| Genesis Health System Selects Orion Health Rhapsody Integration Engine for Efficient eGate Migration Path |
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SANTA MONICA, CA. December 16, 2010 – Genesis Health System, serving a 10-county, bi-state region in Iowa and Illinois, has selected the Orion Health™ Rhapsody Integration Engine as the organization’s new platform to migrate, manage, and streamline message exchange between 75 clinical and business systems. Rhapsody Integration Engine will replace their current solution, Sun Microsystem’s eGate. Tina Turner-Myers, software development supervisor at Genesis Health System states, “We need a reliable data integration platform that supports newer technology capabilities such as secure FTP and database or email connectivity. Rhapsody Integration Engine provides these capabilities, enables quicker uptime in the event of a crash or failure, and is a foundation for health data information exchange projects.” Genesis Health System’s previous integration engine did not support newer operating systems used in other parts of the facility. Rhapsody’s open standards supports new operating systems, runs on a Windows platform and can be implemented without rewriting existing code. Rhapsody was also selected for its ability to provide a broad set of monitoring capabilities and for its easy to use drag and drop functionality. In addition, Rhapsody provides a migration tool set to enable a seamless, step by step process away from eGate, significantly reducing migration time. Orion Health President of North America, Paul Viskovich says, “Hospitals and health organizations need to be proactive in replacing sun-setting integration engines and view that purchase as opportunity to build a platform for the future. Rhapsody’s eGate migration tool kit means IT departments can reduce time spent on replacing outdated technology and get on to the business of meeting health data exchange needs.” Orion Health solutions use standards-based technology to integrate data within a facility and external partners without incurring costly rip and replace approaches. Currently the company helps facilities and healthcare communities that connect 35 million patients with tens of thousands of active users. For seven consecutive years, Genesis Health System was again selected as one of the nation's 100 Most Wired hospitals and health systems - the most consecutive years on the list for any hospital or health system in Iowa. The 100 Most Wired hospitals and health systems are named by Hospitals & Health Networks magazine based on the use of information technology to accomplish key goals, including safety and quality objectives. About Orion Health™ Rhapsody Integration Engine Orion Health Rhapsody is a powerful integration engine that delivers advanced inter-system messaging capabilities to health sector organizations of all kinds. Rhapsody is designed for rapid, effortless installation and use, and enables quick accurate and efficient exchange of electronic data. For more information please see http://www.orionhealth.com/rhapsody. About Genesis Health Systems Genesis Health System services a 10-county, bi-state region of the Quad Cities metropolitan area and the surrounding communities of Iowa and Illinois. But when it comes to financial performance, groundbreaking research and clinical capabilities, we exceed those geographical limits, having earned recognition as one of the nation’s top 100 Health Systems and achieved medical firsts in the nation and even the world. Genesis Health System and its affiliates offer a full continuum of care including preventive, primary, acute and tertiary hospital care; home health and nursing home care; hospice; rehabilitation and long-term care. Our affiliates include Genesis Medical Center - Davenport, Genesis Medical Center - Illini Campus, Genesis Medical Center - DeWitt, Genesis Medical Education Foundation, Visiting Nurse Association, and GenVentures Inc. Genesis Health System also operates Genesis Health Group and Psychology Associates Genesis Behavioral Resources. Our affiliates bring together more than 665 licensed beds, 600 physicians, 5,000 staff members and hundreds of volunteers to serve our community. 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. Orion Health 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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