About Us
Through innovative technology solutions, collaborative partnerships, and a passion for using data to improve health, HealtheConnections connects providers, hospitals, community organizations, and more to power smarter healthcare decisions for tens of millions of patients.
HealtheConnections delivers unique health information exchange (HIE) services to a diverse, expansive network, enabling new opportunities to share, understand, and apply clinical data for better care delivery and to support public and population health priorities.
Our Mission
Through trusted collaboration with participants, stakeholders, and partners, we develop and deliver valued services, enabling improvements in health and healthcare delivery, resulting in healthier people, better care, and cost efficiencies.
Culture, Values, and Operating Philosophy
Our core values direct how we interact with partners, vendors, coworkers, and all members of the community. With these at the forefront, our network has continued to thrive and our team has become the best in the business.
Integrity
We do what we say and say what we mean. Honesty and transparency matter to us.
Collaboration
We're better together and know that diverse perspectives, skills, and experiences strengthen our work and team.
Service
We are proactive and attentive to the needs of our partners, community, and each other.
Commitment
We're proud of the impact we make. Our team is passionate about what we do and how we do it.
Excellence
We have high standards and clear purpose, which drive us to be the best.
Join Our Team
Board of Directors
Paul Kaye, MD
Board of Directors Chairperson
Executive VP, Practice Transformation
Sun River Health
Kathryn Anderson, MD, PhD
Commissioner of Health
Onondaga County
Marisa Barbieri
CEO/Founder
Competitive Solutions, Inc.
Eric Brosius
VP, Technology Services
Sun River Health
Frank Eder, MD
Executive President
UHS Medical Group
Shannon Flood, CPA
Partner
FustCharles
Matt Glidden, MD
Chief Quality Officer
Upstate University Hospital
Patricia Hale, MD, PhD, FACP, FHIMSS
Board of Directors Secretary
Consultant in Clinical Informatics
Kara Hines, DNP, RN, CHCIO
Associate VP of IT, Associate CIO
United Health Services
Felissa Koernig
CEO
Oneida Health
Seth Kronenberg, MD
Board of Directors Vice Chairperson
President & CEO
Crouse Hospital
Digant Nanavati, MD
Partner
FamilyCare Medical Group
Joseph R. Maldonado, MD, MSc, MBA
Physician
Mark Muthumbi
Commercial Market Leader
Regional President CNY/ST
Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
Amie Parikh
CEO
Hudson Valley Care Coalition
Ofrona Reid, MD
CEO
Syracuse Community Health
Martin Stallone, MD
Board of Directors Treasurer
EVP, Chief Healthcare Services Officer
Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
Judith Watson, RN, BSN, MPH
CEO
Westchester Community Health Center
Corey Zeigler
Chief Information Officer
Helio Health
Elizabeth Amato (Ex-Officio)
President & CEO
HealtheConnections
Partnerships & Certifications
HealtheConnections is a Qualified Entity of the State Health Information Network of New York (SHIN-NY), proudly working with our colleagues at the NYS Department of Health, New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC), and Regional Health Information Organizations (RHIOs) throughout the State to advance health information technology and public health agendas.
HealtheConnections is part of Civitas Networks for Health, a national collaborative comprised of member organizations using health information exchange, health data, and multi-stakeholder, cross-sector approaches to improving health.
HealtheConnections has satisfied HITRUST r2 Certification, a globally recognized information security, privacy and compliance gold standard. The HITRUST r2 certification demonstrates the highest level of information protection assurance for the myConnections provider portal, NextGen/Mirth health information exchange (HIE), and supporting infrastructure, with the regulatory requirements to support Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
HealtheConnections is active, properly registered and verified to accept federal contracts. The USFCR Verified Vendor seal identifies that our organization has met the high standards required of the SAM registration and was found to be complete and free of errors.
