Initiate Systems Selected in Ontario to Support Province-Wide Healthcare Initiatives to Improve Patient Care; Scalability, Accuracy and Flexibility of Software Supports Wait-Time Application, Provincial Registry, EHRs and Other Objectives.CHICAGO -- Initiate Systems, Inc., the recognized standard in enterprise master person index (EMPI) software for the healthcare industry, today announced that Cancer Care Ontario (CCO (Chief or Corporate Compliance Officer) The executive person in charge of compliance issues, regulatory requirements, internal controls and managing audits within an enterprise or organization. ), on behalf of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care long-term care (LTC), n the provision of medical, social, and personal care services on a recurring or continuing basis to persons with chronic physical or mental disorders. in the province of Ontario, Canada, has selected and begun deployment of Initiate Identity Hub(TM) software to support the province's strategy to reduce wait times for key medical procedures, including cancer surgery. The superior scalability, accuracy and flexibility of Initiate(TM) software supports 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 ), data integration and linking, security and privacy requirements, and other strategic initiatives of the province to transform its health system. The implementation continues Initiate's success in Canada, where the provinces of Alberta, British Columbia British Columbia, province (2001 pop. 3,907,738), 366,255 sq mi (948,600 sq km), including 6,976 sq mi (18,068 sq km) of water surface, W Canada. Geography , Manitoba, Newfoundland and Saskatchewan have also selected Initiate to support Canada Health Infoway's mission to develop electronic health information systems throughout the country. In the development of national and regional health information systems and EHRs, the scalability and accuracy of Initiate's software uniquely supports privacy concerns and other technology demands, including objectives related to monitoring outcomes and treatments, early detection of adverse events, the improvement of health surveillance and addressing the threats of SARS and pandemics. "Initiate's experience developing integrated electronic health information systems in Canada will be of great value as we work together to create an electronic wait time management system in Ontario," said Terry Sullivan Terry Sullivan was a fictional character in the British Soap opera Brookside, played by Brian Regan. Terry first appeared a few episodes after the series made its debut in 1982. , chief executive officer of Cancer Care Ontario. "The wait time information system is a critical part of Ontario's drive to reduce wait times and an essential element of an electronic health record. This wait time information system will enable health care providers to track and report on the most timely and accurate information about wait times with a goal of providing patients with better access to care." CCO has gone live with the software at six hospitals, supporting approximately 6.5 million residents, and in conjunction with the rollout of the wait time information system that will track and report on wait times for key health procedures. By year-end, it is expected that CCO will have more than 50 hospitals live with the software. As part of its data integration process, CCO will be using Initiate(TM) HL7 Query Adapter, which allows disparate systems to leverage Initiate's EMPI software through the industry-standard messaging protocol The rules, formats and functions for exchanging messages between the components of a messaging system. The most widely used messaging protocol is the Internet's Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP). Health Level 7 (HL7). "Initiate is proud of its 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 in deploying Canada's nationwide client registry that instantly and accurately links data about patients, providers and healthcare facilities across all delivery points," said Bill Conroy Bill Conroy can refer to:
For more details on Initiate Systems and Initiate Identity Hub(TM) 7 software, visit www.initiatesystems.com. About Cancer Care Ontario Cancer Care Ontario is an umbrella organization
An umbrella organization is an association of (often related, industry-specific) institutions, who work together formally to coordinate activities or that steers and coordinates Ontario's cancer services and prevention efforts. As the provincial government's chief cancer advisor, Cancer Care Ontario directs over $500-million in public health care funding for cancer prevention, detection and care. The agency also operates screening, prevention and research programs; collects, monitors and reports information about cancer and cancer system performance; develops evidence-based standards and guidelines for health care providers; and works with regional providers to plan and improve cancer services. About Canada Health Infoway Infoway is an independent not-for-profit organization that invests with public sector partners 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 implement and reuse compatible health information systems which support a safer, more efficient healthcare system. These systems provide healthcare professionals with rapid access to complete and accurate patient information, enabling better decisions about treatment and diagnosis. The result is a sustainable, healthcare system offering improved quality, accessibility and productivity. About Initiate Identity Hub(TM) Software Initiate Identity Hub(TM) software is the most accurate, scalable, rapidly implemented and widely deployed customer data integration and enterprise master person index solution. Organizations using Initiate Identity Hub(TM) solutions create complete, real-time views of data from all applications and data sources to more effectively manage, control, analyze and integrate customer, patient or constituent information and relationships while protecting data privacy. The software combines the ability to handle hundreds of millions of records in sub-second response times with unsurpassed matching and linking technology that identifies and resolves information routinely, even when there is duplicate, fragmented or incomplete data. Unlike alternatives, which take months or years to implement, require extensive business rules and impose intrusive changes on current systems and business processes, Initiate(TM) software is rapidly deployed in weeks, does not require business rules for data accuracy, and works within an organization's current environment without disrupting systems or processes. About Initiate Systems Initiate Systems, Inc. is the leading provider of software for companies, organizations and government agencies that want to create the most complete, real-time views of people, households and organizations from data dispersed across multiple application systems and databases. Many organizations in the financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , government, healthcare, hospitality and retail sectors are using Initiate(TM) software to deliver the right data at the right time to all critical touch points. Initiate Systems' proven experience makes it uniquely qualified to enable strategic initiatives that allow organizations to increase revenue and efficiency, and reduce operating costs operating costs npl → gastos mpl operacionales and risks. In-Q-Tel, a private venture group established by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA CIA: see Central Intelligence Agency. (1) (Confidentiality Integrity Authentication) The three important concerns with regards to information security. Encryption is used to provide confidentiality (privacy, secrecy). ) to deliver solutions to the CIA and the broader intelligence community, led Initiate's recent Series E financing round, with participation by existing investors Sigma Partners Sigma Partners is a major venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley and Boston. Sigma Partners invests in early-stage information technology companies (semiconductor, software and hardware). The firm was founded in 1984 by J. Burgess Jamieson and C. Bradford Jeffries. and Apex Partners. Initiate Systems operates globally through its subsidiaries, with corporate headquarters in Chicago and offices across the U.S., a Canadian office in Toronto, an EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) Refers to that region of the world. For example, one might see products packaged differently for the UK, EMEA and Asia Pacific markets. office in London and a Pacific Rim office in Sydney. |
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