should I consent?

Health Information Exchange (HIE) is the process of sharing electronic health information between healthcare providers and organizations to improve patient care. Giving consent for HIE can have several benefits, including:
  • Improved Coordination of Care: HIE can allow healthcare providers to access a patient's complete medical history, regardless of where they received care. This can lead to more informed treatment decisions and improved coordination of care among providers.
  • Time-Saving: HIE can save time for healthcare providers by reducing the need for redundant testing and data entry. It also allows providers to quickly access patient information, which can help them make faster and more accurate diagnoses.
  • Better Patient Outcomes: HIE can improve patient outcomes by reducing medical errors, improving care quality, and preventing unnecessary procedures or treatments.
  • Increased Patient Engagement: HIE can enable patients to be more engaged in their care by giving them access to their own health information. This can help patients better understand their health status and make more informed decisions about their care.
  • Cost Savings: HIE can lead to cost savings for patients and healthcare organizations by reducing the need for redundant testing and procedures, as well as by improving care coordination and outcomes.

How secure is my information?

Confidentiality and security of information are paramount to the CareConnect HIE and have been built into the system’s architecture. To ensure that information remains safe and secure, CareConnect complies with the most stringent local and, where applicable, international laws governing privacy of information.

Frequently Asked Questions

Now, more than ever, responsible sharing of health data is an essential building block of effective healthcare. The sharing of data has the potential to enhance healthcare outcomes and can have a positive impact on every aspect of the healthcare community. Effective sharing of data results in safer. more streamlined and well-coordinated patient care,
The CareConnect Health Information Exchange (HIE) provides a hub through which consented patient clinical information and demographic information is exchanged between various health information systems to improve the patient’s healthcare journey.

The CareConnect enables clinicians to access a patient’s up to date electronic health record in the interest of reducing treatment time delays, improving health outcomes, improving patient care coordination and reducing healthcare costs through, for example, eliminating unnecessary duplicate tests.
CareConnect HIE will provide important benefits for patients. These include:

  • Health service providers will have access to critical clinical information when they need it, to provide the best possible care to you, the patient.
  • The CareConnect HIE enables real time communication between health service providers, health facilities and medical schemes in the interest of your safety and improved health outcomes.
  • Due to the fragmented nature of the healthcare system, the CareConnect HIE will enable improved care coordination between your various healthcare providers.
  • The CareConnect HIE will assist in reducing duplicate and unnecessary testing, thereby helping to reduce healthcare costs.
  • The CareConnect HIE will reduce the number of forms that you have to fill out and the numerous paper-based processes at healthcare facilities and clinicians’ rooms.
  • Clinical information
  • Medical scheme information
  • Demographic information
CareConnect HIE enables the exchange of information between those who are authorised to share and view it.

By providing your consent to share your personal and clinical information, you will allow healthcare providers, who are participants in the CareConnect HIE, to be able to work together more efficiently to provide you with the care that you need. CareConnect may only facilitate the sharing and accessing of your personal information through the HIE if you have provided valid consent to the healthcare organisations participating in the HIE to do so.

Without your consent, your information will not be shared or accessible to those healthcare providers who treat you. To ensure that you have real control over your personal information and choice in how it will be used, you may choose to withdraw your consent at any time such that your information will no longer be shared.
The CareConnect HIE facilitates the exchange of information between medical schemes, clinicians and hospitals. Access to patient information depends on the role of the user. For example, an administrative person will not be permitted to access your clinical information but will only have access to your demographic information, while a clinicians and others treating you will be granted permission to access your clinical information.
Information security and confidentiality of information are of utmost importance to CareConnect. As such, we comply with all applicable laws governing the processing of personal information; the protection of personal information; patient / member consent; and data protection.

Laws which have informed CareConnect’s compliance to the security and protection of information include; the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA); the Medical Schemes Act (MSA); the National Health Act (NHA); and, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of the European Union.
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