IBM signs Spanish healthcare deal

IBM and Telvent Global Services have signed a multi-million Euro agreement with the Castilla y Leon government in North-West Spain to improve back office management of the province’s healthcare centres.

As part of the agreement a healthcare management system will be rolled out to all the health centres in order to enhance aggregated procurement from the different centres and expand integration with suppliers.

The project aims to reduce the costs for the province by streamlining operating procedures and information exchange between primary care centres, specialised care centres and emergency and central services and provide greater control over supplies and resources.

The two companies will provide consultancy and IT services to help the region transform and improve health centre procurement, logistics and supply processes.

The system will integrate with the IT systems of the Regional Health Management organisation and the corporate systems of the Castilla y Leon government and will be the first autonomous community in Spain to use the technology platform.

According to IBM, the company is also helping to overhaul other healthcare systems in Spain including those in Catalonia, Murcia, Aragon and Extremadura.

The contract win comes as IBM opens a new research centre in Dallas dedicated to developing tools that will allow healthcare professionals to more efficiently use data in medical decision making.

Rob Merkel, healthcare leader for IBM Global Services, said: “With all the dynamic changes occurring in healthcare and the availability of new data from more sources deep analytics unlocks new possibilities for improving the way healthcare is delivered by reducing risks, saving lives and even helping reduce costs.”

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