| Beacon Community of the Inland Northwest Selects Orion Health HIE Solution to Support Regional Diabetes Management Program |
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SANTA MONICA, Calif. – December 9, 2010 – Beacon Community of the Inland Northwest (BCIN), a regional collaboration led by Inland Northwest Health Services (INHS), has chosen the Orion Health™ Health Information Exchange (HIE) solution with disease management feature set. INHS will work closely with Orion Health to help meet high standards on a condensed timeline for building out an existing HIE and implementing a disease management program. BCIN is focused on helping the regional healthcare community establish and adhere to care coordination programs for improved diabetes management and tracking. Orion Health technology was selected to further enable health information exchange across the 14 county region, support the delivery of best practice care plans, and facilitate quality measurement and reporting back to providers and special interest groups. Utilizing the Orion Health HIE solution with disease management capabilities, INHS will integrate health data from additional healthcare providers located across a broad rural region including eastern Washington and northern Idaho. The comprehensive disease management capabilities allow healthcare workers to better track compliance with diabetes management protocols and benchmark progress against individual, regional and national standards. Over the past decade, INHS and health care providers have developed a nationally recognized health information technology network benefitting providers and patients throughout the region. Tom Fritz, CEO of Inland Northwest Health Services, says "In collaboration with BCIN key partners and providers, working with Orion Health will expand our existing technology capabilities and help us connect additional care providers across a much larger geographic area. This clearly is an opportunity for a regional effort to improve patient care." The program is intended to build toward the longer term goal of reducing unnecessary hospital admissions and lowering the cost of healthcare delivery across the region while improving health outcomes across a number of chronic conditions. One of 17 Beacon Communities identified by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), BCIN is receiving funds to help update the current regional IT infrastructures to better share information related to the care of chronically ill patients. Federal Beacon program guidelines mean that organizations receiving this funding must meet a stringent implementation timeline and demonstrate progress toward a sustainable program. Orion Health HIE solutions will help BCIN meet the requirements laid out by the ONC and deliver measurable improvements in patient outcomes. BCIN is the first organization to select the new and enhanced Orion Health HIE solution which is based around a common core of features with optional components that can be added as required, making it easier for HIEs to plan and evolve the scope of state, regional, or enterprise health information exchange projects over time. The core Orion Health HIE includes features to integrate patient data into existing systems, analyze and report trends, and improve the efficiency of healthcare business through a completely web-based solution. Orion Health’s disease management solution provides the tools for health organizations to deliver better, more targeted care to patients through the automated and coordinated management of chronic disease management programs. The application automatically coordinates care tasks between multiple healthcare providers, and enables clinicians to set up plans of care that are consistent with "best-practice" guidelines and assigning new tasks to clinicians as required. Orion Health has 7 years experience of building and implementing I.T.-based disease management solutions around the world. For more information please see http://www.orionhealth.com/solutions/chronic-disease-management. About Orion Health™ Health Information Exchange Solution Orion Health™ Health Information Exchange (HIE) solution provides a platform for exchanging patient information between organizations and across regions to enable a shared view of the patient records and provides a foundation for community care and disease management solutions. The HIE offers a collection of components featuring an integration engine, enterprise master patient index (EMPI), physician and patient portals, data repository, customizable notifications, provider index, and analytical and quality reporting tools. The application aids physician to manage disease programs by automatically coordinating care tasks between multiple healthcare providers, and enabling clinicians to set up plans of care that are consistent with "best-practice" guidelines. With over 15 years of experience and more customers across the globe than any other vendor in this market, Orion Health is the leader in HIE solutions. For more information please see http://www.orionhealth.com/solutions/packages/health-information-exchange-hie. About the BCIN Led by INHS, other BCIN partners include Community Choice, the Washington State Department of Health, the Washington Academy of Family Physicians, the Critical Access Hospital Network, SAIC and the North Central Washington Health Collaborative. Twenty-five hospitals, 18 federally-qualified health centers and more than 3200 physicians, as well as pharmacies and long term care agencies across the region have indicated interest in collaborating on the BCIN. The Beacon Community of the Inland Northwest is funded by a Cooperative Agreement from the Office of the National Coordinator, Award No: 90BC0011/01, CFDA: 93.727. For more information on BCIN please see http://www.bcin.inhs.org. About INHS Inland Northwest Health Services (INHS), a non-profit corporation based in Spokane, Washington, provides the backbone for current and future innovative technologies in health information exchange. INHS connects 38 hospitals allowing physicians and providers to securely access patient information utilizing wired and wireless technologies. The INHS health information technology network includes more than 4,000 physicians, 450 clinics and physician offices and 3.5 million electronic medical records. INHS provides collaboration in health care services on behalf of its member hospitals Deaconess Medical Center, Providence Holy Family Hospital, Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Children’s Hospital, and Valley Hospital & Medical Center, and the community. Other INHS companies include St. Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute, Community Health Education & Resources (CHER), Children’s Miracle Network, Northwest TeleHealth and Northwest MedStar. For more information, visit http://www.inhs.org. About Orion Health Inc. Orion Health™ is the leading Health Information Exchange (HIE) solution provider with expertise in clinical workflow and integration technology for the healthcare sector. Orion Health’s easy-to-use solutions and applications improve patient care and clinical decision making by enabling the exchange of healthcare information among disparate systems and providing integrated health data in a single, unified view. By extending existing healthcare information systems, the Orion Health™ Rhapsody Integration Engine and workflow solutions provide healthcare workers with easy access to patient data and trends, and reduce errors and omissions by streamlining information transfer. The HIE also supports Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) continuing their goal of improved care coordination, cost savings and better quality of care. Worldwide, Orion Health has deployed health information communities involving over 35 million patients with hundreds of thousands of active clinical users including Maine’s HealthInfoNet, Alberta Health Services and Spain’s IB Salut. Orion Health’s partners include leading health system integrators and IT vendors such as Accenture, Allscripts, IBM, Oracle, Philips and others. Orion Health has more than 1,000 clients around the world, including Lahey Clinic, Ochsner Health System, UCLA Medical Center, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Spain's IB Salut, South Eastern Norwegian Regional Health Authority, New Zealand Ministry of Health. Orion Health is a preferred Canada Health Infoway Solution. More information can be found at http://www.orionhealth.com. 
 
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