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BLOOMINGTON MEDICAL COMMUNITY PARTNERS WITH HEALTHBRIDGE AND AXOLOTL
FOR HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE SOLUTION
Axolotl's hybrid federated solution to connect
the Bloomington, Indiana Community
Mountain View, CA, August 6, 2007 - Bloomington Hospital
and the physician community in Southern Indiana, announced today
the selection of HealthBridge and Axolotl for the deployment of
the most advanced health information exchange solution. Bloomington
Hospital will be utilizing Axolotl's Elysium hybrid federated
solution to improve quality of care throughout the community - allowing
providers to access laboratory reports and radiology reports from
any secure web connection. Bloomington Hospital is a founding partner
of the E-Health Collaborative (formerly BEHC), and strives to provide
community participants with advanced health information technology
through the deployment of Elysium.
To select and implement a hybrid federated technology that best
suits Bloomington Hospital and physician teams, the committee
thoroughly reviewed options before selecting Axolotl's Elysium
solution and HealthBridge, one of the nation's largest and most
established Health Information Exchanges (HIE). The organizations'
proven track record of physician and client satisfaction, secure
hosting and collaborative atmosphere will help assure successful
implementation of Elysium. HealthBridge and Axolotl have contracted
with Bloomington Hospital to provide technical support, usage
reports, consulting, and process implementation assistance.
"HealthBridge is delighted to partner with Axolotl in the
deployment of Elysium for Bloomington Hospital and their
physician community. Because we have firsthand experience with the
solution suite and one of the most successful HIEs in the nation,
we will offer Bloomington hospital and community physicians the
most complete services and close guidance through this process,"
stated Keith Hepp, VP of Business Development at HealthBridge in
Cincinnati, Ohio.
"We see HealthBridge as one of the nation's most successful
models for transformation in health care," said Dr. Rowland,
M.D., director of Medical Informatics at Bloomington Hospital.
"HealthBridge and Axolotl will provide us with the support
and technology we need while allowing Bloomington Hospital and
our local physicians to develop the specific way the technology
is implemented and organized."
"Axolotl is pleased that Bloomington will soon be realizing
the significant benefits of Elysium," said Ray Scott,
CEO of Axolotl. "Bloomington Hospital and their community physicians
have demonstrated great diligence in partnering with Axolotl and
HealthBridge for their health information exchange. Building on
our experience, we are confident Bloomington will soon be achieving
their stated goals."
About Bloomington Hospital
Bloomington Hospital has been innovative in providing quality
care to south central Indiana communities for more than a century.
Offering a comprehensive continuum of care, Bloomington Hospital
is a not-for-profit organization and has a patient base of 367,000
in 10 counties (Brown, Daviess, Greene, Jackson, Lawrence, Martin,
Monroe, Morgan, Orange and Owen.) Bloomington Hospital currently
operates two hospital campuses (Bloomington and Orange County)
with regional specialty offerings for Heart and Vascular, Cancer,
Women and Children, Neurology and Orthopedic services. As a leading
hospital in Indiana, Bloomington Hospital enhances health by advancing
the art and science of medicine through the use of new technologies,
procedures and care. www.bloomingtonhospital.org
About HealthBridge
HealthBridge is a not-for-profit health information exchange serving
in the Greater Cincinnati tri-state area. Our mission is to improve
the quality and efficiency of healthcare in our community. To do
this we serve as a trusted third party working with all participating
healthcare stakeholders to facilitate creation of an integrated
and interoperable community healthcare system. This includes the
adoption of community standard technologies and work processes.
Through our clinical messaging system, we deliver over 2.1 million
results (laboratory, radiology, transcription and ADT) to over 4,000
physicians each month. www.healthbridge.org
About Axolotl Corporation
Axolotl provides advanced Web-based products and services that
automate health information exchange and management for hospitals,
clinics, labs, physician offices and RHIOs. By connecting the
healthcare community, our e2 technology increases efficiency,
cuts the cost of information exchange, and improves the quality
of care. Thousands of healthcare professionals nationwide are
using Axolotl's Elysium solutions for electronic health record
creation, health information access, exchange, and management,
and transcription services. For more information, visit www.axolotl.com.
Contact:
Nicole Spencer
Axolotl Corporation
(530) 269-1806
nspencer@axolotl.com
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