Iowa State Association of CountiesOverview
private, nonprofit corporation that was incorporated on October
8, 1964Counties pay voluntary dues to belong to ISAC in return for
a number of services.15 statewide affiliates corresponding to each
county office
Iowa State Association of CountiesMission, Purpose,
VisionMission effective and responsible county government for the
people of IowaPurpose secure and maintain cooperation among the
counties and county officials, promote comprehensive study of local
problems and find ways of solving themprovide methods of
interchange of ideas among various county officialspromote and work
for the enactment of legislation that is most beneficial to the
citizens of IowaVision being the principal, authoritative source of
representation, information and services for and about county
government in IowaIowa State Association of
CountiesActivitiesGovernment
RelationsWebsiteConferencesMagazineCSN
CapitalISAC Government relations team and legislative policy
committee work together to create a package of legislative
objectives and policy statements each year.
EducateISAC WebsiteMagazineConferences
3Community Services NetworkPowered by Iowa Counties Technology
Services
The Community Services Network (CSN) is a secure, web-based
system originally designed by Iowa counties for Iowa counties.
Since inception the system has grown to include regions and
providersCSN Project MissionThe mission of CSN is to provide a
robust suite of tools to efficiently manage client care as well as
to provide financial managers with budget and projection tools.CSN
is continually evolving to meet the needs of the community while
complying with federal and state laws pertaining to community
services, developmental disabilities and mental health data.CSN
Project VisionGovernanceCSN is governed by the ETC Advisory
Committee which is comprised of a minimum of:Three members that are
members of the Iowa Community Services AssociationOne member that
is a member of the Iowa Counties Information Technology
OrganizationOne member that is a case manager in a county that is a
member of Case Management & Mental Health Disability
Services.One regional CEO
FundingCSN was originally funded by IowAccess, the Electronic
Transaction Clearinghouse, and Legislative Appropriation funds.
It is currently funded by a regional dues structure that is
calculated on a base amount and a per capita fee.
A future goal is to generate additional income from opening CSN
up to more clientele opportunities across the state.
CSN by the NumbersAll 99 counties use CSN to manage servicesAll
15 regions use CSN to manage services40 County Case Management
AgenciesGeneral Assistance Veterans Assistance
Active users 500Client records 200,000Provider records
9,000Features
DemographicsAddress Commitment InformationServices
ApplicationsNotesAn overall, comprehensive view of the clientlets
take a look!Coming Soon!Due to changing technology and business
needs, the region CEOs have made the decision to invest in a
redesign of CSN 3.0! The redesigned system will include:
improvements; enhancements; and product features that will make CSN
viable in the future to regions and other MHDS stakeholdersMCO
IntegrationThe exchanging of data with MCOs will be crucial in
collecting information for a complete picture of the
clientOutcomesICTS is working with the Iowa Association of
Community Providers to implement a statewide outcomes initiative
through the CSN Provider PortalTestimonialsCSN has done a great job
of moving ahead with the changes that had to occur around
regionalization and how we share and process information
differently. Suzanne Watson, CEO Southwest Iowa MHDSI wanted to
share with you my happiness when I ran my warehouse reportsI think
I had only eight client issues to fix! That is STELLAR as I
remember the days I used to spend fixing my warehouse data! -
Dallas CountyHOLY COW! I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE TCM BILLING NOW! -TCM
AgencyCSN is AMAZING! - Monroe CountyIowa State Association of
Counties5500 Westown Parkway, Suite 190West Des Moines, IA
50266www.iowacounties.org 515.244.7181
Contact Jeanine Scott at:[email protected]