Recently, I realized that my medical records are available through not one, but three health information exchanges (HIEs), CTHealthlink, CONNIE and CareEverywhere.
I learned this by looking at the privacy disclosures on the website where I have received care. I then looked up the member organizations participating in each HIE. Most of the member organizations are acute care hospitals but some are mental health clinics.
I investigated a bit further to find that if I were referred for cancer treatment (as an example) and have a record available at a mental health clinic participating in that HIE, my records are available to my treating health c...
