CHICAGO (March 4, 2009) – Initiate Systems, Inc., a leader in master data management (MDM) solutions that enable the interoperable exchange of health information, today announced that UMass Memorial Health Care of Worcester, Mass., has selected Initiate® Interoperable Health software to provide a unified, systemwide view of more than 4.5 million patient records. UMass Memorial Health Care is the largest healthcare system in central and western Massachusetts with 13,500 employees and is the clinical partner of the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
“Initiate Interoperable Health is a key part of our strategy to create enterprise-wide electronic medical records and a single clinical data repository from data located across numerous information technology environments and care facilities,” said George Brenckle, senior vice president and CIO, UMass Memorial Health Care. “We selected Initiate because of its proven track record of successfully linking large numbers of patient records from multiple disparate systems and for its ability to manage information about other entities like providers, members and organizations. The software will enable us to provide better patient care and improved physician access to medical records and help lay the groundwork for future initiatives to manage information about our provider community.”
With Initiate Interoperable Health at the foundation of its interoperability initiative, UMass Memorial Health Care will be able to provide physicians with anywhere access to complete patient medical records through the dbMotion™ Solution, an advanced interoperability and portal solution:
• To link clinical information throughout the enterprise from systems including Siemens, Meditech and GE/IDX;
• To achieve a systemwide view of patients and providers and their relationships;
• To provide a single source for patient demographic information including contact, payer source and primary care physician for use by clinical and administrative information systems; and,
• To pave the way to integrate with Regional Health Information Organizations (RHIOs).
“We are pleased that UMass Memorial selected Initiate Interoperable Health as its solution to aggregate identities across its vast network of systems to deliver patient-centric care,” said Lorraine Fernandes, vice president, healthcare industry ambassador, Initiate Systems. “Our solutions have been proven to help healthcare organizations streamline processes resulting in reduced costs, improved patient satisfaction and increases in physician referrals, and we’re looking forward to making the same impact with UMass Memorial Health Care.”
Initiate Interoperable Health is a set of solutions that infuses higher-quality information into healthcare processes, driving informed decisions, increased efficiencies and reduced costs. Initiate supports secure and effective sharing of health information and knowledge through complete, trusted views of patients, members, providers, organizations and their relationships – a capability critical for operating efficient healthcare ecosystems.
Initiate will be participating in the HIMSS09 Annual Conference and Exhibition, April 4-8, 2009, at McCormick Place, Chicago. Visit Initiate at booth 2048 and discover how Initiate Interoperable Health delivers high-quality information to healthcare processes, driving more informed decision making, increased efficiencies and reduced costs.
About UMass Memorial Health Care
UMass Memorial Health Care is central Massachusetts’ largest not-for-profit healthcare delivery system, covering the complete healthcare continuum with UMass Memorial Medical Center, its academic medical center, member and affiliated community hospitals, freestanding primary care practices, ambulatory outpatient clinics, home health agencies, hospice programs, a rehabilitation group and mental health services. UMass Memorial is the clinical partner of the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Go to www.umassmemorial.org for additional information.
About Initiate Systems
Initiate Systems, Inc., enables organizations to strategically leverage and share critical data assets. Its master data management (MDM) software and experience as an information exchange leader provide organizations with complete, accurate and real-time views of data spread across multiple systems or databases, even outside the firewall. This allows companies to unlock the value of their data assets for competitive advantages or operational improvements. Initiate Systems operates globally through its subsidiaries, with corporate headquarters in Chicago and offices across the U.S., and Toronto, London and Sydney. For more information, visit www.Initiate.com.
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