{"id":9091,"date":"2018-02-08T01:43:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-08T01:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orionhealth.com\/?p=9091"},"modified":"2024-08-18T23:08:02","modified_gmt":"2024-08-18T23:08:02","slug":"department-of-health-and-human-services-in-victoria-signs-empi-contract-to-link-public-health-services-patient-data-across-the-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orionhealth.com\/au\/media-releases\/department-of-health-and-human-services-in-victoria-signs-empi-contract-to-link-public-health-services-patient-data-across-the-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Department of Health and Human Services in Victoria Signs EMPI Contract to Link Public Health Services&#8217; Patient Data Across the State"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Auckland, New Zealand<\/strong>\u2014 Orion Health and NextGate have signed a multi-year contract with the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) in Victoria, Australia, to deploy the Enterprise Master Patient Index (EMPI) technology for&nbsp;the Victorian Public Health Sector.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Victorian DHHS delivers&nbsp;policies, programs and services that support and enhance the health and wellbeing of its population of 6.2 million people. 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