There are lots of support from its customers - hospitals and other medical fields. They are all working perfectly.
IBA has a forum held last Thursday. Here is their release.
IBA Health Forum: The way forward 11/7/2002
The 2002 IBA Health Forum was held recently in Werribee Victoria. Sponsored by Compaq and Borland, over 80 delegates attended including executives from IBA Health’s client base in Australia and New Zealand, representatives from the Department of Human Services Victoria, Health Funds, the Health Insurance Commission and other health related personnel outside the client base.
IBA Health’s new product range was launched at the Forum including:
ibaPAS – providing solutions for patient administration this is the core of IBA Health’s administration suite ibaclinical - providing solutions for patient care an automated healthcare information system which significantly improves patient care and safety while improving operational efficiencies ibafinancial – providing solutions for business management ibacommunity – providing solutions for community care ibapharmacy – providing solutions for pharmacy management
Case studies presented by the Australian Defence Force, Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne and Taranaki Health NZ generated a lot of interest both for their detail and insight into implementation experiences and for their ability to demonstrate very tangible benefits directly attributable to IBA Health’s solutions.
Presentations on IBA Health’s product strategy and the availability of demonstrations of the various product modules was extremely well received, with many availing themselves of the opportunity to become familiar with the latest web based range. Delegates commented on being impressed with the wide range of products available in the IBA Health suite. There was particular interest in IBA’s Clinical and Pharmacy solutions.
The paper by Alan Gibson from the InHealth Group in the United Kingdom on National Health Service (NHS) Health Drivers, investment and reform in the UK health sector including strategy and progress on the delivery of the NHS Plan was a valuable comparison to the Health strategy in Australia and New Zealand.
Keynote speakers Meredith Carter from the Health Issues Centre and Dr Tim Smyth from Phillips Fox, provided very relevant and up to date discussion on privacy, and the role of technology in being able to address issues of safety and the progress and future of the Electronic Health Record in Australia.
Dr Brian Cohen’s detailed paper at the Technical and User Sessions on IBA Health’s new delivery architecture Atlas, was a unique opportunity to gain an understanding of the importance of a truly distributed architecture which provides the flexibility and scalability required to meet the demands of the changing healthcare environment of today. At the same time, this technically innovative solution provides the benefits of being easy to implement and support in a cost effective way.
There has already been a strong positive response from those who attended and the organisations that they represented. Many have expressed a commitment to review IT strategies and to explore opportunities to expand and upgrade with IBA Health’s solutions.
As one delegate commented: “(IBA Health has provided an) excellent networking opportunity to interact with peers and IBA staff and talk over special issues. I would be more than happy to attend future events of this type.” - Adrian Roberts, IT Manager, Bairnsdale Regional Health Service
“A very good opportunity for learning and networking.” - Don Tylee, Information Projects Manager, Central Gippsland Health Service
