Health Information Exchanges and Care Everywhere

Information shared through Care Everywhere may include:

• Allergies
• Clinic and hospital visits
• Diagnoses
• Immunizations
• Medications
• Test results

What is shared is standard across all patients and is overseen by a UW Medicine governance group.

Healthcare organizations who are part of the Care Everywhere network and are involved in your healthcare can access your information through Care Everywhere. 
You can find other providers who participate in Care Everywhere on the Care Everywhere Epic page.

Insurance providers do not have access to Care Everywhere.  Care Everywhere sharing is standardized across participating providers, making information available to any participating provider involved in the patient’s care, so vital records are accessible to future caregivers who are not yet known.

Care Everywhere is different than MyChart, which is a patient portal to access your healthcare information. Learn more about MyChart on the Manage Your Healthcare with MyChart page.

Participation in Care Everywhere gives providers outside of UW Medicine quick access to important clinical information to ensure that they have a more complete set of information about your health when providing care. It also gives UW Medicine providers the same benefit by providing access to your health information from other healthcare organizations, saving time and money. Without Care Everywhere, providers must request records and wait for them to arrive, often faxed, or in some other less secure format. This requires resources on both sides and takes longer for the information to get into the hands of your provider.

You may choose to opt out of Care Everywhere by filling out this form “UW Medicine Epic Care Everywhere Patient Opt-Out.” Opting out of Care Everywhere will not affect your access to healthcare services at UW Medicine. Opting out will prevent providers from viewing your medical records through Care Everywhere in situations that may affect your care, in particular when providers may benefit from quick access to your medical records. 
 
To opt out, send your completed form  “UW Medicine Epic Care Everywhere Patient Opt-Out” by choosing one of the following options:
 
Email: erhiccpi@uw.edu 
Fax: (206) 520-3195
Mail: 
Enterprise Records and Health Information Patient Identity
Box 354914
1959 N.E. Pacific St. 
Seattle, WA 98195

If you opt out of Care Everywhere, UW Medicine will continue to share your medical records by fax, mail or email if a provider requests access to your medical records to treat you in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

Learn more about requesting medical records through the release of information process on the Medical Records and Images page.

If you’ve opted out of Care Everywhere in the past and would like to opt back in, please complete this form “UW Medicine Epic Care Everywhere Patient Opt-In” and send us your completed form by choosing one of the following options: 
 
Email: erhiccpi@uw.edu 
Fax: (206) 520-3195
Mail: 
Enterprise Records and Health Information Patient Identity
Box 354914
1959 N.E. Pacific St. 
Seattle, WA 98195

Please direct questions by email to the Enterprise Records and Health Information Patient Identity team:
Email: erhiccpi@uw.edu

Notice of Privacy Practices: Joint Notice of Privacy Practices - UW Medicine Compliance

Epic Care Everywhere: Epic Care Everywhere Website