Robust Integration Product Suite and Deep MEDITECH Knowledge Make Summit Healthcare the Clear Choice for Midwest’s Leading Orthopaedic Practice and Hospital
Braintree, Mass., June, 10, 2010 — OrthoIndy has implemented technology from Summit Healthcare, a leader in healthcare system integration and task automation, to help its orthopaedic practice better manage the growing list of integration points between its core MEDITECH Magic HIS and related clinical, financial and operational systems. OrthoIndy is one of the most highly respected orthopaedic practices in the Midwest with more than 70 physicians providing care to Indiana residents at 14 sites including the Indiana Orthopaedic Hospital (IOH).
OrthoIndy selected Summit Healthcare to help the organization upgrade its clinical information systems, with a special emphasis on improving workflows, finding more opportunities to automate time-consuming processes, and consolidate point-to-point interfaces connecting MEDITECH Magic with ancillary systems. OrthoIndy’s IT teams used the Summit Apex product suite, including the Summit Express Connect integration engine to consolidate point-to-point integrations into a single integration engine model which will make future integrations and migrations much more efficient. They are also using components of the suite for a strategic physician office integration project, linking their AllScripts ambulatory EMR with the MEDITECH HIS.
“When our team embarked on this process of upgrading our clinical information systems, we saw it as a perfect time to evaluate our workflows, automate more processes and better integrate our systems – Summit Healthcare was the perfect partner for this effort,” said Barry Owens, PACS Administrator, OrthoIndy/IOH. “Their deep knowledge and ability to draw on the experiences of other organizations just like ours has made them an invaluable asset. As we look ahead to the next set of challenges, including interfacing with the Indiana HIE and our planned migration to MEDITECH 6.0, we are very pleased to have Summit Healthcare in our corner.”
OrthoIndy is using the Summit Apex Suite to integrate its MEDITECH Magic HIS with a wide range of clinical, financial and operations systems, including: Allscrpits, Fuji PACS, Crescendo, Sunquest, Omnicell, Abbott Laboratories and several others.
“OrthoIndy came to us with a clear vision and commitment to successfully achieve an aggressive set of goals,” said Nathia Karasch, vice president engineering, Summit Healthcare. “Our teams love a challenge like this and they were able to bring their deep knowledge of MEDITECH environments to bear. Together we have helped OrthoIndy transform their IT infrastructure into a highly efficient system that is ready for any challenge, including their upcoming 6.0 migration and interfacing with their regional HIE.”
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About Summit Apex
The Summit Apex integrated product suite provides the MEDITECH industry with a comprehensive set of applications for integration and automation needs and has quickly become the standard for streamlining MEDITECH 6.0 migration efforts. From interface management to data migration and dictionary maintenance efforts, the Summit Apex suite includes:
- Summit Express Connect — a robust interface engine used for both hospital and physician office EMR integration with 3rd party vendor systems.
- Summit Provider Exchange — a scalable, secure solution that facilitates the integration of bi-directional patient data between the hospital and the EMR at the physician office or clinic.
- Summit Scripting Toolkit — a full-featured workflow and task automation tool that also provides the means to extract and parse data, and is often used when conventional (HL7) methods to deliver data are not available.
- Summit InSync — the market leading solution for dictionary maintenance accomplished through a powerful extraction, analysis and update process that ensures dictionaries are synchronized from test to live and across multiple facilities or platforms.
- Summit Downtime Reporting System — ensures continuous access to critical patient data for clinicians at all times, to ensure quality of care and operational continuity in the event of MEDITECH or network downtime.
For our healthcare clients that do not have the resources to develop and manage interfaces internally, Summit Healthcare offers Integration Outsourcing Services as part of a complete integration package.
About OrthoIndy and IOH
Founded over 45 years ago, OrthoIndy is one of the most highly respected orthopaedic practices in the Midwest. With over 75 physicians providing care to central Indiana residents at 14 convenient locations, OrthoIndy provides leading-edge bone, joint, spine and muscle care. OrthoIndy physicians also provide care to the Indiana Pacers, Indiana Fever, Indiana Ice, Indianapolis Indians, IndyRacing League, Naptown Roller Girls and Dance Kaleidoscope, as well as local colleges and high schools.
About Summit Healthcare
Summit Healthcare is the choice of hospitals and providers who want to take full control of their MEDITECH healthcare systems integration and information management requirements. Since 1999, we have worked to provide the industry with the most flexible integration technology with complimentary tailored services and solutions.
Summit Healthcare continues to grow and has over 1,000 customers in the healthcare market, including close partnerships with complementary technology partners, major system integrators, and value-added resellers. For more information, visit http://www.summit-healthcare.com or call 781-519-4840.