[LINK] 'Tassie leads e-health initiatives'

[stephen at melbpc.org.au]

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[IBA] iSOFT preferred vendor in $6.8m Tasmanian projects  29-Feb-2008

iSOFT Subsidiary has been named as the preferred vendor by IBA Health 
Group Limited, for a $4.6 million contract to provide a state wide patient
administration system.

The company has additionally reached preferred vendor status for delivery
of a $2.2 million state-wide pharmacy clinical and dispensing system for
Tasmania. 

i.Pharmacy is already installed at 218 sites throughout Australia making
it the country’s market leading hospital pharmacy system.
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And, ComputerWorld's article on this ..

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Final negotiations underway for $6.8 million e-health deal

Tasmania leads e-health initiatives.  By Sandra Rossi 29/02/2008 11:33:46 

<http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;366230054;fp;4194304;fpid;1>

IBA Health Group subsidiary, iSoft, has been named preferred supplier for 
a $4.6 million patient administration system and $2.2 million pharmacy 
system for the Tasmanian government. 

The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is in final 
negotiations with the vendor to ink a five year contract following the 
completion of an implementation planning study. 

iSoft's i.Patient Manager (i.PM) PAS will provide the foundation for an 
electronic patient record system, which the government plans to have in 
place in the next 10 years. 

The platform will integrate patient information across all of Tasmania's 
public hospitals including the Royal Hobart, Launceston General, and North 
West Regional Acute Hospitals. 

Moreover, the $2.2 million pharmacy clinical and dispensing system is also 
a five year contract with the implementation planning study due for 
completion in April, 2008. 

The system will provide a single state-wide repository of information on 
patient medications enabling the DHHS to build common patient medication 
profiles and apply common business rules. 

Based on iSoft's i.Pharmacy solution, it will provide decision-making 
support to prevent medication errors through Web-based information. 

It also caters for public hospital dispensing of Pharmaceutical Benefits 
Scheme (PBS) prescriptions and reimbursements online integrated with 
dispensing, manufacturing and enterprise inventory management. 

Future plans include full electronic prescribing and electronic 
administration. i.Pharmacy is already installed at 218 sites throughout 
Australia. 

DHHS Tasmania's chief information officer, Max Gentle, said iSoft was 
selected for its proven ability to implement comprehensive state-wide 
patient administration and pharmacy management systems. 

"This includes a clear understanding of key business processes, healthcare 
delivery, and how information will support our future aspirations," he 
said. 

"These systems will be the cornerstone of our strategy for the 
implementation of full electronic patient records." 

Gary Cohen, executive chairman & CEO of the IBA Health Group said these 
contracts consolidate the vendor's position as the key supplier of health 
information technology to all the major Australian state governments and 
lays the foundation for iSoft to participate in national e-health 
initiatives. 
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Cheers people
Stephen Loosley
(Standard disclaimer,
no financial connection)