OpenSpan partners with Initiate to improve interoperability

OpenSpan platform to extend capabilities of Initiate® Enterprise integrator toolkit, providing healthcare industry with faster access to data and better patient care

Published: 08/05

ATLANTA, GA, USA - (HealthTech Wire) - OpenSpan, Inc., a worldwide leader in desktop productivity and SOA acceleration software, announced that it has partnered with Initiate Systems, Inc., a leader in master data management (MDM) solutions and enterprise master person index (EMPI) software, to enhance interoperability for healthcare industry applications and data. Under the terms of the OEM partnership, Initiate Systems will use the OpenSpan Platform to extend the capabilities of the Initiate® Enterprise Integrator Toolkit integration component, enabling healthcare organizations to more quickly and easily integrate health information exchange solutions.

With the ability to integrate across heterogeneous, legacy clinical systems and provide access to that data in multiple thick-client, Web-based and other point-of-service applications, OpenSpan and Initiate Systems enable healthcare organizations to make the latest, most accurate patient data available when and where it is most needed. Initiate Systems can deliver its high-performance patient identification solutions more broadly in the context of other clinical services, such as patient search, exchange of patient data between healthcare providers and helping establish and enforce patient consent privileges. By making a single view of the patient more accessible, healthcare organizations can improve the speed and accuracy of patient information and are positioned to provide better quality of patient care.

“Interoperability, data integration and data management are of critical importance in the healthcare industry,” said Lorraine Fernandes, vice president, healthcare industry ambassador, Initiate Systems. “The OpenSpan Platform provides the flexibility required to integrate data between our applications and our customers’ closed healthcare applications. This will enable customers with closed systems to leverage the Initiate Enterprise Integrator Toolkit.”

The OpenSpan Platform enhances the integration capabilities of the Initiate Enterprise Integrator Toolkit, enabling healthcare organizations to provide access to high-quality patient data across legacy and Web-based point-of-service applications.

“With a faster, more cost-effective approach to integration, the OpenSpan Platform is helping organizations in every industry to more quickly realize the business benefits of application and data integration,” said Francis Carden, CEO, OpenSpan. “Initiate Systems is using the OpenSpan Platform to enable its patient identification services to be integrated into large healthcare systems without incurring any modification to the systems. This enables Initiate to provide its customers with a complete view of patient information, which allows for HIPAA compliance and improved patient care.”