Who We Are

The Institute for Health Metrics is a privately funded not-for-profit organization focused on developing an electronic data analytics system to support:

Quality and operational improvement in hospitals; and
Research in public health and health care services;

As a central component of its mission, IHM works with a network of leading hospitals and researchers to organize and analyze health information as part of a variety of programs to support quality of care research, measurement and improvement. Through its analytical research, IHM supports the development of electronic systems and services that transform raw data into actionable insight.

We are a trusted intermediary among hospitals who are our business associates in compliance with applicable HIPAA regulations.

Goal

IHM's goal is to become a national, collaborative organization working with and on behalf of community hospitals to improve the quality, safety and efficiency of health care. Using its unique ability to organize and analyze data from disparate hospital clinical information systems, IHM hopes to transform data into actionable insight that enables hospitals to understand and improve all aspects of their care processes.

Progress to Date

Participating hospitals range in size from less than 100 beds to 500 beds, and are located in urban, suburban and rural areas. Together with its network of hospitals, IHM has successfully developed and implemented a data extraction and analysis system that enables hospitals to harness the full range of clinical and administrative data for purposes of measuring, reporting and improving the quality & safety of care.