Core Services
Converge Health Iowa focuses on advancing interoperability that drives measurable health outcomes across the state. Guided by Iowa’s priorities for behavioral health system redesign, whole-person care, and operational transparency, our services are designed to support the State’s vision of a modern, accountable, and connected health data ecosystem. From behavioral health and crisis coordination to public health reporting, rural access, and social care integration, we provide the data infrastructure and governance framework needed to improve care for all Iowans.
Health Information Exchange
Cloud-based infrastructure for collecting, normalizing, and exchanging clinical, public health, and social data using FHIR and HL7 standards.
Public Health & Medicaid Reporting
Electronic lab reporting, syndromic surveillance, case reporting, and registry connections—enhancing Iowa HHS’s visibility and response capabilities.
Provider Portal
Comprehensive patient records accessible through a modern web portal and FHIR APIs, supporting continuity of care and population health management.
Alerts & Notifications
Real-time Admission, Discharge, and Transfer (ADT) and other care alerts to improve care coordination, reduce readmissions, and support Medicaid member management.
Bed Availability & Resource Dashboards
Statewide dashboards for hospital and behavioral health capacity, enabling more efficient patient placement and emergency coordination.
Social Care Data Integration
Comprehensive patient records accessible through a modern web portal and FHIR APIs, supporting continuity of care and population health management.
Secure Messaging & Provider Engagement
Direct Secure Messaging and user-friendly onboarding tools that streamline communication, reduce reliance on fax, and improve provider participation.
Analytics & Insights
Built-in analytics and visualization tools that enable HHS and partners to measure network performance, population health outcomes, and program impact.
Data Governance & Consent Management
A configurable governance framework and unified consent model that ensure compliance with HIPAA, 42 CFR Part 2, and Iowa Code 135D—promoting both data sharing and privacy.
Connecting Data. Empowering Care.
Converge Health Iowa is a nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening the secure exchange of health information across Iowa. Formed to support the next generation of the Iowa Health Information Network (IHIN), our mission is to advance statewide interoperability that improves care coordination, public health readiness, and whole-person outcomes.
We bring together Iowa-based leadership, national technical expertise, and a transparent governance model to ensure that every hospital, clinic, public health department, and community organization can securely exchange and use data to support the health and well-being of Iowans.
Our Mission:
To securely connect health, public health, behavioral health, and social care data across Iowa—empowering care coordination, informed decision-making, and improved health outcomes for all Iowans.
Our Vision:
A trusted statewide health information network that empowers data-driven health improvement across every community in Iowa.
Susan Clark
Susan guides the Iowa HIE’s privacy, security, and interoperability strategy, ensuring compliance and trust across all data-exchange activities.
STRATEGIC INTEROPERABILITY ADVISOR
Kate Lunt
Kate shapes statewide communications and education initiatives that bring clarity, connection, and visibility to the Iowa HIE’s mission and impact.
COMMUNICATIONS & ENGAGEMENT DIRECTOR
Callie Standridge
Callie oversees the implementation and ongoing technical operations of the Iowa HIE, aligning people, process, and technology to deliver measurable results.
SENIOR PROJECT DIRECTOR
Laura Young
Laura leads Converge Health Iowa with a focus on transparency, collaboration, and sustainable statewide data-sharing that connects healthcare, behavioral health, and social care partners.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
John Ehrhart
As our resident Paramedicine expert, John connects emergency medical services and public-health data systems to strengthen Iowa’s readiness, response, and real-time insights.
INFORMATICS & EMS DIRECTOR
Micah Mosher
Micah leads local outreach and provider engagement efforts across Iowa, building trusted relationships that make health information exchange simple and valuable.
IOWA OUTREACH SPECIALIST
Kevin Stutting
Kevin supports providers across Iowa with hands-on technical guidance to ensure smooth, secure onboarding and reliable data exchange.
IOWA OUTREACH & TECHNICAL LIAISON
Robin Trush
Robin drives integration of behavioral health, crisis, and social-care data, helping communities use information to improve access and continuity of care.
SPECIALTY OUTREACH DIRECTOR
Our Team
Advancing Whole Person Care for Iowa
Converge Health Iowa is purpose built to help communities deliver whole person care. We connect healthcare, behavioral health, social care, EMS, and public health so the right information reaches the right hands at the right moment. Our model strengthens rural access, modernizes data sharing, and puts Iowa’s people at the center of every exchange.
Modern Technical Backbone
Supporting clinical, behavioral health, and social care information exchange enabling coordinated care across rural and frontier communities.
Improved Transitions
of Care
Enabling faster follow-up after hospital, ED or Crisis encounters through real-time event notifications
Integrating Behavioral Health & Social Care Data
Bridging clinical and non-clinical systems so that providers, CBOs, crisis programs, EMS, and hospitals can coordinate more effectively.
Whole-Person Data Exchange
Supporting social needs, risk indicators, referrals, bed availability, and cross-system care pathways.
Strengthened Public Health Modernization
Automates ELR, eCR, immunization, and registry workflows to support timely, accurate statewide surveillance.
Enhanced Stakeholder Engagement
Support for additional provider types and increasing the ease of use and measurable value to existing providers
Emergency Response and Crisis Care
Providing real-time bed availability (including behavioral health and crisis beds), EMS-to-hospital data exchange, and timely alerts that support emergency response and overdose prevention efforts.
Support for Medicaid
Improved data-sharing between providers, MCOs, and HHS, especially around high-risk, rural, and justice-involved populations. This includes follow-up tracking, care management, attribution, and quality reporting.
Support for Telehealth
Providing key clinical and social data to rural clinicians delivering remote care
Our Partners
Strong partnerships are essential to building a sustainable, connected health information ecosystem. Converge Health Iowa collaborates with industry-leading organizations that share our commitment to secure data exchange, interoperability, and better outcomes for Iowans. Together, we bring the technology, expertise, and innovation needed to make whole-person care possible across the state.
Orion Health provides the technical foundation for the Iowa HIE, delivering a proven, scalable interoperability platform trusted by state and regional exchanges worldwide. Their expertise in data integration, analytics, and secure exchange powers the statewide infrastructure that connects healthcare, behavioral health, and public health partners.
Bamboo Health supports Iowa’s statewide Bed Availability Dashboard through its OpenBeds platform, providing real-time visibility into behavioral health, crisis, and specialty-care capacity. This partnership enables providers, hospitals, and care coordinators to quickly identify open beds and connect patients to appropriate levels of care faster and more efficiently.
Converge Health, LLC provides strategic, operational, and interoperability expertise to Converge Health Iowa under a master services agreement. As a nationally recognized leader in health information exchange and data governance, Converge Health, LLC supports program operations, stakeholder engagement, and policy alignment. The firm’s last-mile approach helps Iowa extend data exchange beyond traditional healthcare, connecting behavioral health, social care, and community partners to drive measurable impact.