Diagnostic Clinic Houston has selected MDI Solutions’ MD Link™ software as their integration solution to facilitate data exchange within the Clinic.

MD Link will be implemented at the Clinic to connect a variety of essential software systems including: Physician Practice Management, Laboratory, Billing, Dictation, PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication System) and more.

It is anticipated that MD Link will become a key component of the overall clinical and financial data management within the Clinic. The extensive ‘plug-ins’ included with MD Link, such as the pre-built HL7 (Health Level 7) schemas and delimited text file connection feature, will allow the Diagnostic Clinic staff to readily integrate the ‘best-of-breed’ applications installed at the Clinic and more.

Founded in 1957 by a small group of physicians who believe passionately in quality medical care, Diagnostic Clinic of Houston has grown into a professional group of 40 physicians and specialists housed in state-of-the-art facilities in Houston's prestigious Texas Medical Center. Patients from throughout the region and many foreign countries count on the Diagnostic Clinic for diagnosis and a wide variety of treatment options. You can learn more about the Clinic at www.diagnosticclinic.com

Nightingale Informatix Corporation has selected MDI Solutions as its turn-key integration solutions partner. Nightingale’s market leading suite of practice management products offer physicians leading edge functionality for Patient Scheduling, Claims Processing, Work Flow tools, Clinical documentation, Laboratory Interfaces, Document Management and real-time Patient Services.

MDI Solutions will provide its integration enablement software, MD Link, to integrate the Nightingale applications with third-party software at hospitals and clinics including: ADT, Orders and Results, Scheduling, Radiology and Clinical Documentation.

MD Link connects independent applications within a healthcare enterprise. Data sources and processes are displayed as a visual solution, enabling information exchange and customized integration solutions. This tight coupling of MD Link within the Nightingale systems will provide seamless and immediate integration for Nightingale installations.

Nightingale Informatix Corporation, www.mynightingale.com, is Canada’s largest Application Service Provider of Practice and Clinical management solutions and services for outpatient clinics. Nightingale currently services customers in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.

St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center has selected MDI Solutions’ MD Link™ software as their integration solution to integrate their newly installed Meditech™ information system with multiple disparate applications.

MD Link will be implemented at the Medical Center to connect a variety of essential software systems with Meditech including: Payroll, Decision Support, General Ledger, Physician Practice Management, Transcription and Nursing Home software. It is expected that MD Link will address the Medical Center’s need to integrate their medical systems and streamline the exchange of messages between disparate applications and databases.

St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center is a 233-bed acute care facility that offers the best of medical technology, preventive services and a “whole person approach” in meeting the needs of the Androscoggin County area. You can learn more about the Medical Center at www.stmarysmaine.com.

York Central Hospital in Toronto, Ontario Canada has contracted with MDI Solutions to complete 6 interfaces between the McKesson™ HBOC Star Admission, Order Entry and Results Reporting systems and the GE™ PACS and Dictaphone™ Powerscribe systems. MDI’s HL7-certified technical staff will develop these interfaces using York Central’s integration engine software with implementation slated for completion in July 2005.

The Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) in Ottawa, Canada, www.cheo.on.ca, signed an interface support service agreement with MDI Solutions. MDI’s integration team will provide CHEO with 24x7 First-Level Interfacing Support Services. MDI will proactively monitor all of CHEO’s clinical and financial interfaces using their MD Eye enhanced interface monitoring application. MDI’s HL7 certified resources will also develop all new interfaces for the Hospital and maintain existing data connections.

MDI Solutions will serve CHEO as one of their preferred e*Gate™ interfacing outsourced services clients. CHEO is a teaching hospital affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa. CHEO is also partnered with 17 other hospitals in Eastern Ontario, to provide specialized services, exchange knowledge and share expertise.

MDI made a significant impact at the recent HIMSS Annual Conference in Dallas, Texas with the launch of release 4.0 of their integration engine, MD Link, and the introduction of two Mainframe/AS400 integration tools.

MD Link’s improved Monitor/Alert automated notification functions and enhanced message processing features now provide the healthcare industry with a comprehensive alternative to other integration engines at a very competitive price.

MDI introduced two significant software packages at the conference in Net.Visual and Caravel. Net.Visual is a revolutionary emulator-based software offering that allows organizations to create stunning and dynamic Web based applications without compromising the security or integrity of existing systems. Net.Visual™ is an ideal way to integrate existing legacy “Green Screen” applications with new front end applications and information contained in other systems. Caravel specializes in the automatic migration of RPG and COBOL systems to Java. Caravel is the only migration technology-based service available today in the software industry that translates 100% of the source code while maintaining the application's original functionality intact, on any operating system with a Java Virtual Machine.

This unique product offering extends the robustness of an interfacing solution beyond the initial engine layer. The introduction of the new features of MD Link coupled with Net.Visual and Caravel, creates a seamless continuum of data management at both the front and back end for a wide range of integration challenges.

Thank you for dropping by the MDI booth at HIMSS and we look forward to seeing you next year in San Diego!

St. Thomas-Elgin General Hospital has selected MD Link™ as their integration solution to facilitate data exchange within the Hospital and with the Thames Valley health region.

The initial implementation of MDI’s MD Link integration engine will facilitate communication and information sharing between the internal systems installed at St. Thomas-Elgin. The Hospital will then use MD Link to interface with the Cerner™ system in place at London Health Sciences Centre.

It is anticipated that MD Link will become a fundamental component of the overall data management at St. Thomas-Elgin. The extensive ‘plug-ins’ included with MD Link, such as the pre-built HL7 (Health Level 7) schemas and delimited text file connection feature, will allow St. Thomas-Elgin staff to readily integrate the ‘best-of-breed’ applications installed at the Hospital and beyond.

The St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital is a 166 bed facility providing comprehensive 24 hour coverage in Medicine, Surgery, OB, Paediatrics, Anaesthesia, Emergency and Family Medicine. The fully accredited hospital serves the city of St Thomas and the County of Elgin, with eight municipalities, totaling a catchment area of almost 100 000 residents. You can learn more about the Hospital at www.stegh.on.ca.

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