GRAND JUNCTION, Colo., Feb. 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Strategic Health Information Exchange Collaborative (SHIEC), a national collaborative representing health information exchanges (HIEs), today announced the organization’s Strategic Business and Technology (SB&T) partner program grew 640% in 2017. In one year, SHIEC’s vendor membership expanded from five to 32 members, and the pipeline continues to grow for 2018.
“SHIEC experienced massive growth in 2017. SHIEC’s HIE membership reached 60 members, and as we continue to attract more HIE members, the vendors who support them are also signing on,” said Kelly Hoover Thompson, SHIEC’s CEO. “Our Strategic Business and Technology partners provide a technology ecosystem that supports our member HIEs. The HIEs benefit from regular vendor events focused on educating them about new technologies and trends, and our vendors have access to the people and organizations implementing health data sharing across the country. It’s a win for everyone involved.”
Current members of the SB&T partner program include organizations such as:
- 4medica
- Ambra Health
- Audacious Inquiry
- Barclay Damon
- CedarBridge Group
- CrossTX
- DataFile Technologies
- Diameter Health
- DrFirst
- eHealth Technologies
- EmergenceTek Group
- Forcare
- HealthBI
- HighFive Health
- IMAT Solutions
- Iatric Systems
- InterSystems
- J2 Interactive
- MEDfx
- MedicaSoft
- Medicity
- Mosaica Partners
- Orion Health
- Right Angle Solutions
- Stella Technology
- Verato
- Verinovum
- VorroHealth
- WoMBA
- XchangeWorx
- Zen Healthcare IT
Companies can join SHIEC as an SB&T partner through a simple application process. Partners gain access to leaders in the HIE industry while increasing the visibility of their products and services to member HIEs. To learn more about the benefits of membership, including HIE collaboration and event sponsorship opportunities, visit www.strategichie.com.
About SHIEC
SHIEC is the national collaborative of health information exchanges (HIEs) and strategic business and technology partners. As the unbiased data trustees in their communities, the 60 member HIE organizations manage and provide for the secure digital exchange of data by medical, behavioral, and social service providers to improve the health of the communities they serve. Collectively, SHIEC members serve almost 75 percent of the U.S. population. For more information about SHIEC, visit info@strategichie.com and follow us on Twitter at @SHIEClive.
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