IFMC’s Mission and Values

For more than 33 years, Iowa Foundation for Medical Care (IFMC) has been dedicated to health care quality improvement and medical information management. Today, IFMC is an innovative industry leader at the forefront of providing care management, quality improvement and information management services. Our more than 750 employees strive to carry out the company’s mission:

“We optimize the quality of medical care and health through collaborative relationships, education, and health information management.”

Corporate Values Build on IFMC’s Quality

Values play an integral part of the organizational fabric of every company. For 32 years, IFMC has been growing and building on our foundational values. For IFMC, four core values have risen to the top as the guiding forces for our company: excellence, integrity, dedication and citizenship.

“As we look to the future and where we’re headed, focusing on these core values shows us how we will achieve our mission,” says Don Lovasz, IFMC chief executive officer. “By looking at what our strengths are now and what new areas we are developing, we must weave our values into our expectations for success. With these values we are constantly striving to improve what we’re doing,” says Don. “The values can be a guide to align our culture, building on our past as we focus on the future of our organization.”

Excellence:

To be empowered and motivated through knowledge and learning to deliver quality in all we do.

Integrity:

To be honest, ethical and trustworthy, creating a basis of integrity throughout our organization.

Dedication:

To be dedicated to accomplishing our company mission through teamwork and collaboration with employees, health care consumers and business partners.

Citizenship:

To be committed to improving communities where we live or do business.