ANN ARBOR, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Truven Health Analytics™ today announced that FirstHealth of the Carolinas has selected Truven Health Unify™ which enables providers to manage the health of their populations. FirstHealth is a four hospital, not-for-profit network serving 15 counties in the mid-Carolinas. They will use the Truven Health Unify solution to connect and analyze disparate clinical and administrative data for use in outcomes reporting, population health analytics, and gaps in care reporting.
“We are very pleased to partner with FirstHealth as an early adopter and development partner for our Unify solution. Truven Health has over 30 years of experience in harmonizing data from many sources, and we look forward to applying this expertise to integrate diverse data from across FirstHealth’s network of hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare providers,” said Mike Boswood, president and CEO of Truven Health Analytics.
Truven Health Unify will synchronize FirstHealth’s hospital clinical and administrative data, such as medical and prescription claims, office visits, and hospital billing, with clinical source data such as hospital EHRs, physician office EHRs, and care notes, to help providers more accurately manage overall population health. Unify enables users to track specific patient populations for which they are accountable, capturing patient outcomes, process of care, and utilization patterns at the individual physician, provider group, hospital, and health system levels.
“We are thrilled to work with Truven Health Analytics to help leverage our many sources of clinical and administrative data to help us manage more effectively and, ultimately, to improve outcomes for our patients,” said David Dillehunt, FirstHealth Chief Information Officer. “By partnering closely with Truven on the implementation and development of their Unify solution, we look forward to pioneering several best practices for effective population health management.”
“The Truven Health Unify solution converts millions of disparate clinical and administrative data points into actionable information,” said Roy Martin, executive vice president and COO of the Truven Health Analytics commercial business. “Further, Unify will provide FirstHealth with critical and timely insight into patient health status and detailed metrics on chronic disease management across the continuum of care.”
For more information on the Truven Health Unify solution, click here. Truven Health Unify interoperability capabilities are powered by CareEvolution.
About Truven Health Analytics
At Truven Health Analytics, we’re dedicated to delivering the answers our clients need to improve healthcare quality and access, and reduce costs. Our unmatched data assets, technology, analytic expertise, and comprehensive perspective have served the healthcare industry for more than 30 years. Everyday our insights and solutions give hospitals and clinicians, employers and health plans, state and federal government, life sciences researchers, and policymakers the confidence they need to make the right decisions, right now, every time.
Truven Health Analytics owns some of the most trusted, proven brands in healthcare such as Micromedex, Action OI and Advantage Suite. Truven Health Analytics employs approximately 2000 people worldwide and has its principal offices in Ann Arbor, Mich; Chicago; and Denver. For more information, please visit www.truvenhealth.com.
About CareEvolution
CareEvolution is a leading provider of secure interoperability solutions. Its core offering, HIEBus™, is a proven, comprehensive suite of SOA technology solutions for healthcare interoperability. Standards-based core network services and certified web-based applications enable healthcare providers, regional exchange initiatives, and health plans to implement patient-centric quality and efficiency initiatives across the care continuum. A suite of optional applications leverages the comprehensive longitudinal patient health information in HIEBus™ to drive clinical integration, care coordination, real time dashboards, medication reconciliation, disease surveillance, advanced analytics, and multi-center observational data research. For more information, go to http://careevolution.com/.
About FirstHealth
FirstHealth of the Carolinas is a private, non-governmental, not-for-profit health care network located in Pinehurst, N.C. The system serves 15 counties in the mid-Carolinas and is licensed for four hospitals with a total of 582 beds, plus the Reid Heart Center, a rehabilitation center, three sleep disorders centers, three dental clinics, twelve family medicine clinics, five fitness centers, a laundry, four charitable foundations, a Hospice program, home health services, convenient care services and an insurance plan. Critical care transport, EMS and medical transport services are also offered.
Under the leadership of Hew Fulton, chair of the FirstHealth Board of Directors, twenty-two volunteer board members from Moore, Montgomery, Richmond, Hoke and Scotland counties govern FirstHealth; there are also four entity boards. David J. Kilarski serves as chief executive officer for the health care system.
All major medical and surgical specialties and numerous subspecialties, including open-heart and valve surgery, bariatric weight-loss surgery, neurosurgery and neonatology are provided. FirstHealth hospitals have an active medical staff of 294 with more than 95 percent board certified. All hospitals hold all major accreditations with the exception of the newly opened Hoke campus, which is currently awaiting accreditation surveys.
