WASHINGTON, May 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ – Nitor Group, Ltd. (Nitor), a healthcare IT consulting provider and a significant contributor to the advancement of the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN), now NwHIN, from trial implementation to today's production status, has been selected to demonstrate its Direct HISP product suite, an innovative product suite to optimize patient care, safety and efficiency through the Direct exchange of crucial patient data, at the ONC's 2012 Direct Demonstration Showcase.

Nitor will demonstrate the capabilities of this technology at the Showcase, part of the Direct Implementation and Adoption Summit scheduled for May 31 and June 1 in Washington, D.C. at the Grand Hyatt Hotel. (To learn more about the meeting, visit wiki.directproject.org.)

"With the press of a button, healthcare providers can safely and securely send medical information including referrals, medical images (CT Scan, MRI, mammography, etc.), or C32s to a provider or patient. Our Direct Product Suite is easier than email!", said Doug Hill, Partner, Nitor Group. "Without expensive modifications to existing systems and workflow, healthcare providers can push medical information over the internet directly to the intended recipient."

DICOMDirect, one of the products in our DIRECT product suite based on ONC's DIRECT project, enables a provider to securely push medical information over the internet using industry accepted standards and protocols. "Our product manages the complexity of delivering large DICOM images, while preserving the diagnostic quality of the images through the compression and encryption process", said Buff Colchagoff, Partner, Nitor Group. "DICOMDirect is specifically designed to handle the complexity of large file transfers and digital certificates, streamline the compression, encryption, and transmission of DICOM images, and integrate easily into existing workflow." DICOMDirect makes sending medical information as easy as creating an account, selecting DICOM images, select a recipient, and hitting the send button.

Nitor, founded in 2007 and headquartered in Washington, DC, is an IT consulting firm passionate about creating practical solutions to difficult problems. Working both in government and commercial sectors, we take a very broad view of IT systems and strategies ensure customers identify and deploy the best possible solutions. Nitor has extensive experience with HIT interoperability standards and specifications, developing CONNECT and DIRECT solutions, and operating the NwHIN exchange. Nitor operates the NwHIN Exchange, is a participant in the VA Direct Mammography Referral pilot program, and in process of deploying HISPDirect for a state HIE. Their product suite is easy, adaptable, and production ready and is cloud-based solution offered as either a SaaS solution or Enterprise Integration. To learn more, visit www.hispdirect.com or www.dicomdirect.com.

Media Contact: Doug Hill Nitor Group Ltd., 3015202116, doug.hill@nitorgroup.com

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