Minnesota's HIO To Deploy Precision Medicine Platform
By Christine Kern, contributing writer
Koble-MN adopts collaborative model to share patient health records.
Orion Health has signed an agreement with Minnesota state-certified health information organization (HIO) Koble-MN to deploy its Amadeus precision medicine platform. Koble-MN allows healthcare information to be shared among a range of sector participants such as hospitals, medical practices, government agencies, and insurers. The recently established HIO has an eye towards expansion and aims to be the leading HIO provider in the state of Minnesota which has a population of over 5.4 million.
“Orion Health technology is a proven leader in the U.S. healthcare sector and Koble-MN provides the hands-on service that is required to ensure implementation success and trusted ongoing support,” said Koble-MN president and CEO Chad Peterson, adding the union of Orion Health Amadeus precision medicine platform and Koble-MN’s services were a “winning combination” for the members of Minnesota’s health information exchange.
According to Orion Health CEO Ian McCrae, Koble-MN has adopted a collaborative model, working together with stakeholders to provide the necessary oversight to ensure better healthcare outcomes via healthcare information sharing. “By offering the Orion Health Amadeus platform, Koble-MN can ensure more comprehensive care coordination in Minnesota as it will provide multiple participants in the healthcare sector with state-wide access to accurate and real-time data,” said McCrae.
He added, “Today that data is primarily the patient’s medical record; soon it will include information on an individual’s genetic, environmental and social background, which will be necessary for the practice of personalized care known as precision medicine.”
“The Amadeus precision medicine platform assists HIEs such as Koble-MN to achieve greater sustainability for the important services they provide,” said Orion Health president for north America Wayne Oxenham.
Koble-MN is the fifth significant agreement to deploy the Amadeus platform in the U.S. healthcare sector.