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Mass HIway

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In 2012, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts launched the Mass HIway, the statewide Health Information Exchanges (HIE). This publicly supported HIE enables the secure electronic transfer of clinical and other patient data among organizations, including hospitals, doctors' offices, pharmacies, labs, skilled nursing facilities, and other healthcare entities.

The HIway is a Direct Messaging platform. Direct Messaging is a way to securely exchange information between healthcare entities. Direct Messaging allows providers on different EHRs to communicate with each other. If one or both sides don’t have an EHR, providers can use the HIway’s secure Webmail portal for Direct Messaging.

HIway 2.0

In 2018, the Mass HIway released HIway 2.0, which is based on the Orion Health's Communicate platform. HIway 2.0 significantly improved HIE capabilities, as it aligned the HIway with modern interoperability standards, simplified the connection process, and improved the user experience. Review the features in the graphic shown below.

HIway 2.0 Feature Benefits

Goals of the Mass HIway

The Mass HIway is operated by EOHHS. The HIway is financed through a state-federal partnership with the Center of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). MeHI's role is to encourage and support the adoption of the Mass HIway and more general health information exchange across Massachusetts.

Implementation of the Mass HIway is a critical component of enabling the state’s health care community to: 

  • Positively influence care coordination and delivery due to improved access to information
  • Reduce administrative costs throughout the delivery system
  • Improve public health reporting and analytics
  • Enhance patient care communication among providers
  • Increase patient engagement with providers on care plans

Mass HIway Website

To access the Mass HIway website, click here, or click on the links included below to review specific content on the Mass HIway website.

Links to Mass HIway Services

For information on the available HIway Services, click here. These services include: 
     HIway Direct Messaging
     HIway Account Management Support
     Public Health Reporting
     Statewide ENS Framework

Links to Mass HIway Resources

To access the available HIway and HIE Resources, click here. These resources include:
     Provider Directory 2.0
     Trading Partner Directory
     HIway Connections Map
     HIway Webmail Tutorial
     HIE Spotlight Stories
     HIE Use Case Toolkit
     Query HIE Toolkit

Other Useful Links

To review the HIway regulations and attestation requirements, resources, and forms, click here.

To review on demand webinars related to the Mass HIway services and regulations, click here. 

To enroll in the Mass HIway or to subscribe to the HIway Newsletter, click here.

For more information, contact the Mass HIway at

1-855-MA-HIway (Options: 1 = Enrollment, 2 = Support, 3 = Information)

For general inquiries: masshiway@state.ma.us

For technical support: masshiwaysupport@state.ma.us

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