isoft enters us market

1 March 2010
iSOFT enters US market showcases at HIMSS conference in Atlanta

iSOFT Group Limited, the largest healthcare information technology company outside the US, today announced that it will enter the North American market with its suite of innovative solutions at the HIMSS health IT conference in Atlanta in the US from 1-4 March.
iSOFT, which last year acquired Boston-based technology developer BridgeForward Software (re-named iSOFT Integration Systems), will at HIMSS demonstrate its solutions that are designed to address the requirements for Meaningful Use under the US Governments US$34 billion health IT stimulus package.

A key differentiator of iSOFT in the US market is that it is ranks among the few global health IT companies whose existing portfolio of solutions meets the requirements for interoperability across the full spectrum of todays complex healthcare environments. iSOFT has over 20 years of expertise and direct engagement with healthcare organisations in some 40 countries and has cemented its global reputation as an important agent of change as national healthcare systems around the world undergo transformation.

The US market makes up about half of the total global spending on health IT, which will balloon further as the governments stimulus package kicks in, said Gary Cohen, Executive Chairman & CEO. As one of the biggest health IT companies in the world, with experience in connecting complex healthcare systems in Continental Europe and the UK, iSOFT has the expertise and the capacity to make a real difference as the US healthcare industry undergoes transformational change. At HIMSS we will showcase the depth of our expertise and our capacity to help healthcare organisations to meet the requirements for interoperability and Meaningful Use.

iSOFT solutions to be showcased at HIMSS, the worlds largest health IT conference and exhibition representing some 900 companies, include:

Health Information Exchange
iSOFTs Health Information Exchange (HIE) solution provides healthcare organizations with access to clinical, financial and administrative data from any hospital information system across the organization. iSOFTs HIE supports clinicians decisions at the point of care, reduces preventable errors and duplicative testing, and encourages best-practice medicine.

Health Intelligence
Health Intelligence (HINT) provides healthcare organizations with powerful insights into organisational trends and statistics that supports informed decisions for future planning, the delivery of better-quality care and increased operational performance.

Integration
iSOFT Viaduct addresses the interoperability challenge faced by all organisations by providing an easy-to-use platform that enables software solutions to share information when needed and in the required form, ensuring seamless integration.

Solution Engineering
Health Studio provides a unique healthcare solution engineering environment to allow organizations to design, create and deploy their own solutions without needing to engage specialist vendors.

Patient Safety
iSOFT Patient Safety provides actionable, data-driven intelligence on safety and quality problems and best practices, empowering managers to make strategic improvements by providing an interactive evidence base.

About the US Governments health IT stimulus
The US Governments American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) economic stimulus package passed into Law in 2009 and is separate from the healthcare reform bill currently being debated in the US. The ARRA stimulus includes billions of dollars in incentive payments to healthcare providers for the "Meaningful Use" of certified health IT products. The incentive programme has start dates of October 2010 for hospitals and January 2011 for eligible healthcare providers.