Vision

Our vision is for a healthier Iowa through the use and exchange of electronic health information to improve patient centered health care and population health. This initiative will produce a public good that will:

  • Improve quality of health care
  • Assure patient safety
  • Increase efficiency in health care delivery
  • Promote and protect the health of Iowans

 

Guiding Principles

  • Engage in a collaborative, public-private, multi-stakeholder effort
  • Create a sustainable health information exchange which makes information available when and where it is needed
  • Ensure the system incorporates provider priorities and appropriate user education
  • Instill confidence in consumers that their health care information is secure, private, and accessed appropriately
  • Build on smart practices and align with federal standards to ensure interoperability within and beyond the state

 

Get on the IHIN runway today!  Beginning in 2012, health care providers will be able to connect to the Iowa Health Information Network (IHIN).  Complete the IHIN Participation Interest Form!

Watch a brief overview of why electronic health records and a health information network are so important.