KONZA National Network

What KONZA National Network does

KONZA Health (legal entity Kansas Health Information Network, Inc.) is a nonprofit health information exchange founded in 2010 as the Kansas Health Information Network and rebranded in 2025 under the KONZA Health identity. The organization operates a national clinical data interoperability platform serving hospitals, health systems, primary care and specialty practices, behavioral health facilities, payers, ACOs, and public health agencies across 10 states through direct enterprise sales and a channel partner network of State Medical Societies and Independent Physician Associations.

The core platform delivers bidirectional clinical data exchange through Gateway and Gateway Plus access tools, with HL7 v2 interfaces, CCD exchange, FHIR-based infrastructure, Direct Secure Messaging, and query-based connectivity spanning eHealth Exchange, Carequality, and the TEFCA QHIN network. KONZA Health is one of the first five Designated QHINs under TEFCA (December 2023) and a CMS Aligned Network (April 2026). Add-on modules include RapidAlerts for real-time ADT notifications, NCQA Data Aggregator Validation accreditation, HQ Insights analytics, Birth Connect for maternal-infant alerts, and Quality Measure Optimizer Elite — a digital quality measurement solution co-developed with The SSI Group offering 23 NCQA-accredited digital measures. The platform has reached 13M+ unique patients, 10,000+ providers, 408+ validated data streams, and a 94%+ NCQA DAV quality threshold success rate.

KONZA Health generates revenue through subscription and implementation fees for HIE access, gateway connectivity, QHIN connectivity, and add-on modules. Pricing is quote-based and bundled by scope, data sources, and support needs under multi-year contracts. The organization maintains HITRUST r2, DirectTrust HIE, MARS-e, EHNAC, NCQA DAV, and CMS Aligned Network accreditations and is governed by a board including the Kansas Hospital Association, Kansas Medical Society, and Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Kansas.

Name

KONZA National Network

Legal name

Kansas Health Information Network, Inc.

Website

https://konza.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

KONZA Health is a nonprofit health information exchange operating a national interoperability platform connecting 10,000+ providers and 13M+ patients across 10 states, serving hospitals, payers, and public health agencies with HIE, QHIN, and analytics services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Health Information Exchange Services

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Interoperability Standards, Profiles & Implementation (HL7/FHIR/IHE) (HLACABAA), Patient-Mediated Exchange & Personal Health Data Access (Blue Button, SMART on FHIR) (HLACABAN), EHR/EMR Integration & Interoperability Middleware (HL7/FHIR) (HLALAKAD)

Keywords

• Health information exchange
• Clinical data interoperability
• Qualified health information network
• Digital quality measurement
• Healthcare data analytics

Headquarters

HQ city

Topeka

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. HIE Subscription and Services: KONZA Health operates as a subscription-based HIE services provider. Healthcare organizations (hospitals, practices, health systems, payers) pay subscription and implementation fees for access to the KONZA Health network, Gateway/Gateway Plus platform, RapidAlerts, HQ Insights analytics, DAV accreditation, and QHIN connectivity. Subscription costs vary based on scope, data sources, and support needs. New QHIN onboarding has no additional cost beyond normal subscription and implementation fees.
2. QHIN Connectivity Fees: Organizations already connected to KONZA Health can add QHIN connectivity for seamless national data exchange under TEFCA. There are no costs to join the KONZA Health QHIN outside of normal subscription and implementation fees, suggesting QHIN access is bundled into existing subscriptions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

KONZA National Network (operating as KONZA Health) operates a national health information exchange (HIE) and interoperability platform that aggregates clinical data from disparate EHRs, HIEs, and clinical systems into unified longitudinal patient records. The company sells subscription-based access to its Gateway/Gateway Plus portal, QHIN connectivity under TEFCA, real-time alerting (RapidAlerts), analytics (HQ Insights), and digital quality measurement (Quality Measure Optimizer Elite) to hospitals, health systems, payers, providers, and public health agencies.

Product overview

KONZA Health operates as a national health data and interoperability organization offering a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core HIE Services platform provides bidirectional clinical data exchange through Gateway/Gateway Plus access tools, Direct Secure Messaging, HL7 v2 interfaces, CCD exchange, and query-based connectivity. The QHIN Services module extends nationwide interoperability under TEFCA. Supporting modules include RapidAlerts for real-time admission/discharge notifications, DAV Accreditation for NCQA data quality certification, HQ Insights for analytics dashboards, and Quality Measure Optimizer Elite for digital quality measurement. Together, these products enable healthcare stakeholders to access longitudinal patient records, improve care coordination, support value-based care, and meet regulatory requirements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• HIE Services Core bidirectional clinical data exchange service that integrates with EHRs, HIEs, and clinical systems using HL7 v2 interfaces, CCD exchange, FHIR-based infrastructure, Direct Secure Messaging, and query-based exchange across national networks. Used by hospitals, health systems, practices, payers, and public health agencies to access and share longitudinal patient records.
• Gateway Secure online portal that provides care teams with access to patient health information from multiple connected sources, creating comprehensive longitudinal records including real-time vitals, lab results, medication details, and clinical data from EHRs, HIEs, and clinical systems.
• Gateway Plus Extended access point providing all Gateway capabilities plus direct QHIN access for nationwide data exchange under TEFCA, enabling robust patient record interoperability across the country.
• QHIN Services Qualified Health Information Network services enabling nationwide health data exchange under TEFCA. Provides connectivity to the national exchange framework for providers, payers, public health, and value-based care organizations, with no additional cost to add QHIN connectivity beyond normal subscription and implementation fees for existing members.
• RapidAlerts Real-time notification system delivering alerts for inpatient admissions, emergency visits, and care transitions as structured ADT data or Direct messages. Includes configurable alert types, delivery mechanisms, longitudinal Consolidated CDAs, and integrates clinical data from across the community through a single connection.
• DAV Accreditation NCQA Data Aggregator Validation (DAV) program that validates clinical data streams from point of ingestion through transmission to end users. Provides Validated Data Stream Certification maintained through ongoing NCQA audits and supports HEDIS reporting with exemption from primary source verification audits.
• HQ Insights Analytic platform providing actionable intelligence by aggregating clinical information across all care settings. Features pre-built dashboards for Acute Alerts, COP Audit, Birth Connect, and QM Optimizer Elite, with capabilities for predictive and prescriptive analytics, utilization pattern analysis, and care gap identification.
• Quality Measure Optimizer Elite Digital quality measurement platform co-developed with The SSI Group that unifies clinical data and health plan claims data. Applies NCQA-accredited digital measures, identifies care gaps, and displays insights through dashboards, reports, and system integrations. Includes 23 digital measures covering adult immunization, cancer screening, depression monitoring, diabetes care, and blood pressure control.
• Birth Connect Near real-time birth alert system that connects mothers with their newborns. Uses facility relationships to deliver alerts to OB/GYNs when a birth parent under their care delivers a baby, supporting quality evaluation and birth outcome trending.

Quantifiable outcome

• 27.9% reduction in imaging tests and 12.1% reduction in laboratory tests through HIE participation, based on a study published in the American Journal of Managed Care
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, strategic and core.

• The SSI GroupflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 January 2026KONZA Health and The SSI Group have partnered for over fourteen years to co-develop and deliver digital quality measurement solutions nationwide. Together they launched QM Optimizer Elite℠ in January 2026, a nationwide digital quality measurement solution designed to reduce reporting burden and improve value-based care performance for providers. The SSI Group serves as a technology partner of KONZA Health, providing pivotal support for QHIN designation achievement and long-standing collaboration in clinical data exchange. The partnership enables unified clinical and claims data integration and NCQA-accredited digital measures.
• Mesh Health SolutionsstrategicTechnology or Integration · 17 December 2024Mesh Health Solutions partnered with KONZA Health to transform the Prior Authorization (PA) process, enhancing connectivity between payers and providers. The collaboration aims to streamline prior authorization workflows through the KONZA Health interoperability platform.
• Missouri Department of Mental Health (MO eLTSS Project Phase 2)strategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 April 2024KONZA Health partnered with the Missouri Department of Mental Health's Electronic Long-Term Services and Supports (eLTSS) Data Exchange Project Phase 2. This initiative advances secure, person-centered data exchange to support individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) across Missouri.
• AvailitycoreTechnology or Integration · 12 December 2023Availity serves as a technology partner of KONZA Health, supporting the QHIN infrastructure. CEO Russ Thomas of Availity stated that QHINs like KONZA Health that prioritize data accuracy and completeness help ensure the value of national data exchange. The collaboration enables healthcare stakeholders to access high-quality, longitudinal patient information for improved operational efficiencies and better patient care. Availity's analytics tools are used by KONZA Health to resolve data inconsistencies like incorrect LOINC codes and medication dose mismatches.
• Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE)strategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 November 2023KONZA Health partnered with KDHE to pioneer a nationwide first: a pilot project providing real-time alerting to prevent the spread of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs). This public health innovation uses KONZA's HIE infrastructure to deliver MDRO alerts to healthcare providers.
• CareAligncoreTechnology or IntegrationKONZA Health utilizes CareAlign as an interoperable platform that integrates data from any EHR, HIE, or clinical system, providing a real-time view of vitals, labs, and clinical information. CareAlign is featured in KONZA Health's quarterly Lunch & Learn training sessions and serves as a key component of the KONZA Health ecosystem for streamlining clinical workflows and improving care coordination.
• The Sequoia ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Sequoia Project serves as the Recognized Coordinating Entity (RCE) for TEFCA, responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining TEFCA with ONC. KONZA Health works closely with the RCE as one of the first Designated QHINs, providing input into the process, requirements, and advancement of TEFCA. KONZA Health's QHIN application was accepted for review by The Sequoia Project in December 2022.
• NCQA (National Committee for Quality Assurance)coreTechnology or IntegrationKONZA Health partners with NCQA for the Data Aggregator Validation (DAV) program, a national certification confirming clinical data is complete, trustworthy, and ready for quality reporting. KONZA Health leads the largest number of DAV-certified facilities nationwide and continuously maintains Validated Data Stream Certification through ongoing NCQA audits. The partnership includes leadership presentations at NCQA's Health Innovation Summit.
• HITRUST AlliancecoreTechnology or IntegrationKONZA Health maintains HITRUST Risk-Based, 2-Year (r2) Certification, demonstrating the highest level of information security for its Interoperability Platform and meeting key regulations to protect sensitive healthcare data. The certification involves ongoing HITRUST Interim Assessments.
• DirectTrustcoreTechnology or IntegrationKONZA Health maintains DirectTrust Health Information Exchange (HIE) Midterm Accreditation, confirming active maintenance of DirectTrust's privacy and security framework. DirectTrust serves as a compliance partner for HITRUST certification, and DirectTrust's Senior Director Lesley Berkeyheiser participates in KONZA Health's cybersecurity webinars.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Particle Health: VC-funded API-first health data exchange platform offering nationwide clinical record retrieval for payers, providers, and digital health apps. Comparable FHIR-based infrastructure and customer overlap in payers and digital health, but with more venture capital behind it.
• 1upHealth: FHIR-native health data platform for payers, providers, and app developers enabling interoperability and CMS interoperability rule compliance. Comparable FHIR-based infrastructure and payer/customer overlap, particularly for value-based care and quality use cases.
• Health Catalyst: Healthcare data and analytics platform serving health systems and ACOs with quality measurement, population health, and value-based care analytics. Comparable in serving value-based care and quality reporting customers, but with a heavier analytics focus than core HIE.
• Bamboo Health (formerly Appriss Insights): Real-time care intelligence and care coordination platform with PDMP and behavioral health reach. Comparable real-time ADT-style alerting and behavioral health segment overlap; previously connected to KONZA leadership lineage.

Direct peers

• Health Gorilla: One of the first five designated QHINs, focused on nationwide clinical data exchange and interoperability for providers, payers, and digital health companies. Directly comparable QHIN designation, FHIR-based platform, and target customer segments.
• Carequality: Multi-stakeholder interoperability framework enabling query-based clinical data exchange among thousands of providers and HIEs. KONZA's query-based exchange already taps Carequality, and the two share common federal roots (The Sequoia Project).
• eHealth Exchange: One of the other five first designated QHINs and the largest public health information network in the US, connecting federal agencies (VA, DoD, SSA) and large provider systems. Directly comparable as a national QHIN with query-based exchange and TEFCA participation.
• CommonWell Health Alliance: Non-profit vendor-neutral alliance offering nationwide health data exchange across EHR systems. Comparable network-of-networks model, FHIR-based interoperability, and target customer base of hospitals and ambulatory providers.

Broad incumbents

• Surescripts: National health information network primarily known for e-prescribing but also a designated QHIN candidate with deep payer and provider reach. Broader incumbent with overlapping interoperability capabilities and federal-grade security infrastructure.
• Epic Systems (Carequality / TEFCA): The dominant EHR vendor with Care Everywhere interoperability and TEFCA participation through its own QHIN. Indirect competitor that can offer integrated HIE-like functionality as part of a much broader EHR suite to large health systems.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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