London UK – 14^th November 2011 – A group of healthcare technology suppliers have announced that they will work together to provide a one-stop-shop for IT systems to support NHS trusts throughout the NHS reforms.

The One Health Alliance, which was set up to bring best of breed technologies to healthcare organisations in both the public and private sector, has said that its members will collaborate to focus on the UK market in order to provide systems that support the changing landscape.

The Alliance already consists of a wide range of suppliers such as Oracle, Clinical Solutions, Ardentia and Sunquest Information Systems and IMS Maxims who have a considerable market share across areas including decision support, business intelligence, patient administration systems (PAS) and laboratory and diagnostic information.

The group will work together to share best practice and market intelligence following the publication of the white paper, Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS, which places a sharp focus on innovation within the NHS, and more recently the NHS Future Forum which calls for less fragmentation.

In addition it will proactively offer the newly formed GP consortia and existing NHS organisations an interoperable, wide-reaching set of solutions to support them through the changes while improving efficiency and patient care.

Tom Humphries, Business Manager at Clinical Solutions and Chairman of the OHA said: “The suppliers for the One Health Alliance have been, and are being, carefully chosen to complement each other through their experience and expertise.

“While competition between suppliers is healthy, the group provides an informal discussion forum outside any specific procurement and looks at ways of working to benefit organisations in the public and private sector.”

According to the One Health Alliance, many new commissioners may have little or no experience of procuring the right IT systems for their organisation.

“It is paramount they know that One Health Alliance suppliers are not only working to discover and address the needs of commissioners at this early stage in the reforms, but also that suppliers are willing to talk and work together for the greater good of the industry,” adds Humphries. “It is this kind of openness that the NHS has been missing for some time.”

The One Health Alliance has started inviting frontline staff, including GPs to come and discuss how the reforms are affecting them and how IT suppliers can react to support their needs.

Dr Richard Fisher, a GP from Swindon said: “The world in which GPs operate is very different to the commercial world.

“Not only was meeting with the One Health Alliance an opportunity to tell suppliers what GPs in my community need and have a interactive discussion about those requirements, but it also enabled me to see the commercial world close-up, something that frontline staff rarely get the opportunity to do.” 

About the One Health Alliance

The One Health Alliance was set up to provide a revolutionary approach to the delivery of technology and information solutions to both public and private healthcare organisations. The One Health Alliance is about delivering an umbrella of services and solutions to match all healthcare IT and information requirements for all types of healthcare organisations, large or small, public or private, at any location.

Each Alliance member has a proven track record and a network of employees with extensive experience ranging from clinicians, nurses, healthcare administrators and IT professionals. Working in partnership, collectively the Alliance solutions can help health payor and provider organisations improve financial, operational and clinical efficiency so that they can deliver the highest standards of patient care. Alliance solutions and services provide among others: Infrastructure, hosting and managed services, business and technical consulting, business intelligence and management
reporting, evidence-based decision support, electronic patient record and clinical
information systems and diagnostic intelligence.

Media contact

Sarah Bruce, Highland Marketing on behalf of the One Health Alliance
Phone: +44 (0) 1877 339922
Mobile: +44 (0)7557 265473
Email:  sarahb@highland-marketing.com

The One Health Alliance has given its full support to eHealth Insider’s chief clinical information officer (CCIO) campaign.

The national campaign is calling for every NHS provider organisation to consider appointing a chief clinical information officer to provide clinical leadership on IM&T projects and the use of information to support improvements in clinical care.

The One Health Alliance has offered this endorsement of support:

“The One Health Alliance, a group of suppliers who provide best of breed solutions to the NHS, wholly supports the CCIO campaign.

In almost any other industry it would be unthinkable for an end user to have virtually no say in what they need from a product that is meant to be designed to help them in their everyday work.

IT directors cannot be expected to understand exactly what clinicians need in addition to addressing technological challenges and often dealing with multiple suppliers, few of whom engage with each other.

This campaign provides the NHS with a great opportunity to ensure that IT helps staff to provide the best patient care while addressing the QIPP challenge.

It’s not just a time to sit back and criticise the lack of clinical input in large scale deployments, such as NPfIT, but to ensure that clinical engagement is embedded into every IT project, no matter how great or small.”

One Health Alliance introduces collaborative approach to the delivery of healthcare IT at Arab Health 2010

Formed to ease the risks and challenges of dealing with multiple suppliers, the One Health Alliance brings together the best-of-breed technologies and services to provide a one-stop-shop ‘total healthcare solution’

The One Health Alliance will be exhibiting at Arab Health to demonstrate its alternative approach to the delivery of technology and information solutions to both private and public healthcare organisations, throughout the Middle East, to help transform operations and improve patient care.

Representing a major new force within the industry, the Alliance brings together the best technologies from companies that have a proven track record of success within healthcare IT. Example members include: Ardentia, Bridgehead Software, SciQuest, Sunquest Information Systems, Sun Microsystems and System C. Collectively these companies can deliver an umbrella of services and solutions to match all the technology needs demanded by the rapidly growing healthcare infrastructure requirements within the Middle East.

“As we continue to target and assist healthcare clients within the region, exhibiting at Arab Health will provide the Alliance with a key opportunity to introduce its collaborative approach to sourcing and managing healthcare technology,” explains Dr John Ironmonger, Chairman, One Health Alliance. “And with our awareness of the unprecedented change taking place and the demands being placed on ‘next generation’ healthcare provision, the Alliance believes it is well placed to help healthcare providers deliver the technology required to support the vital seamless flow of information between all entities involved in healthcare delivery � from hospitals to laboratories to insurers.”

“Plus with one of the underlying objectives of the Alliance being to provide a one-stop-shop single point of advice, we also believe that our proposition will be attractive to clients who are looking to ease the complexities of commissioning IT systems and not having to deal with a number of different suppliers,” adds Dr Ironmonger. “By working in partnership the Alliance can help all types of healthcare provider organisations improve financial, operational and clinical efficiency.”

Members exhibiting at Arab Health Include:
Sun Microsystems � provides open interoperable, secure and scalable network computing hardware and software infrastructure and solutions for healthcare
Sunquest Information Systems � designers, developers and implementers of laboratory and diagnostic information solutions
System C Healthcare – specialists in the provision of hospital information systems, including clinical dashboards and healthcare portals as well as clinical applications for maternity and diabetes, and RFID tracking.

Information will also be available from:
Ardentia – providers of business intelligence solutions and web-based information management tools for healthcare organisations
BridgeHead Software � developers and providers of Healthcare Data Management (HDM) solutions for centralised control of data storage and data archiving
SciQuest � providers of procurement automation and content management solutions for healthcare organisations.

About the One Health Alliance

The One Health Alliance was set up to provide a revolutionary approach to the delivery of technology and information solutions to both public and private healthcare organisations. It brings together the best-of-breed technologies and services, delivered by some of the most innovative companies working in healthcare IT, to offer a one-stop-shop ‘total healthcare solution’. The One Health Alliance members work together on a philosophy based on partnership, collaboration and mutual trust and aims to share this approach when working with customers. No other collaboration can offer such breadth and depth of healthcare experience. The Alliance partnership is not exclusive and healthcare providers can still maintain the benefits of having a direct relationship with each of the member companies if required.

The One Health Alliance will be exhibiting at Arab Health 2010 at Dubai International Exhibition Centre – 25th – 28th January 2010.

Visit the Alliance Stand – XD15 in the Entrance Concourse

For more information visit: www.onehealthalliance.com

Media contact and to arrange a meeting:

Susan Venables
Highland Marketing on behalf of the
One Health Alliance
Phone: +44 (0) 1877 384739
Mobile: +44 (0) 7971 166936
susanv@highland-marketing.com

One Health Alliance expands its healthcare portfolio. Following the launch of the One Health Alliance earlier this year, two further companies have joined to enhance the solution portfolio offered by the Alliance. They include Sunquest Information Systems and BridgeHead Software.

One Health Alliance expands its healthcare portfolio.

Two more companies join the Alliance to enhance combined solution offering for healthcare providers

Following the launch of the One Health Alliance earlier this year, two further companies have joined to enhance the solution portfolio offered by the Alliance. They include Sunquest Information Systems and BridgeHead Software. These new members have been specifically selected to further enable the Alliance to deliver an umbrella of services and solutions to match all the technology needs demanded by today’s global healthcare providers.

Dr John Ironmonger, One Health Alliance Chairman, explains: “The recruitment of these new members supports the Alliance’s ambition to continue to find ways for healthcare IT vendor companies to work together collaboratively for the benefit of healthcare organisations. By bringing on board the technologies and experience of Sunquest and BridgeHead Software, this has helped to fill the gaps in our portfolio so that the Alliance can offer customers a ‘one-stop-shop total healthcare solution’.”

Sunquest and BridgeHead Software products and services cover two critical areas within the overall delivery of healthcare. Sunquest is a provider of laboratory and diagnostic information solutions whilst BridgeHead delivers Healthcare Data Management (HDM) solutions.

Commenting, David Allcock, Vice President Sunquest, stated: “With more than 1,400 hospitals and commercial laboratories across the US and EMEA utilising our software and services, Sunquest has the credentials to enhance and support the objectives of the Alliance. Plus having already established relationships with existing members we can contribute towards the collaborative approach of providing a single point of advice for healthcare organisations taking away the risk and challenge of dealing with multiple suppliers.”

Also commenting, Charles Mallio, Vice President Business Development & Corporate Marketing, BridgeHead Software, added: “Joining the Alliance complements BridgeHead’s partner centric approach to delivering solutions. Being storage and vendor agnostic this means we can integrate with the other members healthcare systems enabling customers to manage and control their data storage and archiving requirements. Our aim is to enhance the powerful set of solutions that the Alliance delivers to help healthcare providers address the challenges they face.”

In operation for over eight months now, the One Health Alliance continues to target healthcare clients in Europe, Middle East and African markets (EMEA). And with opportunities opening up within these markets, particularly the UK, the Alliance believes its proposition will be attractive to clients who are looking to ease the complexities of commissioning IT systems and having to deal with a number of different suppliers.

Dr John Ironmonger adds: “Expanding our membership is proof that the Alliance can and will continue to work together. Our partnerships are now stronger and with Sunquest and BridgeHead Software as part of the team, the breadth and depth of experience we offer as a group is unmatched. For the healthcare provider the benefits are clear – we deliver a single set of connected solutions that will help to provide improvements around financial, operational and clinical efficiency, supporting reform and achieving targets.”

For more information visit: www.onehealthalliance.com

The launch of The One Health Alliance has been announced today. Composed of eight member companies this alliance has been established to offer an alternative approach to the delivery of technology and information solutions to both public and private healthcare organisations.

This launch comes after several months consultation between member companies whose combined experience means the Alliance can deliver an umbrella of services and solutions to match all the technology needs demanded by today’s global healthcare providers. Initially the Alliance’s solution set is aimed at healthcare clients in Europe, Middle East and African markets (EMEA).

Commenting John Smith, Chairman One Health Alliance explains: “With so many issues and demands now being placed on healthcare providers one of the underlying objectives of the Alliance is to help ease this pressure by providing a ‘one-stop-shop’ single point of advice that takes away the risk and challenges of dealing with multiple suppliers.”

“When commissioning an IT system, healthcare providers are faced with a time consuming and complex process. Having to deal with a number of different suppliers can magnify the issue. The One Health Alliance helps to effectively alleviate this problem.”

The Alliance brings together best of breed technologies from companies that have a proven track record of success within healthcare IT. Collectively no other group can offer such depth and breadth of relevant experience. The group’s understanding of the issues and challenges facing healthcare means that it can deliver a powerful set of solutions to support the future evolution of healthcare needs. By working in partnership the Alliance can help all types of healthcare provider organisations improve financial, operational and clinical efficiency.

Smith adds: “What’s key is that all members products are based on current industry standards and standardised interfaces to enable interoperability between the solutions being offered. For the healthcare provider this means they will get a single set of connected solutions to remove the problem of dealing with multiple suppliers, integrating multiple systems.”

The One Health Alliance members work together on a philosophy based on partnership, collaboration and mutual trust and aims to share this approach when working with customers. However, the Alliance partnership is not exclusive and healthcare providers can still maintain the benefits of having a direct relationship with each of the member companies if required.

Members of the One Health Alliance include:
Ardentia – providers of business intelligence solutions and web-based information management tools
Clinical Solutions – a supplier of intelligent and flexible evidence-based decision support and clinical software solutions
Lawson Software – providers of Enterprise Resource Planning software applications
Perceptive Software – developers of enterprise document management, imaging and workflow software
SciQuest – a provider of procurement automation and supplier enablement solutions
Sun Microsystems – providers of network computing platforms and end-to-end solutions
System C Healthcare – specialists in the provision of healthcare information systems, implementation services and consulting.

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About the One Health Alliance

The One Health Alliance was set up to provide a revolutionary approach to the delivery of technology and information solutions to both public and private healthcare organisations. It brings together the best-of-breed technologies and services, delivered by some of the most innovative companies working in healthcare IT, to offer a one-stop-shop ‘total healthcare solution’. Member companies include: Ardentia, Centrom Group, Clinical Solutions, Lawson Software, Perceptive Software, Perot Systems, Sun Microsystems and System C.

For more information visit: www.onehealthalliance.com

Media contact:

Susan Venables

Highland Marketing on behalf of the One Health Alliance

Phone: +44 (0) 1877 384739

Mobile: +44 (0) 7971 166936

susanv@highland-marketing.com