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
Staff Education & Training Resources
Overview of HealthInfoNet and Maine’s Health Information Exchange
Provides a comprehensive overview of HealthInfoNet and the statewide Health Information Exchange
Participant Internal Staff Communication Template
Assists participating organizations in communicating the objective and value of HealthInfoNet to staff
Registration Staff Script Template
Assists participating organizations’ staff in introducing HealthInfoNet to patients
Helpful Information for Implementing Patient Consent
Provides participating organizations with key recommendations for implementing patient consent
Consent Forms
HealthInfoNet General Medical Information Opt-Out Form 
Allows patients to opt-out of sharing their general medical information with HealthInfoNet
HealthInfoNet General Medical Information Opt-Back-In Form
Allows patients to share their general medical information with HealthInfoNet after previously opting-out
HealthInfoNet Sensitive Information Opt-In Form
Allows patients to opt-in to sharing their sensitive information with HealthInfoNet
HealthInfoNet Sensitive Information Opt-Out Form
Allows patients to opt-out of sharing their sensitive information with HealthInfoNet
Per Maine State law (22 MRSA 1711-C), the first time that a patient visits an HIE-participating organization, the patient must be notified that the organization participates in the HIE and offered a HealthInfoNet General Medical Information Opt-Out Form that gives users the option to opt-out of sharing their general medical information with HealthInfoNet and the statewide HIE.
HealthInfoNet’s consent forms (print versions only) are now available in French, Haitian Creole, Lingala, Portuguese, Somali, and Spanish languages.
Communication Resources
HealthInfoNet Overview Poster
Provides a high-level overview of HealthInfoNet and the statewide Health Information Exchange
HealthInfoNet Consent Choices Poster
Demonstrates patients’ choices for participating in the statewide Health Information Exchange
HealthInfoNet Provider Poster
Gives participating organizations' staff an overview of the statewide Health Information Exchange
HealthInfoNet Patient Poster
Gives patients/clients an overview of the statewide Health Information Exchange
Per Maine State law (22 MRSA 1711-C), the first time that a patient visits an HIE-participating organization, the patient must be notified that the organization participates in the HIE and offered a HealthInfoNet Overview Poster that presents more information about the HIE.
Legal Resources & References
HealthInfoNet References in Maine State Statutes
Provides an overview of the references to HealthInfoNet in Maine State statutes
22 MRSA §1711-C Confidentiality of health care information
PDF copy of statute references
5 MRSA §19203 Confidentiality of test and 34-B Section 1207 Confidentiality of information
PDF copy of statute references
Maine Medical Association Sample Notice of Privacy Practices
Sample Notice of Privacy Practices from Maine Medical Association for use by participating organizations
Continue Learning
Interested in learning more about HealthInfoNet’s Communication Package?
Check out our “101: Communication Package Overview” course on HealthInfoNet Academy.
Start learning: https://www.hinfonetacademy.org/courses/101-communication-package-overview
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 - Communication Package (2024).zip
HealthInfoNet’s Communication Package was last updated on May 6, 2024 to include the additional translated versions (Haitian Creole, Lingala, Portuguese) of the HIE’s consent forms, as well as translated versions of the HIE’s Overview Poster (French, Haitian Creole, Lingala, Portuguese, Somali, Spanish).
Note: In addition to the printable materials available in the .zip file, HealthInfoNet also offers online versions of its consent forms (in the English language only at this time).
These digital versions can be found at the following weblinks: