Whole Person Intelligence: The Next Leap for HIEs

Healthcare has always been about people, but the data systems behind it have often told only half the story. For decades, Health Information Exchanges (HIEs) have been tasked with connecting fragmented electronic medical records and lab systems, yet they’ve rarely been able to capture the full context of a person’s life. The result is a patchwork view of health, heavy on clinical snapshots but light on behavioral, social, and environmental realities.

That is beginning to change. Interstella and NinePatch have joined forces to introduce something entirely new to the market: Whole Person Intelligence. (WPI). It is not just another tool for data aggregation. It is a way of reframing healthcare data so that the person behind the chart comes into clear focus.

At its essence, Whole Person Intelligence is the real-time synthesis of clinical, behavioral, genomic, environmental, and social data. Interstella’s Lynqsys platform refines raw inputs into clean, AI-ready Intelligent Assets, while NinePatch enriches those assets with precision around behavioral health and social determinants. Together, the two companies have created a system that delivers dynamic understanding rather than static reports.

For Health Information Exchanges, the impact could be transformational. Instead of being seen as neutral utilities, HIEs can become engines of insight and accountability. They can deliver enriched population intelligence that supports public health mandates, while also helping providers and payers navigate the demands of value-based care. Whole Person Intelligence is designed to make life easier for HIEs by reducing costs, opening the door to new service lines, and, most importantly, improving patient outcomes through early, contextualized interventions.

Leo Pak, Chief Executive Officer of Interstella, believes the timing could not be more critical. “Healthcare doesn’t need another dashboard. It needs oxygen for AI and analytics. That’s what Whole Person Intelligence delivers—clean, contextual, and real-time data that finally makes interoperability meaningful.”

Dr. Lisa Holt, Chief Wellness Officer of NinePatch, emphasizes the clinical impact. “Whole Person Intelligence allows providers to see the human being behind the chart. By bringing social and behavioral context into the same frame as clinical data, we are giving care teams the power to act before crises occur.”

Industry veteran James Calanni sees it from the vantage point of HIE strategy. “For years, HIEs have been chasing the promise of interoperability. Whole Person Intelligence finally gives them the ability to go beyond plumbing and deliver intelligence—services that their communities will actually pay for.”

Salim Kizraly, who works across both Interstella and NinePatch, describes the partnership as something larger than the sum of its parts. “This isn’t just integration. It is orchestration. Interstella refines the data, NinePatch enriches it with lived context, and together we are creating something HIEs have been waiting for: real-time, whole-person awareness.”

What this means in practice is that a behavioral health crisis can be flagged before it escalates to an emergency room visit. A neurodivergent child’s care plan can incorporate coaching notes, genetic markers, and family reports in a single view. A patient facing housing insecurity can trigger alerts that mobilize both clinical and community support in real time. These are not theoretical scenarios. They are live use cases already taking shape through the Interstella and NinePatch collaboration.

Both companies plan to showcase these capabilities at Civitas 2025 in Anaheim, where HIEs and healthcare leaders from across the country will gather to imagine the future. They will demonstrate how Whole Person Intelligence can power real-time dashboards, predictive analytics, and even AI-driven patient portals. They are also preparing a joint white paper on the fusion of behavioral and genomic data for equity in value-based care.

The larger story, however, is not about technology alone. It is about trust. For HIEs that have long struggled to prove their relevance in an AI-driven healthcare landscape, Whole Person Intelligence offers a way to step forward as innovators rather than utilities. It positions them to lead in a world where clean, contextualized data is the currency of better outcomes.

As Pak put it, the future of healthcare is not someday. It is happening right now. And for the first time, HIEs have a way to keep pace.

By David Wetherelt, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Interstella

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