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Big Bend RHIO Chooses Cogon Systems and Innovations [Avocare] to Consolidate Regional Health Data
March 2006 -- The Big Bend RHIO, a Tallahassee, FL-based consortium of healthcare providers, has chosen Pensacola, FL-based Cogon Systems, Inc. and Tallahassee, FL-based Innovations, LLC [Avocare] to provide system development and a demonstration pilot for the Tallahassee Regional Health Information Network (RHIN) project. The initial phase of the project is set to be completed by mid-summer.
Tallahassee -- part of what is known as the "big bend" area of Florida -- is home to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital and Capital Regional Medical Center, both of which will participate in data sharing. In addition to these healthcare providers, Capital Health Plan (CHP), a regional payer, may also participate in data sharing.
Dr. Dan Kaelin, Chairman of the Board for the Big Bend RHIO, is optimistic about the effect that sharing data among providers will have on patient care, and adds, "The electronic sharing of healthcare information will increase the safety and value of care to the patients of our region. The Big Bend Regional Health Information Organization is very excited to partner with Cogon Systems and Innovations [Avocare] to implement a community electronic medical record."
"We're honored to receive this contract," Innovations [Avocare] President, Dr. Lonnie Draper, said. "Innovations [Avocare] is happy to be able to support Big Bend RHIO and move another step closer to realizing our vision of providing a safer, faster, more convenient and cost effective system for healthcare delivery."
Dr. Huy Nguyen, President and CEO of Cogon Systems, Inc., says, "Drawing upon our experience in integrating clinical data from disparate systems, it is Cogon's goal to help the Big Bend RHIO realize its vision of a robust and secure health information exchange, through the use of which healthcare professionals can improve patient care."
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