Featured Products
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Orchard® Harvest™ LIS is Windows-based and utilizes process automation; ICD-9 screening; robust instrument, billing, EMR, and reference lab interfaces; and rules-based technology to improve efficiency, reduce errors, and increase reimbursements. Some of the features are:
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Orchard® Pathology is an all-inclusive CP/AP system. Our comprehensive pathology information system is designed to meet the current and future trends in pathology and handle the complexities of clinical, molecular, cytology, and pathology testing and reporting.
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Orchard® Copia®, used by laboratories and lab networks doing outreach, links multiple labs and enables web-based access and EMR integration for order entry and result delivery. The many benefits include:
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Upcoming Events
2012 Trade Shows
If you would like to speak with us in person or see a demonstration of our software, we welcome you to visit us at one of the 2012 trade shows where we will be exhibiting. We are exhibiting at a number of locations throughout the country this year, so visit us at an event that is convenient for you! For your convenience, contact us ahead of the event to let us know you will be coming and set up a specific time to meet.
New at Orchard
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Orchard® Harvest™ LIS and Orchard® Pathology v9.0 upgrades are coming!
Orchard Software is pleased to announce that Orchard® Harvest™ LIS and Orchard® Pathology version 9.0 will be released during the first quarter of 2012! Information regarding the specific date of release will be posted here on our website and via our Online Forums. Click the link to learn more about the upcoming upgrades.
Orchard Software's Orchard® Harvest™ LIS Receives ONC-ATCB 2011/2012 Certification
We at Orchard are happy to announce that Orchard Harvest LIS v9.0 is 2011/2012 compliant and was certified as an EHR Module on October 27, 2011, by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT®), an ONC-ATCB, in accordance with the applicable Hospital certification criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
The 2011/2012 criteria support the Stage 1 meaningful use measures required to qualify eligible providers and hospitals for funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
Rob Bush Appointed to IICC Board of Directors
Orchard Software announces that, on October 12, 2011, the IVD Industry Connectivity Consortium (IICC) appointed Rob Bush, President and Founder of Orchard Software Corporation (Carmel, IN), to its Board of Directors. Founded in 2008, IICC has the goal of creating and encouraging the adoption of a unified connectivity standard that will reduce the time and cost to develop and implement communication interfaces within the laboratory and between it and the rest of the healthcare system. For more information, read the full press release.
Michael D. Glant, M.D., Assumes the New Role of Medical Director at Orchard Software
On July 1, 2011, Curt Johnson, Chief Operating Officer for Orchard Software, announced the addition of Michael Glant, M.D., to Orchard Software’s team as Medical Director. Dr. Glant was previously the founder of, and a pathologist at, the second independent fine needle aspiration (FNA) clinic in the US, Diagnostic Cytology Laboratories, Inc., in Zionsville, Indiana.
Dr. Glant, who assumes his new duties on July 5, 2011, will provide additional resources toward the development of Orchard’s various laboratory systems to meet the evolving needs of today’s integrated laboratory. For more information, read the full press release.
ICD-10 Coding—Rest assured, we are on it. Please stay tuned.
In anticipation of the October 1, 2013, transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10, Orchard Software is developing product versions that will support the functionality required for ICD-10 coding. The software releases will be available within the next 6-9 months. Orchard is involved in the industry and is keeping up with the latest news to ensure that our software will meet the requirements of the regulations and needs of our clients as details emerge and are set regarding the final requirements for ICD-10.
Once the software updates are available for general release, each product's release notes will contain information regarding how they accommodate the requirements, so clients may begin their testing and implementations in advance of the transition deadline.
Please visit our website www.orchardsoft.com and our blog www.orchardsoft.com/blog/ for the most up-to-date information as it becomes available. We will also utilize our online forums and newsletter to communicate news regarding ICD-10 coding and its interaction with our software. For additional information, visit the official ICD-10 section of the CMS website (www.cms.gov/ICD10/) or read the final rule for ICD-10 from the Federal Register (Vol. 74, No. 11).
Confused about LOINC®? Here is some information that may be helpful.
Are you hearing about LOINC and wondering what it is? You’re not alone. Orchard Software posted a helpful four-part series on LOINC (Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes) on our blog, colLABoration. The series was designed to answer many of the questions that Orchard has been asked recently about what LOINC is, what it can do for your laboratory, how it affects Meaningful Use stages two and three, and how to implement it.
The series on LOINC is separated into four sections: History,The Rule – Why We Need LOINC, Understanding and Using the LOINC Database, and Populating your LIS with LOINC. We have combined the posts onto a single webpage for your convenience. Review the four-part LOINC series in its entirety.
What ARRA and Meaningful Use Mean to Laboratories
For those of you less familiar with, or who would like more information on, the ARRA stimulus package for healthcare information technology and meaningful use, here is a quick overview: Based on the criteria for Stage 1 of meaningful use, the single biggest issue facing laboratories regarding ARRA and meaningful use is EMR integration. Integration to the EMR will affect all labs, including POLs, hospitals, and reference laboratories. Your ability to integrate your laboratory to your facility’s EMR or your laboratory clients’ EMR systems will be the number one issue for the next couple of years. Learn more about what ARRA and meaningful use mean to laboratories.
Orchard Software is highest scoring LIS in KLAS!
KLAS, the "Consumer Reports" of performance information on Healthcare Information Technology vendors, published its 2011 top 20 year-end report card. We are proud to announce that Orchard was the #1 LIS vendor in the Ambulatory category.
Click the link for more information on the KLAS Year-end Report.
News@orchard is now available via email!
Because of your feedback, Orchard is now offering our quarterly newsletter via email in addition to our printed and mailed version. If you or someone you know would like to receive a copy of our newsletter electronically please sign up to receive your quarterly issue via email. We hope you enjoy the alternative format, and thank you for taking time to visit us at the Orchard.
Outreach Solutions for EMR Connectivity and Web-based Remote Order/Results Delivery
Enhance outreach and the marketability of your lab by providing your clients with Web-based access and EMR integration.
Orchard’s front-end outreach and EMR integration system—Orchard® Copia®—makes your lab more competitive by enhancing connectivity with your lab’s clients via the Internet or directly to their EMR. Contact us today for a demonstration of how our software can help enhance your lab’s outreach.
2011 ICD-9 Codes
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Fall 2011 Newsletter
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New on orchardsoft.com
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Medical Necessity Verification Made Easy
Orchard Software maintains a relationship with CodeMap®. The agreement includes features and pricing exclusive to Orchard customers. Current customers may sign in now to find out more about Orchard's special agreement with CodeMap®.
Sign up for P.A.C.E.® Accredited Training Today
Take advantage of the Harvest LIS Advanced User and Harvest Microbiology Module training courses. We have classes scheduled through 2011. All attendees who successfully complete one of our training courses will receive P.A.C.E.® credit.
Click the link for more training information. Remember, seating is limited!
HIPAA Information
Sign in to obtain our Customer Guide to HIPAA from our online Download Center.
We have posted a sample HIPAA Business Associate Contract that you may use as a template.
For more HIPAA-related information, see visit our HIPAA News page.
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