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Get Connected
Certain health care providers who receive state funds (e.g., Medicaid, NC Health Choice, State Health Plan, etc.) for the provision of health care services must connect to NC HealthConnex per N.C. Session Law 2017-57 and N.C. Session Law 2019-23. A health care provider is considered “connected” when their clinical and demographic information, pertaining to services paid for by Medicaid and/or other state health care funds, are sent to NC HealthConnex daily.
Eliminate The Anxiety
Tangible Solutions is a North Carolina Health Information Exchange Authority approved connectivity provider for NC HealthConnex. This means you don’t have to figure out how to get connected by yourself. We have the connection in place already, so you just need to get your EMR system connected to our cloud. Don’t worry though, you won’t have to go it alone as we will work with you each step of the way. Additionally, as a company with 20 years of experience working with EMRs, we have the expertise and track record to get the job done right.
NC HealthConnex By The Numbers
- Over 60,000 providers with contributed records
- 7,100 plus health care facilities live submitting data, including 98 hospitals
- 52 million+ continuity of care documents (CCDs) exchanged
- 11 million+ unique patient lives
- 20+ border and intra-state HIEs connected
Features
Simplified connectivity to NC HealthConnex
Improve health care quality
Enhance patient safety
Improve health outcomes
Reduce overall health care costs
Fully managed connection
Proven track record
Rapid Deployment
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the HIE Act and Requirements For Connectivity?
As stated in Session Law 2019-23 (House Bill 70), providers of Medicaid services licensed to operate in the state, Physicians, Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners are required to connect to the North Carolina Health Information Exchange. This pertains to providers who render services to Medicaid beneficiaries and other State-funded health care program beneficiaries paid for by Medicaid or other State-funded health care funds. (Ie. NC Health Choice, State Health Plan, etc.)
Do I Really Have To Get Connected To NC Healthconnex?
As stated in Session Law 2019-23 (House Bill 70), providers of Medicaid services licensed to operate in the state, Physicians, Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners are required to connect to the North Carolina Health Information Exchange. This pertains to providers who render services to Medicaid beneficiaries and other State-funded health care program beneficiaries paid for by Medicaid or other State-funded health care funds. (Ie. NC Health Choice, State Health Plan, etc.)
What Are The Benefits Of Joining NC HealthConnex?
NC HealthConnex exists to improve health care quality, enhance patient safety, improve health outcomes and reduce overall health care costs by enabling health information to be readily available to health care providers and clinical staff across the state. It empowers providers with nearly real-time clinical information that links to colleagues across North Carolina and travels securely to their practices, ultimately helping to reduce medical errors and duplicate procedures.
How Do I Get Started?
NC HealthConnex exists to improve health care quality, enhance patient safety, improve health outcomes and reduce overall health care costs by enabling health information to be readily available to health care providers and clinical staff across the state. It empowers providers with nearly real-time clinical information that links to colleagues across North Carolina and travels securely to their practices, ultimately helping to reduce medical errors and duplicate procedures.
How Much Will This Cost?
NC HealthConnex exists to improve health care quality, enhance patient safety, improve health outcomes and reduce overall health care costs by enabling health information to be readily available to health care providers and clinical staff across the state. It empowers providers with nearly real-time clinical information that links to colleagues across North Carolina and travels securely to their practices, ultimately helping to reduce medical errors and duplicate procedures.
Are There Exemptions For Having To Connect to NC HealthConnex?
HB 70 (N.C. Session Law 2019-23) now exempts certain provider types from the mandatory requirement to connect and send data to the HIE Network, NC HealthConnex. The following provider types have the option to connect on a voluntary basis, however, they are no longer required:
- Community-based long-term services and supports providers, including personal care services, private duty nursing, home health and, hospice care providers.
- Intellectual and developmental disability services and supports providers, such as day supports and supported living providers.
- Community Alternatives Program waiver services (including CAP/DA, CAP/C, and Innovations) providers.
- Eye and vision services providers.
- Speech, language, and hearing services providers.
- Occupational and physical therapy providers.
Durable medical equipment providers. - Non-emergency medical transportation service providers.
- Ambulance (emergency medical transportation service) providers.
- Local education agencies and school-based health providers.
These providers must sign a Full Participation Agreement if they want to submit data to NC HealthConnex or if they simply want to access patient data in the clinical portal or utilize the suite of services. Submission Only Agreements do not include a Business Associate Agreement and therefore can only be signed by providers who are required to connect and submit data to NC HealthConnex.
The legislation provides for the Department of Health and Human Services to develop a process by which health care providers will be able to apply for a hardship extension until December 31, 2022, if implementing an EHR and connecting to NC HealthConnex would constitute undue hardship. This process will be communicated to health care providers in coordination with DHHS once it is defined.