Expanded clinical data flowing into Utah’s Clinical Health Information Exchange gives care teams statewide a more complete, timely view of the patients they share.
SALT LAKE CITY – When a patient leaves an Intermountain emergency department and shows up at a community clinic two days later, what travels with them matters. Their medications, their discharge summary, the results that came back after they left – that context is what separates a care team that’s prepared from one that’s starting from scratch.
Intermountain Health and Utah Health Information Network (UHIN) are announcing a significant expansion of the clinical data Intermountain contributes to Utah’s Clinical Health Information Exchange (CHIE). UHIN, Utah’s nonprofit health data steward, has operated the CHIE for more than 30 years with a single mission: better care and lower cost through interoperability that works for everyone. The expanded data sharing means more of that critical context is already waiting when the next care team needs it, across every setting where Intermountain patients receive care.
More complete data, from the moment care continues
For years, Intermountain has shared admission, discharge, and transfer (ADT) notifications for inpatient and emergency encounters through the CHIE. That foundation has grown substantially. Outpatient ADTs are now flowing, automated delivery of clinical documents and results has been activated, and the two organizations are actively working to add radiology reports, EKG results, pulmonary function test results, and clinical documentation covering all inpatient and outpatient discharges. Because Intermountain serves such a large share of Utah’s population, each new data type meaningfully increases what’s available to every provider across the state who shares patients with them.
What this means for care teams and their patients
For clinicians, the expanded data sharing reduces the blind spots that make care harder than it needs to be. Near real-time discharge notifications, paired with clinical summaries and results, support confident decisions at the point of care and timely post-discharge follow-up during the critical 72-hour window after a hospital stay. Better information also means fewer unnecessary repeat tests and a lower risk of the kind of errors that most often occur when records don’t follow patients from one setting to the next.
The people who stand to benefit most are those who navigate multiple care settings because of where they live, what their insurance covers, or the complexity of their health needs. These are often the patients least likely to have a single coordinated care team advocating for them, and the ones for whom gaps in the clinical record carry the greatest risk. A more complete shared record doesn’t just make care more efficient; for many patients it makes it meaningfully safer.
That’s especially true in emergency situations, when a patient may not be able to speak for themselves. Having prior clinical history available in those moments – current medications, known conditions, recent results – can make a critical difference in how quickly and accurately care is delivered.
Through UHIN’s participation in national networks including Patient Centered Data Home (PCDH) and eHealth Exchange, these benefits extend beyond Utah as well, with clinical information following patients as they move across organizations and state lines.
“What Intermountain has built here reflects something we don’t always get to celebrate in health IT: a health system that treats data sharing as a responsibility, not just a feature. The clinical record available to providers across Utah is meaningfully richer because of the work Intermountain and our teams have done together, and that ultimately shows up as better, more connected care for the patients we all serve.” – Navina Forsyth, Ph.D., M.P.A., Chief Data & Privacy Officer, UHIN
“As an emergency physician, I know exactly what it feels like to care for a patient whose story I can only see part of. Every missing medication, every unseen result, every prior visit we can’t find is a decision made with less than the full picture. Expanding what Intermountain contributes to the CHIE is one of the most tangible ways we can change that for the patients we share with providers across Utah. Our responsibility to the people we care for doesn’t stop at our doors, and neither should their record.” – Tamara Moores Todd, MD, Chief Health Informatics Officer, Intermountain Health
A shared resource, built by many
Intermountain’s expanded contribution builds on years of investment by the many Utah health systems, providers, and health plans that have shared data through the CHIE. The exchange works because organizations keep contributing to it, and what Intermountain has added strengthens something that belongs to the entire community. What makes this moment notable is not just the scope of what has been added, but the speed with which both teams made it happen – a reflection of what’s possible when organizations are genuinely aligned around a shared mission.
What’s next
Upcoming priorities include extending automated clinical document delivery to cover all inpatient and outpatient discharges, along with adding radiology reports, EKG results, and pulmonary function test results to the data flowing through the CHIE. Each addition moves Utah closer to the kind of continuous, portable clinical record that makes genuinely coordinated care possible across every setting where patients receive it.
About UHIN
UHIN is Utah’s nonprofit, neutral data trustee, connecting providers, payers, and public health through trusted, interoperable infrastructure that improves care across the state and beyond. As both Utah’s state-designated health information exchange (HIE) and a full-service clearinghouse, UHIN sits at the intersection of clinical and administrative data. For more than 30 years, this community-anchored, mission-driven model has reduced administrative burden, improved care coordination, and delivered measurable value in cost, quality, and outcomes. Rooted in Utah. Connected nationally. Committed to turning better data interactions into better care.
About Intermountain Health
Intermountain Health is a nonprofit system of 34 hospitals and ~400 clinics across six western states, employing 4,600+ providers and serving 1M+ Select Health members. Focused on community health and evidence-based care, the system is a leader in high-quality, sustainable healthcare.
Media Contacts
UHIN: Desiree Jenkinson, Head of Marketing, djenkinson@uhin.org, 877-693-3071
Intermountain Health: Lance Madigan, Media Relations Manager, Lance.Madigan@imail.org, 801-442-3217
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