Grand View Healthcare Partnership For Patients

What is an Integrated Delivery Network (IDN)?

An Integrated Delivery Network (IDN) is a group of doctors and other healthcare providers who agree to work together in order to give you the best possible care. IDNs may take different approaches to giving you coordinated care. Some IDNs may have special nurses that help you set up appointments or make sure your medications are in order when you enter or leave a hospital. Other IDNs may help your doctors get you equipment for monitoring your medical conditions better at home, if you need it. Most IDNs use advanced systems that let them more carefully coordinate your care, and make sure your doctor has the most up-to-date information about your health.

The goal of the IDN is to support your doctor in caring for you by making sure they have the most up-to-date information about your health and your care. For you, this means your doctors communicate better with each other, and you avoid having duplicate tests or answering the same questions over and over. Working together, your doctors can do more to follow your health, make sure you get the best possible care, and may hire additional staff to help meet your unique care needs, depending on what works best for you.

Doctors and other healthcare providers choose to participate in an IDN because they’re committed to providing you with a better care experience. They may also be financially rewarded for offering you better, more coordinated care.