Capital Health Selects Quovadx to Integrate Core Technology for Electronic Health Record Project; Quovadx Delivers Robust Technology, Enabling Secure and Timely Access to Patient Information.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 29, 2003 Quovadx, Inc. (Nasdaq: QVDX), a leading provider of software and services enabling Competitive Process Advantage, today announced that Capital Heath, one of Canada's largest health regions serving 1.6 million people, has selected Quovadx for its electronic health record (EHR (Electronic Health Records) Computerized medical records that bring patient care into the digital age and save time, money and lives. The push to adopt comprehensive electronic documentation between doctors' offices and hospital settings intensified after the RAND ) project. Quovadx will deliver core technology, enabling secure and timely access to patient information. "Patient identification is a key building block to our electronic health record project," said Donna Strating, Chief Information Officer for Capital Health. "We selected Quovadx for their proven experience delivering robust integration across enterprises. The boundaries of Capital Health expanded April 1, adding approximately 105,000 residents. We need a technology platform that can grow with us. We're confidant Quovadx delivers the best-of-breed technology we need for today and for our future." The EHR is a secure, shared electronic health information system that will give authorized Capital authorized capital n (COMM) → capital m autorizado or social authorized capital n (Comm) → capital social Health users convenient, timely access to region-wide patient-centered information at the point of care. Patients, physicians and staff will soon recognize improved quality of care and an enhanced health care system. Capital Health's client registry was one of seven health care projects across Canada Across Canada was an afternoon program that formerly aired on The Weather Network. The segment ran from early 1999 until mid 2002. The show ran from 3:00PM ET until 7:00 PM ET. to receive funding for the development of a pan-Canadian EHR system through a partnership with Canada Health Infoway Canada Health Infoway is a strategic investor working with Canadian jurisdictions to accelerate the development of electronic health records. According to their website, it is an independent, not-for-profit organization whose Members are Canada's 14 federal, provincial and . A long time Quovadx customer, Capital Health will use QDX Platform V Screen Rejuvenator to actively integrate nine health information systems (HIS) with the ALIGNDEX(R) software, an enterprise-wide master person index (EMPI) product of Madison Information Technologies, Inc., distributed by Quovadx. Within the next eighteen months, Capital Health intends to add three additional health information systems to its project plans. "Canada has recognized electronic health record projects as an essential component of modern health systems," said Mike Epplen, vice president of product management for Quovadx. "EHRs will contribute to improved efficiency, quality of care, patient safety and access to patient information. Quovadx is pleased to deliver a key building block for Capital Health's initiative." About Capital Health Capital Health is one of Canada's largest integrated academic health regions, providing complete health services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract to 980,000 residents in the cities of Edmonton, Fort Saskatchewan, Leduc, Spruce Grove and St. Albert St. Albert could refer to:
Its primary industry is oil and gas, with large heavy oil reserves being exploited at the Athabasca Oil Sands and Wabasca Area in the east of the region. , providing specialized services such as trauma and burn treatment, organ transplants and high-risk obstetrics. For more information, visit www.cha.ab.ca About Quovadx, Inc. Quovadx is a trusted provider of software and services enabling Competitive Process Advantage. The company provides end-to-end business infrastructure software and services, including consulting, transaction hosting and operations management Operations management is an area of business that is concerned with the production of goods and services, and involves the responsibility of ensuring that business operations are efficient and effective. for business-critical applications. QUOVADX technology helps more than 3,000 healthcare, media & entertainment and other organizations streamline business processes, solve difficult process integration challenges and unlock the value of legacy system investments to achieve rapid return on investments. Headquartered in Englewood, Colorado Englewood is a city in Arapahoe County, Colorado, USA. As of 2005, the city is estimated to have a total population of 32,350.[5] It is part of the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area. , Quovadx operates internationally with locations in nine major U.S. metropolitan cities and one in London, England. For more information, please visit www.quovadx.com QUOVADX and QDX are trademarks of Quovadx, Inc. ALIGNDEX is a registered trademark of Madison Information Technologies, Inc. All other company and product names mentioned may be trademarks of the companies with which they are associated. |
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