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Orion Health (software)
[edit]Orion Health is a New Zealand-based software company that delivers and sells healthcare software.
It offers solutions for public healthcare and private healthcare organisations. It provides software for healthcare providers, from integration through to population health management and precision medicine. It has more than 450 customers in 25 countries.[1]
History
[edit]| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Health Software, SaaS, Cloud Software |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Founder | Ian McCrae |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Ian McCrae, Founder and Chief Executive Officer |
Number of employees | 1200+ |
| Website | http://www.orionhealth.com |
The company founder [2] and current CEO is Ian McCrae. [3] The company's head office is in Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand.[4]
In 1998, Orion Health (formerly known as Orion Systems International) began physically expanding into North America, the United Kingdom and Australia. After a number of small scale sales, the Canadian State of Alberta, purchased a full Health Information Exchange (HIE) in 2003.[5][6]
Australia then followed suit in 2004, with the purchase of a full HIE for the state of New South Wales.
Orion Health had been a privately owned company for over 20 years[7], but it became a public organization on 26 November 2014 when it listed on the NZX. [8]
As of 2016, Orion Health is working with the New Zealand government on a public-private research partnership to promote precision-driven healthcare.[9][10] Today the company has more than 1200 staff globally.[11]
The company also has a presence in Europe, and is most recently working with Dorset County in 2017.[12]
Products
[edit]Orion Health's global products are Rhapsody[13], Amadeus[14], Consult, Medicines, Enterprise[15], Coordinate, and Engage.
Location
[edit]Orion Health has been headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand since 1993, with new premises opened in 2010[4]. In 2015 Orion Health chose the Scottsdale Airpark area for its North American operations center.[16]
Awards
[edit]- NZ Hi-Tech Awards 2014 - Hi-Tech Company of the Year 2014[17]
References
[edit]- ^ "Orion's value tops $1 billion". New Zealand Herald. 2014-11-27. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
- ^ Kiong, Errol (2008-10-28). "Commitment - whatever the cause". New Zealand Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
- ^ TEDx Talks (2016-07-25), Digital Me and the rise of precision medicine | Ian McCrae | TEDxAuckland, retrieved 2017-02-20
- ^ a b "Prime Minister opens Orion Health's Grafton HQ". Computerworld New Zealand. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
- ^ "Orion Health to Help Alberta Physicians Improve Chronic Disease Management @ Managed Care Link". managedcarelink.com. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
- ^ "Canadian Healthcare Technology - February 2004 issue". www.canhealth.com. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
- ^ "Software darling Orion Healthcare's Ian McCrae says the full potential for healthcare transformation still to happen, company unveils IPO info". Idealog. 2014-10-28. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
- ^ "Orion Health shares begin trading on NZX at $6.50". Radio New Zealand. 2014-11-26. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
- ^ "$37.8 million Health IT research partnership | National Health IT Board". healthitboard.health.govt.nz. Retrieved 2017-02-20.
- ^ Rotherham, Fiona (2016-10-05). "Three DHBs lined up for New Zealand's largest ICT research project". New Zealand Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 2017-01-11.
- ^ "Orion Health trims loss but sees shares sink as more cash leaves business". Stuff. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
- ^ "£20m shared care record for Dorset, as deal with Orion Health looms". Digital Health. 2017-02-27. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
- ^ "Orion Health's Rhapsody™ Solutions Aid Health Agencies in Managing Disease Outbreaks | Health IT NEWS.Direct!". www.healthitnewsdirect.com. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
- ^ "Orion gets in precision medicine game with Amadeus". Healthcare IT News. 2015-12-10. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
- ^ McDonald, Kate (2014-09-05). "Orion plans to take on the big guys in health data revolution". Pulse+IT (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2017-02-28.
- ^ "Report: Record job numbers at Scottsdale Airpark". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
- ^ "2014 NZ Hi-Tech Award Winners Announced — NZ Hi-Tech Awards". www.hitech.org.nz. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
