In 2015, GaHIN received a federal grant to accelerate technology adoption and the electronic exchange of health information. Since that time, GaHIN's Intermediary Program has disbursed $4,460,000 to 446 providers in Georgia.

GaHIN awarded a total of $330,000 to members in 2021, helping to connect 33 hospitals and providers to the GaHIN network. GaHIN members receiving awards included Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Georgia Regional Academic Community Health Information Exchange (GRAChIE), HealtheConnection, HealtHIE Georgia, HI-BRIDGE HIE and WellStar.

Intermediaries are hospital-based and regional HIEs that have direct technical interoperable connections to GaHIN. The program is funded by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, with the Georgia Department of Community Health passing the funds through to GaHIN to develop and execute the program.

“We are very pleased to help ensure providers have comprehensive patient data at the point of care to improve care quality and reduce costs," said Denise Hines, Executive Director of GaHIN. “By connecting to GaHIN, providers can access data from Georgia government agencies and providers across the state, as well as adjoining states."