Sparrow Health System Selects Symphony Performance Health for Population Health and PQRS Dashboard Management

More than 500 physicians in Lansing and Mid-Michigan region to benefit from advanced analytics

Alpharetta, Georgia, March 4, 2015 — Symphony Performance Health, a leader in action analytics for healthcare providers and networks, announced today that, after an intense vendor section process, Michigan-based Sparrow Health System has chosen Symphony Performance Health (SPH) analytics for population health and PQRS dashboard management. The superior analytics of Symphony Performance Health’s new MDinsight 7.0 were judged to be the best fit to enable Sparrow to improve the health outcomes for the Patients it serves in the mid-Michigan region. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Joseph J. Ruth, Sparrow Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, stated, “Sparrow Health System has a long track record of focusing on quality. We believe that Symphony Performance Health is the best partner to provide actionable insight into the health of our population of patients so that we can focus on providing the highest quality care to Patients in Central Michigan.”

Symphony Performance Health will begin the implementation immediately in order to have more than 500 Physicians live on the system in early 2015. Al Vega, CEO of Symphony Performance Health said, “We are excited about the opportunity to work with Sparrow Health System as it expands the scope and reach of its network and utilizes the SPH Orchestrate population health tools to proactively manage its patient populations.”

For more information, visit https://www.symphonyph.com.

About Sparrow Health System

Sparrow Health System (SHS), a member of the prestigious Mayo Clinic Care Network, is mid-Michigan’s premier healthcare organization that includes hospitals in Lansing, St. Johns, Ionia and Carson City as well as Physicians Health Plan, Sparrow Physicians Health Network, the Sparrow Medical Group and the Michigan Athletic Club. Sparrow is affiliated with Michigan State University’s three human health colleges. Through these partnerships and the dedication of our 10,000 Caregivers, Sparrow pursues a vision to be nationally recognized as a leader in quality and Patient experience. For more information, visit sparrow.org. Sparrow is working in partnership with the Sparrow Care Network, a 500-plus Physician clinically integrated network for which Sparrow was recently honored with the Transformation Award in Value Based Care by the Advisory Board. 

About Symphony Performance Health

Symphony Performance Health (SPH) is a leader in action analytics for provider, payer, and health networks. By providing powerful data, applications, analytics, and consulting, SPH solutions enable clients to increase patient satisfaction, improve population health, coordinate patient engagement, and reduce overall cost of care. SPH solutions incorporate an engaging social-media style user experience, optimized for mobility and communication, to measure data, create easy-to-understand analytics, and empower action.

Founded through the merger of Voyance Health, MDdatacor, and Archimedes Clinical Analytics, Symphony Performance Health is based in Alpharetta, GA, with offices in Branford, CT, San Francisco, CA, and Nashville, TN. Symphony Performance Health is a member of the $2.5B Symphony Technology Group (STG; www.symphonytg.com).