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Health Information Exchange of Montana "Saves Lives at the Speed of Light" With Cyan Network
PETALUMA, CA, Nov 28, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) --
Cyan today announced that Health Information Exchange of Montana
(HIEM) has selected Blue Planet software and Z-Series packet-optical
transport platforms in order to build a private 425-mile fiber optic
network. HIEM is a consortium of hospitals and community health
centers chartered to increase network capacity for improved medical
access, collaboration, and the delivery of health information
services to residents of northwest Montana. The private fiber
network, built with Cyan software, hardware, and services,
dramatically reduces the time required to perform virtually any
healthcare function dealing with remote access to information,
thereby improving productivity and -- in many cases -- saving lives.
Instead of leasing fiber from service providers and deploying routers
at each of its 19 medical service sites, HIEM elected to build its
own fiber network and eliminate routers. This strategy allowed it to
substantially reduce costs and even lease excess capacity to service
providers and partners in the region. HIEM deployed Cyan's Z33
packet-optical transport platforms (P-OTPs) to connect 19 rural
medical sites to a central healthcare facility in Kalispell, and uses
Blue Planet software for management and performance verification, and
Cyan PRO for the outsourcing of its network operations center (NOC).
The Cyan solution allowed HIEM to upgrade its network from existing
T1 services to vastly superior 100Mbps network performance at
ultra-low costs.
"Cyan helped HIEM improve healthcare services and the quality of life
in some of the most rural areas of Montana, especially regarding
trauma care. Activity that used to take an hour or two -- sending
x-rays, diagnosing injuries, consulting with experts and initiating
patient transportation -- can now be done in seconds or minutes,"
said Kip Smith, executive director at HIEM. "Cyan was a true partner
throughout the network design and implementation process. They helped
us meet unforeseen challenges and create economically viable
solutions quickly and easily using Blue Planet planning and
management apps."
"For healthcare delivery organizations like HIEM, the stakes are
enormous," said Eric Clelland, co-founder and CMO at Cyan. "This is
especially true in the geographic region HIEM operates in -- large
distances and remote, difficult to access locations place a premium
on a network able to deliver high reliability and extremely low
latency. By building its own network, HIEM is ultimately able to
improve the quality of life for its patients."
Cyan's solutions also enabled HIEM to increase the transmission rate
of electronic medical record systems, saving a local clinic with five
physicians 2,000 hours each year. Additionally, the network improves
image resolution in x-rays and CT scans that are delivered from HIEM
member Kalispell Regional Medical Center's remote mammography coach
so that healthcare professionals are able to more rapidly diagnose
and prescribe treatment to rural patients.
Going forward, HIEM plans to expand connectivity for professional
healthcare education through the University of Montana, Salish
Kootenai College, Flathead Valley Community College and Blackfeet
Community College as well as adding additional healthcare sites.
About HIEM
The Health Information Exchange of Montana (HIEM) was formed in 2006
as a not-for-profit healthcare entity based in Kalispell, Montana and
includes the following organizations: Glacier Community Health
Center, Cut Bank: Kalispell Regional Healthcare, Kalispell; North
Valley Hospital, Whitefish; Northern Rockies Medical Center, Cut
Bank; Northwest Community Health Center, Libby; St. John's Lutheran
Hospital, Libby; and St. Luke Community Hospital, Ronan. HIEM's
vision is to be a leading regional health information organization in
the areas of connectivity, infrastructure, innovation and
sustainability. Health Information Exchange of Montana (HIEM): Saving
Lives at the Speed of Light
About Cyan
Cyan is global supplier of software-defined networks (SDNs) for
service providers, data center operators, and private networks. Cyan
solutions include Blue Planet SDN software, Z-Series multi-layer
packet-optical transport platforms, and Cyan PRO comprehensive
professional services. With hundreds of deployments around the globe,
including some of the largest telecommunication companies in the
world, Cyan allows its customers to scale their networks, reduce
costs, simplify operations, and accelerate service delivery. For more
information, please visit www.cyaninc.com or follow Cyan on Twitter
at http://twitter.com/CyanNews.
For Cyan inquiries, please contact:
Eric Clelland
+1 707.338.5836
Email Contact
Twitter: @CyanNews
Engage PR for Cyan
Jeannette Bitz
+1 510.748.8200 ext. 207
Email Contact
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