Scottsdale, AZ  December 16, 2015- Orion Health, a leading population health management and healthcare integration company, today announced the release of Rhapsody Integration Engine Version 6.2. The new version of Rhapsody delivers a number of customer-focused innovations to help users work smarter. Rhapsody 6.2 builds on the Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR®) capabilities introduced in Rhapsody 6.1, the first integration engine to implement the new HL7® FHIR standard. Rhapsody 6.2 provides a comprehensive set of tools that simplify complex healthcare interoperability including:

• An enhanced dashboard which provides at-a-glance monitoring via multiple channels such as a tablet, smart phone, or monitor. Key health indicators are clearly displayed, showing the health of all Rhapsody environments.
• An improved Management Console featuring new tools to help customers monitor and maintain a healthy Rhapsody deployment. Now searching, browsing and navigating for pertinent information is even faster and easier than before.
• An upgrade to Version 8 of the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) across all Rhapsody components for all supported platforms, which provides an estimated 15% improvement in performance.

 Rhapsody 6.2 continues to build upon its FHIR capabilities which were initially introduced in Rhapsody 6.1. with JSON and HTTP Rest support within Rhapsody routes, enabling organizations to use them generically, and to start implementing FHIR-based interfaces. “FHIR is one of the next generation HL7 standards in healthcare data integration, and it is sparking innovation in health information sharing. It is focused on decreasing interoperability costs and unlocking software innovation in healthcare,” said Dr. David Hay, Medical Doctor, chair of HL7 New Zealand, co-chair FHIR Management Group and Product Strategist, Orion Health. “We are proud to be helping to lead the industry with the first-ever integration engine supporting this groundbreaking new standard.” “In addition to FHIR support, this latest version of Rhapsody 6.2 delivers tools to support implementation specialists who are constantly challenged to bring together data from an ever increasing number of systems, devices, facilities and organizations. Rhapsody 6.2 enables users to work smarter by providing simplified and streamlined workflows which reduces the time spent with ongoing monitoring and maintenance,” said David Leach, SVP Intelligent Integration, Orion Health. “We are seeing a huge increase in the amount and source of data as genomics and personal health collection devices (such as the Fitbit and the Apple Watch) become more prevalent, putting huge demands on health information integration professionals. Orion Health is committed to ensuring they have the tools to enable their organizations to have robust access to accurate and comprehensive data.” Orion Health is a leader in the industry with healthcare-focused software introducing FHIR capabilities. For Orion Health, FHIR is enabling smarter exchange and acquisition of data, mobility and new types of connected solutions. Orion Health is developing FHIR expertise throughout the organization, bolstering the intelligence that helps guide its customers through their integration and interoperability journey. Orion Health is committed to FHIR as leaders in healthcare integration and interoperability. About Orion HealthOrion Health’s open technology platform seamlessly integrates all forms of health and relevant personal data to deliver population health and precision medicine solutions across the entire health community. Orion Health makes healthcare information available anywhere by providing healthcare IT connectivity in every U.S. state and in over 30 countries worldwide –facilitating care for tens of millions of patients every day. With an inherent ability to interconnect a wide variety of healthcare information systems, Orion Health’s Open Platform, with Rhapsody Integration Engine, facilitates data acquisition and aggregation within and among payer and provider organizations, accountable care organizations, governments and health information exchanges.  Open Platform stands alone as the foundation for population health management initiatives or can be combined with Orion Health’s own seamlessly integrated applications for analytics, care coordination, and patient engagement to enable end to end population health management, improve care coordination, enhance quality of care and help reduce costs. For more information, visit www.orionhealth.com. Connect with us on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.