Resources and Past Publications
HITE-CT Executive Summary Report In 2010, the Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) entered into a Cooperative Agreement with the Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), to create and implement a State Health Information Exchange (HIE). DPH received an award of $7.3 million to initiate and sustain HIE activities in the state of Connecticut. The Health Information Technology Exchange of Connecticut (HITE-CT), a quasi-public agency, was created by Public Act 10-117, "An Act Concerning Revisions to Public Health Related Statutes and the Establishment of the Health Information Technology Exchange of Connecticut," Sec. 82-90,96 (codified at CGS §19a-750(c)(1)), by the 2010 Connecticut General Assembly and Governor Rell. HITE-CT received $4.3 million over the course of three years to create and implement an HIE infrastructure and facilitate exchange activities in the state. Additionally, DPH contracted with the University of Connecticut Health Center (UCHC) to evaluate the ongoing development and implementation of Connecticut’s Health Information Exchange (CT-HIE). |
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HITE-CT Physician Survey Report |
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HITE-CT Consumer Survey Report This report summarizes the 629 responses received between 8/10/2011- 12/20/2013 in response to a telephone survey of Connecticut residents’ perspectives on HIT and HIE as a way to assess their awareness of and readiness for these technologies, to learn how best to engage consumers in the state’s efforts to develop an HIE, and to develop strategies to support consumers’ HIT adoption. The estimates of Connecticut consumers’ perspectives on HIT and HIE that we describe in this study offer meaningful information to state policy makers and stakeholders as they engage in strategic planning for these technologies, and will help to ensure that the HITECH Act’s overarching goal of facilitating the availability of health information in support of a connected and seamless health care delivery system with improved treatment outcomes is achieved. |
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HITE-CT Pharmacy Survey Report This report summarizes the results of 2011 (N=73) and 2013 (N=216) statewide surveys administered to licensed pharmacies in Connecticut to measure e-prescribing adoption rates among community pharmacies, gather pharmacists’ opinions regarding the impact and value of e-prescribing, and gauge awareness of activity surrounding CT-HIE. This report does demonstrate that e-prescribing activities have increased from 2011 to 2013 among pharmacies and prescribers. Most pharmacies (96%) of the pharmacies surveyed are enabled for processing e-prescriptions and 62% of the prescribers are e-prescribing. Independent pharmacies were more likely than chain/franchise pharmacies to indicate prescription transaction fees, low prescriber activity and maintenance costs as barriers to implementing e-prescribing. |
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HITE-CT Laboratory Survey Report This report summarizes the results of 2011-12 (N=58) and 2013 (N=34) statewide surveys administered to licensed laboratories in Connecticut that were classified as hospital-based or independent laboratories by the Centers for Disease Control. These 92 surveys represent 66 unique labs. The goal of the survey was to measure the extent of lab interoperability, measured by the percent of labs sending electronic lab results to providers in a structured format and the adoption of LOINC terminology. This report demonstrates that 77% of the Connecticut’s hospitals are sharing lab results electronically which is higher than the national average of 56%. |
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HITE-CT Stakeholder Report This report summarizes data collected from the various stakeholders involved with the initial advisory committee, the HITE-CT board of directors, and external professionals with expertise in the HIT field. Data collection methods included online surveys, freelisting exercises, one-on-one stakeholder interviews and content analysis from HITE-CT board of director meeting transcripts and meeting minutes. This report reflects qualitative and descriptive quantitative analyses of the time frame from October 2010–January 2014. This report summarizes the activities and path that HITE-CT took in its creation in January 2011, to create and implement an HIE. This report provides insight into the working of the Board of Directors and the various committees that were created to operationalize their charge. |