InterCommunity Health Network (IHN) is an
integrated care coordinated care organization (CCO) created by the state of
Oregon in 2012 to allow for local and regional distribution and coordination of healthcare to segments of the state's population covered under the
Oregon Health Plan
The Oregon Health Plan is Oregon's state Medicaid program. It is overseen by the Oregon Health Authority.
History
The Oregon Health Plan was conceived and realized in 1993 by emergency room doctor (and subsequent Oregon governor) John Kitzhabe ...
. It was created, with the rest of the CCOs, through
Oregon Senate Bill 1580.
Its approximately fifty five thousand members are part of the
Medicaid segment of the population of the Benton, Lincoln, and Linn counties and works with health care providers, hospitals, and local community groups to integrate healthcare services and contain cost increases through improved quality of care.
IHN is partnered with
Samaritan Health Services
The Samaritan Health Services (SHS) is a non-profit, integrated delivery healthcare system consisting of five hospitals in Oregon and is headquartered in Corvallis, Oregon.
Operations
SHS operates five hospitals and has over five hundred emp ...
, a non-profit healthcare organization consisting of five Oregon hospitals, for the distribution of this healthcare to its members.
References
External links
* {{Official website, https://www.ihntogether.org
Healthcare in Oregon
Managed care
Medicare and Medicaid (United States)
2012 establishments in Oregon
Medical and health organizations based in Oregon