iSOFT launches Lorenzo in New Zealand

iSOFT launches Lorenzo in New Zealand

Auckland – Thursday, 6 August 2009 – iSOFT Group Limited (ASX: ISF) – Australia's largest listed health information technology company will introduce its Lorenzo next-generation e-health solution to the New Zealand market at its first Healthcare Innovation Symposium in Auckland on 6 - 7 August.

iSOFT, one of the world’s largest suppliers of software that electronically connects healthcare systems, is developing Lorenzo as a key component of the National Health Service’s National Programme for IT in the U.K. – the world’s largest civilian IT project. Built using a service-oriented architecture (SOA), Lorenzo has the flexibility, scalability and interoperability to work alongside existing IT systems and connect patient records on a national scale.

Lorenzo enables healthcare providers to manage their processes while at the same time providing secure access to patient information to those who need it, anywhere and at any time. The solution is installed at several early adopter sites in Europe, including South Birmingham Primary Care Trust, the University Hospital of Morecambe Bay in Lancashire, and University Hospital Aachen. Formerly IBA Health Group, iSOFT is a market leader in supplying application systems for hospitals and healthcare organisations, in both public and private sectors in New Zealand. iSOFT New Zealand works with all seven New Zealand District Health Boards and a majority of New Zealand’s hospitals.

Over 100 healthcare professionals are expected to attend the two day Healthcare Innovation Symposium, which examines the evolution of health information systems in healthcare including connected healthcare, patient management, medication management and Primary Care. It will also include an overview and demonstration of Lorenzo.

iSOFT speakers will include:
Gary Cohen, Executive Chairman and CEO
Dr Michael Dahlweid, Chief Medical Officer
Brian Cohen, Chief Technology Officer
Denis Tebbutt, Managing Director, ANZ
James Rice, Country Manager, New Zealand
Additional sessions include:
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Innovation in IT and Health - George Margelis, Digital Health Group, Intel
Journey towards share EHR - Nigel Milan, CEO, Royal Flying Doctors Service of Australia
Thought Leadership Panel Session:
o Stephen Alexander, moderator
o Alan Grainer, CIO, Waikato DHB
o Malcolm Pollock, Establishment Director, National Institute for Health Innovation
o Will Reedy, CEO, Nautilis Health
o George Margelis, Digital Health Group, Intel
o Darren Douglass, Business Systems Manager, HIQ
Over the course of the programme, four Thought Leadership sessions will examine critical issues, including:
regional electronic healthcare records
clinical information systems
Primary Care and medication management, and
the value of a connected health sector.

Stephen Alexander, an international expert in creating connected government, will provide a report of findings from the Thought Leadership sessions to the New Zealand Minister of Health.

Gary Cohen, iSOFT’s Chairman and CEO, said: “New Zealand is on the cusp of a transformation in healthcare delivery. We’re proud of the long-standing presence and relationships we have in New Zealand and look forward to bringing Lorenzo, with its modern service-oriented architecture, into the New Zealand market. Lorenzo will drive significant efficiencies, save lives and dramatically improve the quality and effectiveness of healthcare.”

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