About Us

The Idaho Health Data Exchange, Inc., a 501(c)(6) non-profit corporation, was established to govern the development and implementation of a health information exchange in Idaho. We are governed by a Board of Directors which provides direction and oversight to our project. The Board includes representation from both the public and private sectors, including the health care delivery and financing systems, health care providers, Idaho Employer Coalition and consumers.

The IHDE came about as a result of the efforts of the Health Quality Planning Commission. The Health Quality Planning Commission was created by the 2006 Legislature. The Commission was charged with promoting improved quality of care and health outcomes through investment in health information technology.

Initial funding for the effort was appropriated by Idaho's Legislature and ongoing funding comes from participants in the Exchange.

Board Members
Senator Richard Compton, former Chair of the Senate Health & Welfare Committee, Coeur d'Alene
Dr. Julie Foote, Treasure Valley Endocrinology, Boise
Richard Armstrong, Director of the Department of Health & Welfare, Boise
Stephen Weeg, Executive Director of Health West, Pocatello
Casey Meza, CEO of Saint Mary's Hospitals and Clinics, Cottonwood and Orofino
Joe Morris, CEO of Kootenai Medical Center, Coeur d'Alene
Dr. Robert Polk, Saint Alphonsus Hospital, Boise
Ed Dahlberg, President and CEO of St. Luke's Health System, Boise
Scott Carrell, Idaho Power and Chair of the Employers Health Coalition of Idaho, Boise
Dr. John Eck, Center for Lifetime Health, Boise
Dr. Roger Hefflinger, Family Medicine Residency, Boise
Dr. Richard Rainey, President of Regence BlueShield of Idaho, Boise
Zelda Geyer-Sylvia, COO of Blue Cross of Idaho, Boise

Founding Participants

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