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Orion Health(TM) Share Experience And Make Recommendations On How To Accelerate The Adoption Of Healthcare IT
Orion Health was one of 5 healthcare IT vendors invited to participate in the Implementation Workgroup at the HIT Standards Committee hearing held by the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, DC.
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Software Update Announcement
Rhapsody(TM) 3.4 Released
Rhapsody 3.4, released in early November, is a significant software update that provides greater monitoring and reporting capabilities and simplified access to messages.
Performance reports can now be generated to calculate the processing and response times for messages - from within the Rhapsody engine and from external systems.
Access to messages has been made easier and more flexible with a new searching interface and simplified results summary. The ability to add custom columns to search results and browse through search results, enables users to locate specific messages faster.
Changes that have been made to the Rhapsody 3.4 user model introduce greater flexibility over access to specific web console tasks. A new password policy allows for the enforcement of password complexities and expiration (both features optional).
The web management console has also been updated with AJAX technology that allows information updates without a full page refresh.
Other new features include:
- FIFO changes
- Character display / encoding features
- Message Breakdown Reports
- Management Console (pre-login) Information Pages and Banners
- Configuration Folder Copy
How Do I Get Rhapsody 3.4?
If you are currently a Rhapsody user, you can request the latest version of Rhapsody by logging in your request to Support Tracker as a Level 4 request or contact Orion Health Support Services at support@orionhealth.com.
If you are interested in purchasing Rhapsody for your organization, please contact us at enquiries@orionhealth.com.
New Customers Across the Globe
Orion Health EHR Solutions Help Hospitals In Scotland Move Toward Paperless Documentation
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Health Board - West Central Scotland
Orion Health EHR technology is implemented at the largest health board in the United Kingdom, the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Health Board. Orion Health Concerto(TM) Portal technology will provide clinicians with a complete picture of a patient's health care record, regardless of where the care was provided. A solution that will enhance the quality and speed of care delivered to patients and supports a virtually paperless environment.
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Phoenix Children's Hospital Significantly Reduces Costs With Orion Health Technology
Phoenix Children's Hospital - Phoenix, AZ, USA
Phoenix Childre's Hospital of Arizona has selected Orion Health Rhapsody Integration Engine to improve the performance and increase the reliability of data exchanged between clinical systems and the hospital's electronic medical record (EMR) solution.
The hospital saved more than USD$140,000 in licensing fees on the first interface it created, which linked data from medical devices monitoring patient's vital signs and made that information available to clinicians within the hospital. The second interface to be created with Rhapsody will establish a bi-directional information exchange between the pharmacy application and EMR, which is expected to save the hospital an additional USD$180,000.
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Chatham County Safety Net Planning Council (CCSNPC) Selects Orion Health Inc. To Build Health Information Exchange (HIE)
Chatham County Safety Net Planning Council - Chatham County, GA, USA
CCSNPC's goal is to address the health care needs of the community by developing a healthcare infrastructure that increases access to care, enhanced capacity and improved efficiency.
CCSNPC have recognized that a critical piece in achieving this goal is to establish a health information exchange - beginning with a pilot project connecting one major hospital emergency department and one Federally Qualified Health Center in the county. Orion Health Inc. have been selected by CCSNPC to develop and implement a pilot HIE which will serve more than 250,000 people in the Southeast Coastal Georgia County.
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Orion Health eReferrals Enable Better Communication Between GPs And Hospital
ACT Health - Canberra, Australia
ACT Health is the first region in Australia to go live with a comprehensive, electronic referral management solution (eReferrals) from leading healthcare technology providers Orion Health Pty Ltd and HealthLink.
The eReferrals project has created significant interest amongst the clinical community because it provides General Practitioners across the Australian Capital Territories with visibility of the referrals process in The Canberra Hospital and creates efficiencies that benefit patients and health care providers.
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Orion Health User Group Events
North America Rhapsody User Group, Boston, MA
This year's annual Rhapsody User Group, held in Boston, was host to the largest group of customers and vendors Orion Health has had to date. Orion Health provided a full week of presentations, training sessions and for the first time an Interoperability Expo.
The keynote presentation by Dr. Hobson, CMO at Orion Health, covered the EHR's role in ARRA, followed by presentations on Rhapsody software updates, service delivery, and support as well as a discussion on HIT Standardization and our growing role in the public health sector.
Joe Surkin from Mississippi State Department of Health and Doug Clauder from Oregon Health & Sciences University gave presentations on best practices and shared their expertise in Rhapsody integration.
Orion Health hosted the first ever Interoperability Expo in which our vendor customers showcased how they use Rhapsody to communicate with the rest of the world. This was a great new addition to the event and we received positive feedback from our users.
The next RUG will be held in the spring of 2010, dates and details to be announced early next year. We hope to see you there!
Spanish User Group
Orion Health staff, customers and partners convened in the stunning town of Zaragoza in October for the Spanish Rhapsody User Group. During the event, Orion Health partners C2C and Oracle Corporation gave presentations on their positive experiences with Rhapsody. Customers were also treated to a live demonstration of the latest Rhapsody 3.4 software.
Regional User Groups are an important service that Orion Health provides customers to maximize their return on investment by connecting them with other users, and partners to share knowledge and best practices. User Groups also provide Orion Health the ability to prioritize customer improvements and feed this back into the Rhapsody development process.
Partner Announcements
Orion Health And Cisco Announce New Medical Data Exchange Solution To Integrate, Share And Report Public Health Data
Orion Health, Inc. and Cisco announced in September, the Rhapsody AXP, a new solution to address current challenges in public health reporting and to improve the early detection, tracking and rapid response to possible disease outbreaks such as seasonal or H1N1 flu.
The solution integrates the Cisco Application Extension Platform (AXP), Cisco Integrated Services Routers (ISRs) and the Orion Health Rhapsody platform to provide a pre-configured and highly secure public health reporting solution.
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Sponsorship
Adventure Racing Team OrionHealth.com Compete In World Championships, Portugal
Our world champion adventure racing team, OrionHealth.com, led by New Zealand Sales Director Wayne Oxenham have competed once again for the prestigious title of Adventure Racing World Champions. Defending their title from the 2008 race in Brazil the all Kiwi quartet, including Wayne, Stuart, Brent and Anna, competed against nearly 60 teams, racing virtually non-stop for 6 days (120 hours) over 900km of terrain.
The race started Sunday, November 8th in Cascais and finished on Friday, November 13th in Piniche. In the end, Team Helly Hansen Prunesco of the UK was named the World Champions. Team OrionHealth.com finished strong in 4th place.
Orion Health competitor, Wayne Oxenham said, "It was one of the toughest races I've competed in. Not only was it physically tough but mentally as well. Different rules this year also made for mass confusion and introduced an element of luck to the race outcome. We raced very strongly but finished 4th due to a lack of understanding of the best strategy to win."
From the team at Orion Health we wish you happy holidays and look forward to a prosperous 2010.
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