(a) The Texas Health Improvement Network is established to address urgent health care challenges and improve the health care system in this state and the nation and to develop, based on population health research, health care initiatives, policies, and best practices.
(b) The purpose of the network is to:
(1) reduce the per capita costs of health care;
(2) improve the individual experience of health care, including the quality of care and patient satisfaction; and
(3) improve the health of residents of this state.