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Participation in the HIE
The HIE is open to a broad range of organizations across Iowa's healthcare ecosystem: hospitals, health systems, federally qualified health centers, rural health clinics, independent practices, behavioral health and substance use disorder providers, payers, public health agencies, emergency medical services, and social care organizations.
Expanding participation to rural providers, behavioral health organizations, and social care partners is a core priority for us.
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Data Needed for Full Participation
Full participation requires submission of USCDI v3 data elements from your clinical systems, including ADT feeds, continuity of care documents (CCD), and other available data. Specific elements, formats, and timelines are defined during technical onboarding. If your organization is not yet in a position to submit a full dataset, we will document a phased approach that reflects your technical starting point.
Cost to Participate
Converge Health Iowa's participant fee structure is being finalized in coordination with Iowa HHS and informed by a statewide gap analysis. To reduce barriers to onboarding, many participating providers will have access to core HIE services at no cost for the foreseeable future. Details about fee offsets will be communicated in the coming weeks.
What a Health Information Exchange Enables
Better Clinical Decisions
Comprehensive patient history supports more informed, evidence-based clinical decisions.
Timely Patient Information
Clinicians access relevant patient data at the point of care, when it matters most.
Cross-Organization Coordination
Care teams across different organizations stay aligned on shared patients and care plans.
Reporting and Compliance
Supports public health reporting and fulfills regulatory requirements efficiently.
Reduced Redundancy
Shared data reduces duplicative lab orders, imaging, and procedures.
Onboarding Process
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Intro to the HIE
Agreement Execution
Connection Project Planning
Activation and Go-Live
Ongoing
Support
Connect with our team to discuss your organization's needs, confirm participating facilities, and identify the right services and data feeds for your workflows.
Select features and review and sign your Participation Agreement and Business Associate Agreement. Our team will guide you along the way.
Work with your dedicated project manager to identify your activation path, including interface connections, portal access, Direct Secure Messaging, or a combination, and build your implementation plan.
Complete configuration, credential setup, and testing for your specific services, then confirm readiness before your organization goes live on the HIE.
Access continuous technical and operational support from our team, with regular check-ins to ensure you're getting full value from the platform.
Why You Need the HIE even if you have Epic Care Everywhere and TEFCA
Different tools serve different interoperability needs.
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