Axolotl and Helus Announce Cooperative Alliance.MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BW HealthWire)--Feb. 22, 1998--Axolotl Corp. and Helus, Inc. (formerly Matrix Information Services See Information Systems. ) have entered into a cooperative alliance to bring complete Internet clinical support to physician organizations. Under the terms of the agreement, Helus will act as an application services See ASP and Web services. provider for Axolotl's Elysium suite of clinical messaging applications and will offer Elysium on its medical Internet services facilities to community-based physician practices and their institutional partners. Helus offers a trusted network for secure communication, content deployment, clinical collaboration, and electronic commerce for the healthcare community. This network is tailored to meet the communication and clinical workflow needs of physician practices, integrated delivery systems integrated delivery system Integrated provider Medical practice A coordinated health care system formed by physician groups and hospitals which ↑ efficiency and ↓ redundancy in providing health care; IDSs coordinate delivery of a broad range of health , hospitals and other healthcare organizations. "We selected Elysium because of its emphasis on the needs of the ambulatory care ambulatory care n. Medical care provided to outpatients. ambulatory care, n the health services provided on an outpatient basis to those who can visit a health care facility and return home the same day. physician and its rapid emergence as the national standard for clinical messaging. Elysium offers our members the right balance of capabilities for clinical information exchange and workflow," notes Larry Schor, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Helus. "This is a significant enhancement to our network-based services for ambulatory care physicians and their institutional partners." "This agreement enhances the offerings of both companies," said Ray Scott, Axolotl's CEO. "The relationship with Helus provides Axolotl axolotl (ăk`səlŏt'əl), a salamander, Siredon mexicanum, found in certain lakes in the region of Mexico City, which reaches reproductive maturity without losing its larval characteristics. with an excellent connectivity solution tailored to the ambulatory healthcare market. Helus has an impressive data center operation in the mid-west through which it offers a first-rate service to its customers." The Elysium products harness the Internet, e-mail, and powerful automation tools to link physicians and other healthcare providers, bringing improved patient care and efficiency to ambulatory care offices. Elysium bridges the communication gap between healthcare organizations and their affiliated physicians, satisfying the goals of physician integration and service improvement for healthcare institutions. While specific terms of the alliance have not been released, Helus will be licensed to host the Elysium product suite as an application services provider and non-exclusive reseller in North America. About Axolotl Axolotl Corp. provides clinical messaging solutions for independent physicians and their healthcare partners. Axolotl?s Elysium product suite is an open architecture standard with interfaces to existing hospital and laboratory data systems, workflow support, and other clinical automation components. Elysium connects thousands of physicians and providers in major ambulatory care centers ambulatory care center Walk-in clinic Medical practice A free-standing facility that provides non-emergent medical, or less commonly, dental services nationwide. For information, contact Steve Sedlock, Axolotl Corp., 800 El Camino Real El Camino Real (Spanish for The Royal Road or The King's Highway) was the name of a series of pre-automobile highways linking the various New World colonies of Spain:
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