Communication Package
Overview
HealthInfoNet’s Communication Package has been carefully designed to help inform and educate participating organizations’ staff and their patients about HealthInfoNet and the state of Maine's statewide Health Information Exchange (HIE). The Communication Package includes materials that provide a high-level overview of HealthInfoNet and its suite of services, articulate the value proposition and purpose of the HIE for providers and patients alike, and share most recent patient consent forms, staff talking points, and legal references for connected organizations to use in their internal intake procedures.
To download our Communication Package, scroll down to the bottom of this page to find a link to export a .zip file of its contents for offline use. For questions, contact our Clinical Education team via email at clinicaleducation@hinfonet.org.
Contents
Patient Resources
# | Document Title | Description | Intended Audience | Document Type |
1 | HIE Overview Poster | Provides a high-level overview of HealthInfoNet and Maine’s statewide Health Information Exchange. Important: Per 22 MRSA 1711-C, a health care provider participating in Maine’s statewide Health Information Exchange must, upon a patient’s first visit following the provider’s connection to the HIE, offer to the patient this overview poster that presents additional information about the HIE. | Patients, General Staff | |
2 | HIE Consent Choices Poster | Shares information about the choices, actions, and outcomes associated with patients’ decisions to share their health information with HealthInfoNet for inclusion in Maine’s statewide Health Information Exchange. | Patients | |
3 | HIE Opt-Out Consent Form | Gives patients the option to not share their general medical information with HealthInfoNet. Important: Per 22 MRSA 1711-C, a health care provider participating in Maine’s statewide Health Information Exchange must, upon a patient’s first visit following the provider’s connection to the HIE, offer to the patient this consent form. | Patients | |
4 | HIE Opt-Back-In Consent Form | Gives patients the option to share their general medical information with HealthInfoNet again after previously having chosen to opt-out of sharing their information. | Patients | |
5 | HIE Opt-In Consent Form | Gives patients the option to share their sensitive health information (i.e., mental health and/or HIV information) with HealthInfoNet. | Patients | |
6 | HIE Opt-Out Consent Form | Gives patients the option to not share their sensitive health information with HealthInfoNet after previously having chosen to opt-in to sharing their information. | Patients |
Notes:
The “HIE Overview Poster” is additionally available in the following languages: French (FR), Haitian Creole (HT), Lingala (LN), Portuguese (PT), Somali (SO), and Spanish (ES). These files can be found in the “Translations” sub-folder. The translated adaptations of this file use a prior version from what is provided as the current English language version.
Each of the consent forms are additionally available in the following languages: French (FR), Haitian Creole (HT), Lingala (LN), Portuguese (PT), Somali (SO), and Spanish (ES). These files can be found in the “Translations” sub-folder.
Each of the English language consent forms that are available as print versions are additionally available as digital versions online by visiting the following webpage: http://www.hinfonet.org/for-patients/
Staff Resources
# | Document Title | Description | Intended Audience | Document Type |
1 | About Maine’s Statewide | Provides a comprehensive overview of HealthInfoNet and Maine’s statewide Health Information Exchange. | Leadership, General Staff | |
2 | Participation Announcement | Assists participating organizations in communicating the objective and value of HealthInfoNet and Maine’s statewide Health Information Exchange to internal staff. | General Staff | Word |
3 | Patient Talking Points | Provides participating organizations’ intake staff with key patient talking points about their participating with HealthInfoNet and Maine’s statewide Health Information Exchange. | Intake Staff | Word |
4 | Recommendations for Implementing Patient Consent | Provides participating organizations with key recommendations for successfully implementing the patient consent requirements of Maine’s statewide Health Information Exchange within existing staff workflows. | General Staff | |
5 | HealthInfoNet References | Provides participating organizations with an understanding of HealthInfoNet’s obligations and duties as operator of Maine’s statewide Health Information Exchange according to State of Maine statues. | Leadership | |
6 | Maine Medical Association – Sample Notice of Privacy Practices | Shares sample Notice of Privacy Practices language from the Maine Medical Association for participating organizations to consider implementing. | Leadership |
Get Started
To get started reviewing and implementing HealthInfoNet’s Communication Package within your organization’s internal workflows, download the following .zip file to access each of the contents described in this document.
HealthInfoNet’s Communication Package was last updated on November 21, 2024. This new release includes updated branding, streamlined language, and the removal of prior artifacts considered redundant to other available materials.
Note: Each of the English language consent forms that are available as print versions in the Communication Package are additionally available as digital versions online by visiting the following hyperlinks:
Support Options
For questions or assistance, please contact HealthInfoNet’s Clinical Education team (clinicaleducation@hinfonet.org).