ISOFT win lucrative licensing contract with WA Health

Peter Dinham
Wednesday, 10 June 2009 10:28

IT Industry - Deals

Listed Australian health information technology vendor, iSOFT Group, has inked a licensing contract with the Western Australian Department of Health to deploy its latest patient manager (i.PM) hospital information system.

iSOFT Australia managing director, Denis Tebbutt, said today the company would receive a $1.5 million license fee from WA Health who will upgrade its older TOPAS solution to i.PM as part of the state’s eHealth reform program.

Tebbutt said the company had also agreed, subject to final approval, to implementation and support services totaling $15.4 million over five years.

According to Tebbutt, i.PM will be installed alongside iSOFT’s existing complementary eHealth solutions, including i.Clinical Manager and i.Pharmacy, at 13 sites including Sir Charles Gairdner, Royal Perth Fremantle and Princess Margaret hospitals.

“Some 6,000 users will access i.PM across the full range of administrative services from patient registration and referral, through waiting list management and bookings to inpatient attendances and outpatient scheduling.”

The deal, according to Tebbutt, “demonstrates iSOFT’s success in transitioning large existing clients to our latest technologies,” and, he added “introducing complementary new solutions to create a seamless electronic patient record is a key part of our strategy to strengthen iSOFT’s global footprint.

“Western Australia now has an unparalleled suite of cost-effective eHealth solutions that enhance the provision of healthcare across the entire patient continuum.”