Telstra's claiming an Australian first for its diabetes management online service.

Healthcare software is a hotspot for the IT industry. Microsoft's plan to acquire Sentillion underscores this fact.

Global health IT systems vendor, InterSystems has started deploying the Australian-developed InterSystems TrakCare connected health information system in the new Santiago Military Hospital in Chile that will enable electronic clinical files for soldiers to be made available whenever they seek attention at any of the health centres across Chile that are part of the country’s Army Health Command (Cosale) Network.

Listed Australian health fund group, nib, has signed a five year contract with BPO solutions vendor, HEALTHStream, to automate and manage over 600,000 high-volume paper-based transactions annually.

Queensland's Mater Health Services is a pace-setter when it comes to the application of IT within hospitals.

An Australian-developed healthcare information system is to be deployed at a major teaching hospital in the United Arab Emirates in a deal secured by InterSystems with the yet-to-be completed state-of-the-art Sharjah Teaching Hospital.

Australia's largest listed health information technology company, iSOFT, has entered the US market for the first time with acquisition of application integration software group, BridgeForward, boosting its product offering with the addition of a broader range of interoperability solutions and services.

Australian listed health IT company, iSOFT has opened a new office in Mexico, as it continues to win new contracts and expand its global presence in major markets around the world.

iSOFT has secured a four-year, $5.9 million deal to provide support and maintenance services for Spain’s Castilla la Mancha Healthcare Service (SESCAM).

Australian health information IT provider, iSOFT, continues its run of new contract wins over recent weeks, securing another big win, this time $17.4 million worth of multiple contract extensions for long-term support and maintenance services with Northern Ireland’s Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety.