The Health Commerce System is a secure online communications system operated by the NYS Department of Health. It supports the exchange of routine and emergency statewide health information by local health departments and health facilities, providers and practitioners. Through this system, practitioners now order official prescription pads, subscribe to public health alerts through the Health Alert Network, and access registries along with other health information exchange applications that focus on preparedness, planning, communications, response and recovery. To access the HCS, please visit:
https://commerce.health.state.ny.us
Obtaining an HCS Account
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OBTAINING HCS ACCOUNT FOR LICENSED MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS |
OBTAINING HCS ACCOUNT FOR UNLICENSED MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS |
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*If no valid Photo ID is available, licensed medical professionals can still apply by using the existing process, which requires a signature and a notary.
For Unlicensed Professionals:
- Register for a Health Commerce System account through the New York State Department of Health
- Enroll your account on the HCS. This step must be done with the HCS Coordinator
Refer to this quick reference guide for assistance (Users can refer to Step A and Coordinators can refer to Step B)
Connect to HCS Applications & Training
Frequently Asked Questions
Health Commerce System Help Desk Contact and Login Portal
- HCS Help Desk at 1-866-529-1890 or email hinhpn@health.ny.gov
- Health Commerce System (HCS) Login
After you have access to HCS, we highly recommended taking the Health Commerce Training Institute (CTI) on-line Courses for Hospitals and Clinics
- CTI-100 - Intro to the Health Commerce System Portal (PDF)
- CTI-120 – Integrated Data Reporting in HERDS
- CTI-200 – Communications Directory Certification
- CTI-300 – Integrated Health Alerting and Notification System (IHANS) Training & Certification “Available for State and local Health Departments only”.
- CTI-502 – NYS Evacuation of Facilities in Disasters Systems (eFINDS)
Through the SUNY's School of Public Health, the Office of Health Emergency Preparedness produces a monthly e-newsletter called "Aware Prepare Update" that lists an assortment of professional development training e-courses to educate, guide and connect your staff/facility to your health community. The newsletter is posted regularly on the main page of the Health Commerce System. Or, to be included in the mailing list to receive the e-newsletter, email edlearn@health.ny.gov. These trainings may be provided in one or more of the following formats, including: live webcasts, webinars and in-person training; archived webcasts, webinars and on-demand eLearning. The e-courses listed above are highly recommended to fully understand how to use the Health Commerce System and can be accessed via the web-based tool "New York Learns Public Health" designed to facilitate the registration and tracking of learners in competency-based courses for staff in State, local and public health and allied health agencies throughout New York. To register and search for a course, log into the "New York Learns Public Health" Learning Management System at: NYSlearnsph.com
If you're a Hospital, Clinic or Nursing Home, and have taken the on-line training "CTI-100 - Introduction to Health Commerce System Portal" above, please add the following important applications to "My Applications" on your main page of the HCS. Go to "All Applications listed in the tab "My Content" drop-down menu on the main page of HCS:
- Electronic Plan of Correction (ePOC) is a mandatory HCS application/process to electronically respond to a Statement of Deficiency (SOD). This application can be added to your "My Applications".
- New York Patient Occurrence Reporting Tracking System (NYPORTS) is a mandatory adverse event reporting system established pursuant to Public Health Law §2805-l and Title 10 New York Code, Rules and Regulations §405.8 and 751.10.
Once you have access to the ePOC and NYPORTS applications above, the following is instructions on how to assign roles in Health Commerce System:
How to locate Dear Administrator/Dear CEO (DALs) on HCS and the DOH public website:
- Instructions (PDF)