We are Informatics
We develop open-source and proprietary software for the healthcare industry and offer the expertise to put it to work.
With a focus on pragmatic solutions that can meet today’s needs while still evolving gracefully toward the needs of tomorrow, Informatics offers software and consulting services for early stage venture backed startups, publicly traded companies, and the largest nonprofit health plan in the United States.
We develop open source and proprietary software systems for the healthcare industry.
We created the terminology development environment that is used Internationally by countries to develop their SNOMED CT extension, and by the IHTSDO for SNOMED CT itself.
We offer three variations of managed services to our clients:
We provide clients with the software tools and infrastructure necessary to for them to develop, edit, and generate periodic releases of SNOMED CT terminology extensions. Fully managed by Informatics, SaaS allows our clients to receive optimum performance without having to do the extra software maintenance legwork.
We provide healthcare and clinical terminology organizations with full authoring, modeling, editing and domain-specific refset creation support for content they seek to include in SNOMED CT extensions and releases.
We assist enterprises in optimizing existing infrastructure by providing fully managed subscription services to SNOMED CT, RxNorm, and LOINC. We help ensure that subscribers have accurate and current version updates to these foundational content terminologies for their electronic health record systems; an essential part of life-critical EHR support.
We deliver a tailored advisory experience to clients interested in obtaining high quality clinical decision support and health information management systems with consultation and design services in these areas: Comprehensive Architecture, Foundational Content, and Comprehensive Tooling.
Our consultation and design services start with discerning the project objectives and needs. We then assess and document the current architecture framework, and use this information to integrate into a comprehensive architecture design that homogenizes a multisystem input allowing for coordinated and compelling decision support output.
We provide expert assistance in selecting the necessary foundational systems, such as RxNorm, SNOMED CT, or LOINC, upon which to build or underpin their electronic health records and clinical decision support tools.
We provide clients with a thorough examination of their environment and needs, followed by a tailored recommendation on how to apply part or all of the Cheitah Suite to meet those needs. We enable a transformation into an optimized and efficient clinical decision support system, containing proper workflow components and comprehensive layers of foundational content.
We train software developers, knowledge-based vendors, and healthcare providers on:
We also offer education and training in the field of SNOMED CT terminology authoring and SNOMED CT extension management.
Headquartered in Bend, Oregon, Informatics is an independent healthcare informatics company with expertise in open-source and proprietary software development, informatics architecture and design, and solutions for medical and healthcare semantics.
With more than 15 years of experience in health informatics and software development, Keith is internationally known for his work in medical terminology development and the products he has developed to solve the field’s most pressing problems. Keith holds a PhD in medical informatics and computer science from Stanford University and an MD from the University of Southern California. Prior to joining Informatics, Keith served as the Assistant National Director of Informatics for Kaiser Permanente and as the Chief Technology Officer for Inoveon.
With more than two decades of experience in software development and executive management, Susan is skilled at managing software projects and designing processes that improve organizational effectiveness and increase product quality. Susan holds a BS in computer science and extensive on-the-job training on managing people and software projects. Prior to forming Informatics, Susan served as Vice President of Engineering for WhoWhere? and Vice President of Personal and Communications Products for Lycos. Her extensive background also includes seven years with Apple Computer as both Manager of System Software and Member of the Office of the CTO.
We believe that the long-term health of our company is strongly connected to the health of our community, therefore supporting organizations who strive to make Central Oregon a better place is a core tenet of our culture.
The Deschutes Basin Land Trust serves the Deschutes River Basin, an area that covers approximately 11% of Oregon and includes several of Oregon’s fastest growing counties.
The Central Oregon Trail Alliance is a volunteer group that works in conjunction with the USFS, BLM, and other land managers to build and maintain trails in Bend and the surrounding area.
Central Oregon's leading performing arts organization, providing cultural and educational programs that make essential contributions to the region's lifestyle and strength of community.
Britt Festivals, a non-profit organization, is the Pacific Northwest's premier outdoor summer performing arts festival