HealthBridge executes a five year contract renewal option, continuing its use of Axolotl’s Elysium® Exchange for sharing clinical data
San Jose, CA, Cincinnati, OH, September 30, 2008 – HealthBridge, the nation’s leading community Health Information Exchange (HIE) operating in the Greater Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky region, announced a five (5) year extension of its business relationship with Axolotl Corp., the country’s leading HIE technology vendor. Partnered with Axolotl since 1999, HealthBridge has become the largest, most advanced and financially successful community health information network in the United States.
“Healthcare providers in our region are leading the national movement to transform patient care through the use of information technology and connectivity,” said Robert Steffel, CEO for HealthBridge. “At the center of HealthBridge’s success has been Axolotl’s Elysium® Exchange solution.”
HealthBridge uses Elysium Exchange to deliver more than 2.4 million results to more than 4,400 authorized physician users. HealthBridge’s health information network includes 29 hospitals, 17 local health departments, hundreds of physician offices and clinics as well as labs, diagnostic centers, nursing homes and others.
“As the business of HIE has moved beyond results delivery, our relationship with HealthBridge has led to new and exciting products that will help all of our partners benefit further from health information exchange,” stated Ray Scott, CEO of Axolotl.
HealthBridge has worked with Axolotl to expand its exchange capabilities in critical areas. Automated reporting has led to significant care breakthroughs, saving physicians and public health departments a vast amount of time and expense. In May, HealthBridge completed an Elysium software upgrade that included enhanced ePrescribing capabilities linking to both SureScripts and RxHub. Later this year, HealthBridge will roll out handheld mobile device integration using Elysium mobile. The two partners are also working on initiatives related to transparency, quality improvement, chronic disease management, personal health records and research.
“We are delighted to continue working collaboratively with Axolotl. The expansion of our service offerings and technology use will continue to transform the quality and efficiency of healthcare – enabling patients to receive the highest quality of care in the most efficient manner possible,” said Steffel.
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