Tuesday, May 24th 2005
Kryptiq Connectivity Summit Fuels Healthcare Transformation Momentum
CEO Directs Industry to Create National Health Information Network One Physician Office, One Workflow at a Time
PORTLAND, Ore. – May 23, 2005 – ‘Join Now’ was the primary theme at the second annual Healthcare Connectivity Summit opened by Blackford Middleton, chairman of the Center for Information Technology Leadership (CITL), that attracted over 200 leaders from across the country representing providers, payers, healthcare IT vendors and public policy makers. At the Summit, Kryptiq president and CEO, Luis Machuca called on the healthcare industry to move toward an integrated information exchange now, using the same technologies that fueled the explosive growth of the PC industry. In his closing remarks, Mr. Machuca commented on the coming wave of healthcare connectivity from his perspective as a former technology executive at Intel, recalling that widespread PC adoption was accelerated by networking, email, and the ability to share information.
“Healthcare has yet to realize the impact of a networked environment,” commented Machuca. “While the industry trend is toward large scale, costly RHIO implementations, connectivity is happening right now in communities across the U.S. Healthcare leaders must focus on creating connectivity one node, one practice, and one workflow at a time. The network benefit of this effort will drive significant near-term improvements in care and lowered costs.”
The Kryptiq Connectivity Summit explored the latest trends and thinking regarding healthcare connectivity, interoperability, and transformation. The two-day conference sparked intense discussion and debate on current and future approaches to healthcare connectivity, including presentations and panel discussions representing both provider and payer perspectives. Session topics included The Financial Case for Connectivity; Case Studies in Connecting Communities; Practice Transformation; Connecting Providers and Payers, and Multi-vendor Collaboration – a panel discussion with representatives from GE Healthcare, WebMD, SureScripts, MedcomSoft, Forrester Research, and the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT).
“Speakers from many regions of the U.S. showcased how their organizations are increasing the value of existing investments in electronic health record systems by deploying readily available connectivity solutions,” said Malcolm Costello, vice president at Kryptiq. “At a time when many are looking for a blueprint for progress across the country, this conference validated the clinical and financial benefits that many communities are experiencing today from the fluid exchange of health information.”
About Kryptiq Corporation
Kryptiq is the leading provider of interoperability and workflow connectivity solutions for healthcare. Kryptiq streamlines healthcare communications among patients, providers, pharmacies, and payers with secure messaging, electronic prescribing, disease management, and contract management technologies. By integrating these solutions with existing systems and applications, Kryptiq enables he trusted transport of health information where and when it is needed. Kryptiq’s fast-growing customer base includes many of the nation's top 100 integrated health networks, spans 44 states plus Washington, D.C., and includes well-known providers and payers such as Providence Health System, Capital Region Healthcare, MeritCare Health System, Eastern Maine Healthcare, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, and Kaiser Permanente. For more information on the company, visit www.kryptiq.com.
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Lisa MacKenzie
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