We’re excited to share a summary of findings from our School-Based Behavioral Health Pilot! This project – in partnership with Michigan Department of Education (MDE), Monroe County Intermediate School District (Monroe County ISD), and mdlogix – explored how school-based behavior health providers could securely access critical health information through MiHIN’s MIGateway® tool and what impact this access could have on student care.
The pilot marked the first time such providers in Michigan could view students’ comprehensive health information via Michigan’s health information network. This pilot is just the beginning. As we look to expand, we invite other schools and ISDs to participate in shaping the future of student behavioral healthcare in Michigan.
Interested in learning more or getting your school district connected? Reach out to Lisa Nicolaou — MiHIN’s Program Director for Cross Sector Data Sharing — at lisa.nicolaou@mihin.org to start the conversation.
Earlier this month at the annual Civitas Conference, Megan Gibbs, MiHIN’s Director of Customer Success, received the Emerging Leader Award!
This award recognizes individuals who demonstrate exceptional leadership, a strong commitment to professional growth, and meaningful collaboration with colleagues and communities. Megan exemplifies these qualities every day, making a lasting impact through her dedication to MiHIN and our participants.
We’re proud to celebrate this well-deserved recognition of Megan’s leadership and her ongoing work to advance interoperability and strengthen connections across the health information network.
In her recent interview with TechTarget, Dr. Isabell Pacheco, MiHIN's Incoming CEO & Executive Director, emphasized the crucial role regional health information exchanges (HIEs) play in national efforts to boost healthcare interoperability. Isabell noted that while federal initiatives such as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Health Technology Ecosystem provide a framework, lasting success depends on regional stewardship, and HIEs bring trust, governance, equity, and access to underserved communities. The conversation reinforces how MiHIN is bridging national scale and local impact to ensure healthcare data is actionable and inclusive.
If you'd like to read the full interview, please click here.
As a reminder, MiHIN will close for business between December 24, 2025, and January 1, 2026. During this time, small teams will continue monitoring the Help Desk ticketing system, phone lines, and interfaces.
An operational freeze will also be in effect from December 12, 2025, through January 2, 2026. During this period:
No new users or organizations will be added, trained, or introduced to existing Data Exchange Solutions, Products, or Applications.
ACRS files submitted through DSM or the legacy SFTP will not be validated/loaded. Please submit valid ACRS files before Wednesday, December 17, 2025.
ACRS files submitted through the automated SFTP will continue to be validated and processed automatically.
The MIGateway File Submission module will remain operable for ACRS submissions.
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
At MiHIN, we stand with the countless individuals, families, and communities impacted by breast cancer. This month is a reminder of the importance of early detection, access to care, and continued research in the fight against breast cancer.
Together, through awareness, prevention, and innovation in health data sharing, we can improve outcomes and support those on their journey.
Let’s honor the fighters, celebrate the survivors, and remember those we’ve lost.
MiHIN Q3 2025 Operational Highlights
Q3 was a milestone quarter for MiHIN as we continued to expand access and strengthen data exchange across Michigan’s health information network.
MIGateway Growth
MIGateway users increased to 18,076 in Q3—a 54% jump from Q2, driven largely by new single sign-on (SSO) integrations.
Customer Go-Lives & Adoption
Completed 216 new onboardings in Q3, bringing us to 712 total as of 9/30/25.
Top 3 adopted solutions in Q3 (~44% of go-lives):
Health Info for State: Immunization History-Forecast (38)
Health Info for State: Immunizations (32)
ADT Notifications (26)
Top 3 most adopted solutions YTD (as of 9/30/25):
ADT Notifications (224)
Health Info for State: Immunizations (80)
Health Info for State: Immunization History-Forecast (69)
Data Exchange at Scale
To date, MiHIN has exchanged ~12.5 billion messages across our network—an increase of 410 million messages since Q2.
These numbers reflect the growing demand for interoperability and the continued value of MiHIN’s shared services in supporting providers, payers, and public health across Michigan.
New Data Quality Service Desk
MiHIN has launched a new Data Quality Service Desk to provide more support for participants. This new resource is designed to help address both conformance-related questions (like PFP incentive module inquiries, performance reporting, training, and mapping tables) and data quality concerns (such as system issues distorting EMR data, incorrect field values, duplicate population of fields, or outdated data sets).
If you need to access the Data Quality Service Desk, please click here.
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