HealthInfoNet

Helps your caregivers provide you better, easier, safer care

HealthInfoNet is a secure computer system for doctors, hospitals and other caregivers to share information that can improve your care. HealthInfoNet combines your key medical information from separate caregivers to create a single electronic patient health record. This system helps participating caregivers quickly access the information they need to make more informed decisions about your care, especially in an emergency. Caregivers already share patient health records through fax, email, and mail when needed for your care. HealthInfoNet makes it easier, faster, and more secure.

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Includes important information about your health

• Your HealthInfoNet record (your "record") includes medicines (prescriptions), allergies, lab and test results, image reports, conditions, diagnoses, or health problems from your participating caregivers.*
• Your record includes your name, birth date, address, sex, phone number, and social security number (if provided to your caregiver) to make sure your health information is entered into the correct record.

* Certain mental health, substance abuse, and HIV related health information is not available in the system. For more information, contact HealthInfoNet or visit www.hinfonet.org.

Helps caregivers work together, make better decisions and reduce mistakes

Some of the benefits of HealthInfoNet may include better coordination between caregivers, fewer medical errors, improved patient safety, better patient health outcomes, fewer repeat tests and procedures, less paperwork, reduced health care costs, and faster reporting of public health threats to the Maine CDC.

Keeps records private and secure

• HealthInfoNet takes every precaution to keep your records private and secure. Information is encrypted and sent over a private network not connected to the Internet.
• Only caregivers see your information in the system, employers, insurance companies, and government can not. Information that identifies you won't be sold, and your name won't be added to any mailing list.
• The system keeps track of who views your record, what they look at and when. You can request a report of this information by filling out the form at www.hinfonet.org/audit or by calling 866-592-4352.
• Of course, no electronic system is completely secure and there is some risk of unauthorized access or misuse of information.

You can choose not to participate

• Participation is voluntary. If you feel the risks outweigh the benefits, you may choose not to participate ("optout"). Your choice to opt-out will not affect your ability to access medical care.
• If you opt-out, HealthInfoNet removes your health information from the system and keeps only your demographic information, such as your name and birth date, to make sure no health information is added.
• Fill out an opt-out form at your participating caregiver's office, complete it securely online at www.hinfonet.org/ optout, or call HealthInfoNet to opt-out by phone or mail.
• If you opt-out, you can later take action to participate again ("opt-in"). Your record will only include information from medical visits that happen after you opt-in. To optin, contact us, or go online to www.hinfonet.org/optin.