SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – August 22, 2017 – Orion Health, a leader in population health management, has extended its partnership with NextGate, a company with expertise in patient and organization identity management.

“NextGate solutions, combined with Orion Health’s industry leading precision health platform, creates a significant offering for the healthcare IT market,” said Wayne Oxenham, president of Orion Health, U.S. “NextGate is a KLAS Category Leader in EMPI technology and this agreement creates a closer working relationship between our organizations.”

Oxenham said the new agreement further cements the ten-year relationship between the two companies by extending the partnership globally.

“Orion Health’s customers in Europe, U.K. and Asia Pacific can now benefit from NextGate’s comprehensive range of solutions that are designed to identify and link patient and provider data from different applications,” Oxenham added.

NextGate CEO Andy Aroditis said, “NextGate is proud to extend its strategic relationship with Orion Health to continue our proven success across the globe. This partnership will help us further enable organizations with the innovative tools they need to improve the delivery, quality and effectiveness of care.”

The global agreement, which includes NextGate’s Enterprise Master Patient Index, Provider, Relationship and XDS Registry products, is effective from today.