| Orion Health Signs Reseller Agreement with NTT Data Japan |
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Auckland, New Zealand, Tuesday 10 August 2010 - Orion Health Ltd, a global leader in health care IT, has signed a deal with NTT DATA Corporation, a leading IT service and solution provider in Japan. Under the deal, NTT DATA will distribute Orion Health® Rhapsody® throughout Japan, enabling health care organizations to seamlessly transfer information both internally and externally, without the need to replace their existing information systems. Like the rest of the world, Japan is faced with an increase in electronic health systems, and private and public hospitals and health organisations are looking to optimise the way they share, move and use clinical data to improve all aspects of their business and the welfare of their patient’s health. The growth of regional and national initiatives in Japan has increased demand for a flexible, robust and secure solution for sharing increasing volumes of information between healthcare organizations. NTT DATA selected Rhapsody ahead of other leading integration engines in the market. Mr. Shigeru Tomita, Senior Manager of Strategy Planning for Healthcare Business Unit says, “Rhapsody has made a tremendous impact on healthcare integration globally, and we expect the collaboration with Orion Health to contribute significantly to the development of EHR in Japan.” Rhapsody’s healthcare specific capabilities manage and streamline data sharing between hospitals and other healthcare providers systems across regions. With Orion Health’s global experience in EHR space and NTT DATA’s presence in Japan, the partnership is significant opportunity for both companies to provide unrivaled expertise to the health care sector in Japan and offer the very best platform for the future of Japan’s health care industry. About Orion Health Ltd. Orion Health’s easy-to-use solutions and applications improve patient care and clinical decision-making by providing integrated health data in a single, unified view. By enhancing existing healthcare information systems, the Orion Health® Rhapsody® Integration Engine, Concerto® Portal and workflow solutions, provide healthcare workers with easy access to patient data and trends, and reduce errors and omissions by streamlining information transfer. Worldwide, Orion Health is implementing health information communities involving over 35 million patients with hundreds of thousands of active users. Orion Health’s partners include leading health system integrators and IT vendors. Orion Health has more than 1,000 clients around the world including the New Zealand Ministry of Health and Auckland District Health Board, HealthAlliance, ACT Health and New South Wales Health (Australia), Health Infoway (Canada) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). More information can be found at www.orionhealth.com. About NTT DATA CORPORATION NTT DATA is a leading IT service and solution provider in Japan. It offers a broad range of IT services including consulting, systems integration and IT outsourcing. NTT DATA posted total revenues of approx. JPY 1.1 trillion (USD 12.7 billion) for the year ended March 31, 2010, and has more than 34,500 employees. NTT DATA has taken various steps to develop the international business. For further information please visit: http://www.nttdata.co.jp/en/index.html 
 
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