Michigan Health Information Network Shared Services

What Michigan Health Information Network Shared Services does

Michigan Health Information Network Shared Services (MiHIN), founded in 2010 and headquartered in East Lansing, Michigan, is the state's designated non-profit, statewide health information exchange (HIE) entity, operating from offices at 120 N. Washington Square, Suite 316, Lansing. It functions as a neutral, agnostic intermediary providing shared digital infrastructure that legally, technically, and securely routes patient health information among Michigan's doctors, clinics, federally qualified health centers, hospitals, pharmacies, health insurance providers, and public health agencies. The organization serves four primary participant segments: care providers/hospitals/health systems, health plans, governmental agencies (including MDHHS), and ultimately Michigan residents as consumers of care. With a headcount in the 101-250 range, MiHIN operates as statewide critical healthcare infrastructure rather than a traditional software vendor.

MiHIN's product portfolio centers on four core products: MIGateway (a web-based portal consolidating longitudinal patient records, transitions of care, ADT notifications, and provider results), Direct Secure Messaging (a secure replacement for fax), InterOp Station (a FHIR-based developer integration portal for third-party apps), and MiHIN Referrals (electronic care-coordination referrals, powered by partner Holon Solutions). Underpinning these are foundational network services — Active Care Relationship Service (ACRS), Common Key Service (CKS) for patient identity resolution, and a statewide Health Directory — plus an extensive use-case catalog spanning ADT notifications, statewide lab orders/results, longitudinal health records, electronic case reporting, immunization history and forecast, syndromic surveillance, newborn screening, blood lead reporting, Quality Measure Information (QMI), Electronic Consent Management, statewide telehealth, Social Determinants of Health exchange, and Medication Management Interoperability. The technology stack is built on FHIR-based interoperability standards with HL7 and C-CDA support, transitioning to an Integrated Technology Platform (ITP) featuring event-driven real-time data exchange and clinical data up-cycling, hosted on AWS cloud infrastructure.

Revenue is generated primarily through recurring network participation fees paid by healthcare organizations connecting to the exchange, supplemented by what is likely state and grant funding consistent with its non-profit status. MiHIN pursues an enterprise field-sales go-to-market, directly onboarding hospitals, health systems, clinics, providers, health plans, and government agencies onto the network. The commercial moat is anchored in its statutory designation as Michigan's statewide HIE, a strong network effect as more participants increase the value of aggregated longitudinal records, and a robust data asset spanning all care settings in the state. Marketing and participant education are driven through webinars (The Download, Bits & Bytes), a monthly newsletter (The Interface), LinkedIn, industry collaboratives, and thought-leadership convenings. Public recognition includes the inaugural AWS State and Local Government Champion award in August 2023.

Name

Michigan Health Information Network Shared Services

Legal name

Michigan Health Information Network Shared Services

Website

https://mihin.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Michigan's designated non-profit statewide health information exchange network, connecting hospitals, providers, health plans, and government agencies through FHIR-based shared digital infrastructure for clinical, public health, and quality data exchange.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Health Information Exchange

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518)

akta.pro primary industry

HIE Platforms & Network Services (Community/Regional/National) (HLACABAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Health Information Exchange & Public Health Data Integration (HLAJAJAD), Public Health & Immunization Data Exchange (ELR, case reporting, registry reporting) (HLACABAL), Terminology Services & Semantic Interoperability (SNOMED/LOINC/RxNorm mapping) (HLACABAJ)

Keywords

• Health information exchange
• Clinical data interoperability
• Healthcare data sharing
• Health IT infrastructure
• Patient health records

Headquarters

HQ city

East Lansing

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Network Participation Fees: Healthcare organizations (hospitals, clinics, providers, health plans) pay fees to connect and participate in the statewide HIE network, enabling health information exchange services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

MiHIN operates as Michigan's designated statewide health information exchange (HIE) network, providing shared digital infrastructure that connects hospitals, clinics, providers, health plans, and government agencies to securely exchange clinical data. It offers core products including MIGateway (longitudinal record portal), Direct Secure Messaging, InterOp Station (FHIR developer platform), and MiHIN Referrals, alongside data exchange solutions covering ADT notifications, lab orders/results, public health reporting, and quality measure information.

Product overview

MiHIN operates as Michigan's statewide health information exchange (HIE) network, offering a portfolio of data exchange solutions organized around four primary products: MIGateway® (the main user portal for accessing network data), Direct Secure Messaging (secure provider-to-provider communication), InterOp Station (FHIR-based developer integration platform), and MiHIN Referrals (electronic referrals management). Supporting these core products are numerous data exchange solutions spanning care coordination (ADT notifications, longitudinal records, statewide telehealth), public health reporting (immunizations, disease surveillance, electronic case reporting), network infrastructure (Active Care Relationship Service, Common Key Service, Health Directory), results delivery (labs, radiology, transcribed documents), and quality measure information. The portfolio is architected as a shared digital infrastructure designed to provide statewide connectivity between all entities responsible for patient health and wellness.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MIGateway

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered notable and supporting.

• Amazon Web Services (AWS)notableTechnology or Integration · 8 August 2023MiHIN utilizes AWS cloud services to power its health information exchange infrastructure. The organization was recognized as an inaugural AWS State and Local Government Champion in August 2023 for innovative use of cloud technology to advance healthcare information exchange and improve health outcomes for Michigan residents.
• Holon SolutionssupportingTechnology or IntegrationHolon Solutions provides the technology platform for MiHIN Referrals, a data exchange solution enabling care coordination referrals between healthcare providers across the MiHIN network. Reference documents and user guides for MiHIN Referrals are hosted on Holon's platform.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Health Current: Arizona's statewide health information exchange operating under a similar non-profit, state-designated model. Health Current is directly comparable to MiHIN as a single-state HIE providing ADT notifications, longitudinal records, and public health reporting on a participation-fee basis.
• Healthix: One of the largest public HIEs in the U.S., serving the New York metro region. Healthix is comparable to MiHIN in operating a large-scale non-profit HIE network with longitudinal records, ADT alerts, and analytics services for providers, plans, and government agencies.
• Indiana Health Information Exchange (IHIE): Indiana's statewide non-profit HIE providing clinical data exchange, results delivery, and population health analytics. IHIE mirrors MiHIN's model of a state-designated non-profit HIE with FHIR-based services and broad provider participation.
• CORHIO: Colorado's Regional Health Information Exchange Organization operating as a non-profit HIE serving providers, hospitals, and public health agencies. CORHIO is comparable to MiHIN in offering ADT alerts, longitudinal records, and quality measure exchange on a participation-fee model.

Direct peers

• Velatura HIE Corporation: A non-profit HIE services company that provides shared services and technology platforms to multiple state HIEs, including those affiliated with Michigan's ecosystem. Velatura is directly comparable to MiHIN in offering HIE infrastructure, identity services, and interoperability tooling to statewide networks.

Broad incumbents

• CommonWell Health Alliance: A nationwide non-profit interoperability network founded by major EHR vendors, providing person-centric record locator and exchange services across participating providers. CommonWell is comparable to MiHIN as an interoperability network layer, though it operates nationally and through vendor partnerships rather than state designation.
• Carequality: A national interoperability framework enabling query-based health information exchange across a broad network of EHR vendors, HIEs, and other data sharing networks. Carequality is comparable to MiHIN in providing cross-organization data exchange, but at a national scale as a governance framework rather than a state-designated HIE.
• Intersystems HealthShare: A long-established interoperability and health information exchange platform from a major health IT vendor, widely used by state and regional HIEs for clinical data aggregation, record locator services, and FHIR-based exchange. HealthShare is comparable to MiHIN as underlying technology for many HIE networks, including potentially competing with MiHIN's ITP platform.

Emerging players

• Health Gorilla: A for-profit interoperability platform offering FHIR-based clinical data exchange, lab ordering, and electronic case reporting (eCR) to HIEs, providers, and public health agencies. Health Gorilla is comparable to MiHIN in offering FHIR interoperability and eCR capabilities, but operates commercially and at a national scale.
• 1upHealth: A FHIR-native health data platform enabling bulk data exchange, quality reporting, and EHR integration for providers, payers, and HIEs. 1upHealth is comparable to MiHIN's ITP modernization direction in delivering FHIR-based interoperability and quality measure data exchange.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/michigan-health-information-network-shared-services

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Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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