HFMA and Net.Orange Join Forces to Help NHS Organisations Accelerate the Integration of Care

HFMA and Net.Orange have announced a partnership to assist health economies in the UK implement an integrated care delivery model. The partnership will provide critical advisory services and technology to help commissioning and provider organisations in the NHS to improve health outcomes, reduce acute care dependency (e.g. reducing readmissions) and realise financial and productivity gains. This will be achieved through more effective team-based care co-ordination across settings and the proactive management of chronically ill patients.

Improving financial, operational and clinical effectiveness
As part of the partnership, HFMA, through its trading subsidiary HCS, will distribute Net.Orange's clinical operating system (cOS), a real-time, cloud-based data integration platform along with its industry leading population health management suite of applications. HFMA, in collaboration with Net.Orange, has developed a proven portfolio of advisory services focused on service integration, care co-ordination and real-time decision support. The partnership will also provide analytics support for managers and clinicians to understand and minimise clinical, operational and financial risk in real-time and provide the necessary point-of-care decision support tools to co-ordinate and deliver care across local health economies.

"HFMA is very excited about this partnership with Net.Orange. It offers a new approach that will help organisations co-ordinate care more effectively and it will provide support to clinical and management staff as they balance important resource and clinical priorities," said Sue Jacques, President of HFMA and Chief Executive of Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust.

"HFMA have a long track record of successfully representing the interests of the finance network in the NHS. Their mission to promote best practices and innovation, and to provide advisory services to help organisations in the UK health economy migrate towards integrated care delivery models is perfectly synergistic with Net.Orange's technology platform for population health," said Dr. Rob Beardall, Chief Medical Officer of Net.Orange. "We are thrilled to be working with HFMA and many of their forward thinking members who have come to recognise the limitations of the prevalent IT solutions. Their willingness to embrace a new generation of cost-effective, real-time, mobile clinical support and business applications using the Net.Orange cOS (clinical operating system) is refreshing and will deliver measureable value to NHS organisations within months, not years, and continue to deliver innovations at the speed of their rapidly evolving needs."

Education programme for integration of care
As part of its care-integration service and education programme 'Key Accelerators for Integrated Working', HCS will be offering a series of six free webinars. Targeted at CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, CCG board members, clinical directors and other front line clinical champions, this series of webinars provides an overview of the six key accelerators necessary to establish and sustain an integrated care model.

The first of the six webinars, Integrated clinical engagement and governance, presented by Dr Rob Beardall, Chief Medical Officer, Net.Orange and Jonathan Parry, Chief Executive, Southport & Ormskirk NHS Trust will look at ways to engage all clinical stakeholders across organisational boundaries including GPs, specialists, nursing, ancillary staff and commissioners; develop clinical leadership through coaching and mentoring; organise clinically led Multi-disciplinary Integrated Care Teams (MDICTs) with shared/devolved decision making and pathway/process/service line ownership in order to redesign, implement and continuously improve; establish a clinically led governance body to oversee progress and impact of the MDICTs.

The '6 Key Accelerators for Integrated Working' educational webinar programme will run over the coming months as follows:

Registration is free of charge
Integrated clinical engagement and governance 27th September 2012,13.00-14.00
Integrated data and real-time decision support 11th October 2012, 13.00–14.00
Financial alignment and transparency 8th November 2012, 13.00-14.00
Operational improvement and excellence 29th November 2012, 13.00-14.00
Integrated care model 12th December 2012, 13.00-14.00
Patient empowerment and self-care 10th January 2013, 13.00 – 14.00

About Net.Orange
Net.Orange enables the rapid deployment of virtually integrated care delivery models that include role-based workflows for all stakeholders including physician practices, specialty networks, hospitals, community providers, commissioners and payers, employers and patients. The company's patented clinical operating system (cOS™) leverages existing legacy systems, and prepares the stakeholders to thrive in a value-driven accountable healthcare environment, regardless of the payment model.

About HFMA
HFMA is the professional financial voice of healthcare in the UK. HFMA's aim is to maintain and develop the financial management contribution to healthcare in the UK. Supported by a strong branch network, it promotes the highest professional standards in financial management and governance in healthcare. The organisation furthers personal and professional development by providing access to tailored education and training, offering a professional network for members and a greater contribution to national policy. For more information, visit www.hfma.org.uk. HCS is the trading arm and a wholly owned subsidiary of HFMA.

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