InterSystems and Health Language Announce Partnership to Provide Language Engine Technology In Ensemble HIE.BALTIMORE, Md. -- InterSystems Corporation and Health Language, Inc. (HLI HLI Human Life International HLI Highland Light Infantry HLI High Level Interface HLI High Layer Information HLI Hispanic Leadership Institute HLI Host Language Interface HLI Hekemian Laboratories Incorporated ) today announced a technology partnership to link HLI's Language Engine(TM) (LE(TM)) technology software as a service in InterSystems' Ensemble HIE hie intr. & tr.v. hied, hie·ing or hy·ing , hies To go quickly; hasten. [Middle English hien, from Old English h (health information exchange) framework. The announcement accompanied the introduction of Ensemble HIE at the TEPR TEPR Toward an Electronic Patient Record Conference conference in Baltimore. The leading database provider in healthcare, InterSystems develops and markets the CACHE post-relational database and Ensemble universal integration platform A universal integration platform is a development- and/or configuration-time analog of a universal server. The emphasis on the term: "platform" implies a middleware environment from which integration oriented solutions are derived. . HLI is a leading provider of software that automates the incorporation of medical vocabulary and coding standards in healthcare information technology applications. Ensemble HIE combines top-tier development and integration with standards-based, healthcare-exchange-specific functionality. The link with HLI's LE solution makes it possible to harmonize local, proprietary and legacy data with universally accepted terminology standards and to provide a single environment for managing all of an organization's medical vocabularies. Supporting a variety of standard terminology sets including SNOMED CT SNOMED (Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine), is a systematically organised computer processable collection of medical terminology covering most areas of clinical information such as diseases, findings, procedures, microorganisms, pharmaceuticals etc. , ICD ICD International Classification of Diseases (of the World Health Organization); intrauterine contraceptive device. ICD abbr. 9/10, CPT CPT See: Carriage Paid To and LOINC LOINC Logical Observation Identifiers, Names and Codes , LE provides the ability to translate legacy codes into HIPAA-compliant billing and clinical information standards as well as ensure security, data integrity and terminology version control. "Delivering standards-based terminology consistency across a Regional Health Information Organization (RHIO RHIO Regional Health Information Organization ) is essential for successful clinical data exchange," said Paul Grabscheid, InterSystems Vice President of Strategic Planning. "It addresses risk management issues by making patient care more consistent and is key to eliminating the errors and ambiguity that often occur in clinical documentation. By providing a single source of medical vocabularies that are rapidly updated based on input from standards bodies, the LE enables healthcare applications to reference the latest terminology versions and make the most effective use of clinical information." "The partnership of InterSystems and HLI and the combination of Ensemble and LE offer highly developed application integration and interoperability, resulting in maximum return on IT investments for healthcare organizations around the world," said George Schwend, President and 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. , HLI. Bill Scott, HLI Senior Vice President, Sales and Business Development added, "Globally, we are seeing government and public initiatives mandating or recommending standardization throughout the healthcare marketplace. InterSystems and HLI are collaborating to offer a solution to meet this growing need." About InterSystems For over 25 years, InterSystems Corporation has been a technology innovation leader in database and integration software. The CACHE post-relational database and Ensemble universal integration platform enable software developers in every industry sector to rapidly create, deploy and integrate high-performance applications. With headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts, InterSystems has offices in 20 countries serving more than four million users around the world. For more information, visit www.InterSystems.com InterSystems is the world's leading database provider in healthcare, with its products used by most major hospitals and labs, including America's 10 best hospitals as rated by U.S. News and World Report. About Health Language, Inc. Health Language, Inc. serves the worldwide healthcare industry in the development and delivery of software that automates the incorporation of medical vocabulary and coding standards into HCIT HCIT How Cool Is That? applications. Our flagship product, LE(TM), allows centralized access to various medical terminology standards and mappings between them, to create a common pool of standardized, codified cod·i·fy tr.v. cod·i·fied, cod·i·fy·ing, cod·i·fies 1. To reduce to a code: codify laws. 2. To arrange or systematize. "medical concepts" with the ability to relate to proprietary coding schemes and medical taxonomies. Our software aids in the processes of: reducing patient errors and enhancing patient safety; reducing clerical and clinical staff required to implement, maintain and update healthcare code sets and terminology standards; real outcomes analysis; improving the applicability of reimbursement filings and, thus potentially the speed of the reimbursement; and enhancing HCIT interoperability. Health Language, Inc. is based in Aurora, Colorado, USA. Further information on Health Language, Inc. is available at www.healthlanguage.com or by calling 303-307-4400. Health Language, We Speak the Language of Healthcare, Language Engine, and LE are trademarks of Health Language, Inc. |
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