Oregon Health Network (OHN ) is a non-profit organization comprised of healthcare, technology and telecommunications experts gathered together to create the State's first broadband telehealth network. A membership-based organization, OHN will connect and serve all organizations and partner communities (providers, educators, government and business) who are critical to improving the quality, delivery and access of healthcare education for all Oregonians, regardless of location.

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MORE THAN THE SUM OF ITS PARTS
OHN is a huge undertaking and we’re not doing it alone. More than 150 individuals and organizations are collaborating in the design of the Oregon Health Network. Among these are the Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems (OAHHS) and their member hospitals, the Telehealth Alliance of Oregon (TAO), Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU), the Oregon Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development (CCWD), Department of Health and Human Services (DHS) and the Oregon Department of Education (ODE).

DEFINING A NETWORK
It’s important to note that, while technology is a critical component to this ambitious endeavor, we are far more than a series of switches and cables. OHN is a network in every sense of the word, introducing people to projects, need to resources, and connecting ideas to the skills that can bring them to life.

• Hardware infrastructure – At the heart of everything we do is a high-speed, high-reliability network connecting all medical facilities, clinics, and higher learning centers across the state. At speeds of up to 1 Gigabit per second (1 Gbps), medical professionals will easily share a wealth of information, including real-time interaction with peers, educators and students.
   
• Software and tools – With this unprecedented access comes the opportunity for developing new services, hardware and applications. Always brand-agnostic, Oregon Health Network will stay at the forefront of these developments, giving health care professionals improved visibility on the best new strategies for improving quality of medical care and education.
  
  
• Collaboration and guidance – Every aspect of OHN is built upon our ability to connect people. Much of our initial focus is on hardware and software, but our real value is in providing a much-needed communication link between the medical community, healthcare educators, application developers, insurers, value-added service providers, public and private funding sources, and our elected leadership.

HOW DOES IT WORK
OHN will offer multiple service levels so participants can select the speed and degree of connectivity that will work best for their facility. But all participants are connected via Internet Protocol (IP) over Ethernet to all other OHN users through the Northwest Access Exchange (NWAX) in Portland. Some sites will also connect with the Oregon Internet Exchange (OIX) in Eugene, the Southern Oregon Exchange in Medford and/or the Central Oregon Exchange in Redmond. All sites will also have connections to the public Internet. The network will also be interoperable with Oregon government and education networks.

The OHN Network Operations Center (NOC) will provide end-to-end monitoring of network performance and technical assistance to users to resolve any network quality of service issues.

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