Master Agreement Initially Covers 14 First
Nations and is available to over 120 First Nations in Ontario
MARKHAM, ON, Nov. 26, 2015 /CNW/ - Nightingale Informatix
Corporation (TSX-V: NGH) ("Nightingale" or the "Company") and
the Giiwednong Health Link ("GHL") announced today that they are
launching a digital health project for 14 First Nations in
Ontario located along the north
shore of Lake Huron and throughout
Manitoulin Island. The electronic medical record (EMR) project will
use Nightingale Enterprise Software for the EMR and practice
management and will be launched using the ONE PATIENT ONE RECORD
cloud-based deployment model.
Under the terms of the Master Agreement, GHL will pay
Nightingale approximately $3 million
for the 14 participating GHL First Nations over the 5 year term of
the agreement. While established for the GHL, the Master Agreement
allows any of the more than 120 First Nations in Ontario to join the program and be part of the
agreement, for a predetermined incremental fee.
"After many years of hard work and investments from all
stakeholders, we are very pleased that we have received the support
of Health Canada, First Nations and Inuit Health, to fund and
launch this very important project," said Grand Council Chief
Patrick Madahbee, Chairperson of the
Ontario Chiefs Committee on Health. "The GHL digital health program
represents a major step forward in enhancing health services
delivery to improve First Nations health outcomes and to ensure
they are on par with Provincial and national outcomes. We are
excited to partner with Nightingale and deploy their
state-of-the-art technology in our communities."
"We are very pleased with GHL's decision to partner with
Nightingale for this very important initiative. This is a great
opportunity for us to showcase the power of our next generation
product that is built around the concept of One Patient One
Record," said Sam Chebib, CEO of
Nightingale. "We believe that the Master Agreement entered into
with GHL will be a transformative step in First Nations health
services in the Province of Ontario. The GHL project and potential growth
beyond the 14 First Nations establishes Nightingale as a clear
leader in providing digital health platforms for First
Nations."
"The health and well-being of our community members has always
been our highest priority and implementing a one-patient-one-record
EMR across the GHL is a very exciting milestone that directly
supports our vision," said GHL Steering Member, Roger Beaudin. "Our commitment to providing our
members with the best quality of healthcare using real time digital
health information is becoming a reality."
Nightingale received approximately $1
million to launch the project with the balance of the
contract to be paid as services are delivered for the balance of
the First Nation sites.
It is expected that the first health centre will be operational
by the end of March 2016, with the
balance of GHL centres operational by March
2017.
About Nightingale
For more than a decade, Nightingale (TSX-V: NGH) has been
delivering innovative cloud-based Electronic Health Record (EHR),
Practice Management and Claims Clearing House solutions to
healthcare organizations across Canada. Our goal is to uncomplicate the
day-to-day challenges of healthcare providers. We achieve this by
creating software that is truly intuitive—minimizing training and
maximizing adoption. We believe so strongly in building easy-to-use
software that we structured our entire product team around
user-centric design. Our clients are benefiting from this focus
through a well-supported and robust solution that presents a
holistic view of a person's well-being in a simple, clean
interface, so that the best health decisions can be made.
Nightingale – One Patient. One Record is a Registered
Trade Mark of Nightingale Informatix Corporation.
www.nightingalemd.com
About the Giiwednong Health Link (GHL)
The GHL digital health journey began in 2007 with the help of
Health Canada and the Province of Ontario when it started to develop a strategic
vision for eHealth, now referred to as digital health. GHL's
vision is to improve the health and well-being of its members
through leveraging state-of-the-practice provincially certified
digital health solutions; and, by developing innovative First
Nations digital health models, shared services, implementation
capacity, and support expertise. The 14 First Nations are based
within two Tribal Council areas: Mamaweswen and North Shore Tribal
Council (NSTC) and the United Chiefs and Councils of Manitoulin
(UCCM). The participating First Nations are geographically
dispersed along the north shore of Lake
Huron between Sault Ste.
Marie and Whitefish Lake outside of Sudbury and throughout Manitoulin Island.
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