In the USA, national non-profit organisations OCHIN and OSIS recently announced that they would enter a formal partnership with the aim of helping to address challenges facing the healthcare delivery system, aligning their capabilities to better support sustainability and accelerate innovation.
OCHIN describes itself as a “leader in equitable health care innovation” with the “largest collection of community health data in the country”, with a focus on providing insights and technologies to help expand patient access, connect teams, and support underserved communities. OSIS, meanwhile, is a tech services organisation representing the USA’s “largest and most successful network of NextGen Health Centers”, and has developed a series of solutions designed to manage patient populations, reduce documentation time and improve reporting.
The partnership will see the two organisations work together to develop “affordable and tailored” electronic health record strategies for providers in underserved communities. Through the collaboration, OCHIN and OSIS will support members’ daily operations and strive to bring greater health centre representation to national health equity research and advocacy; drive operational savings; and help address workforce shortages.
Jeff Lowrance, CEO of OSIS, commented that the two companies have been simultaneously working to tackle the same issues, and the new partnership “allows us to remain independent but share resources for more efficient problem solving across the country. I look forward to continued growth for both our organisations and the ability to strengthen our mission in alleviating the burden that IT initiatives can add to safety-net organisations.”
In other recent news from the USA, HTNI reported how Caresyntax, a US-based company specialising in surgical intelligence and automation technologies, secured $180 million in funding for its AI-powered precision surgery platform. We also highlighted a report on the open source software security initiative from the Biden-Harris administration, and looked into a trial from the US utilising messaging to improve self-management as it moves to implementation phase.
In terms of interviews to find out more about digital healthcare work and initiatives, over the past few months the HTNI team has spoken to health tech professionals in the USA including Rich Temple from the Deborah Heart and Lung Center in New Jersey; Aaron Miri from Baptist Health in Florida; and Dr Zafar Chaudry from Seattle Children’s Hospital.
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