Telecare specialist Tunstall bought in £225m deal
Tunstall, the specialist in personal and home telecare, has been acquired by private equity firm Bridgepoint from Hg Capital in a deal worth a total of £225m. In a simultaneous deal Tunstall has acquired Attendo Response and Attendo Systems, a market-leader in Scandinavian telecare solutions. The acquisition will create a group with combined annual sales […]
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European health IT market to double by 2010
A new report has predicted that the existing fragmented European Healthcare IT industry, with different vendors control different niche segments, is rapidly moving towards consolidation and may double in size within five years. The report by market analysts Frost & Sullivan values the European healthcare information system (HIS) market as valued at $3.13 bn in 2003, […]
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Convergence between medical devices and IT systems is an obvious area for adding value in healthcare. Where do we look for best results?
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Cegedim Rx says it is on track for ETP
Cegedim Rx has announced that it is on track to deliver a version of its Pharmacy Manager solution that will support the delivery of Electronic Transfer of Prescriptions (ETP) from May this year. The firm, which supplies around 2,500 independent and regional and chain pharmacies, and owned by the same company as primary care systems […]
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InPS acquires retail pharmacy IT solution
Healthcare IT systems specialist, In Practice Systems (InPS), has announced the acquisition of the UK arm of NDCHealth whose Pharmacy Manager solution is used in over 2,000 pharmacies, representing nearly 20% of the UK market. The sale, completed at the end of October, was made to Cegedim SA, InPS’s Paris-based owner, and NDC Health Ltd will […]
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iSOFT Acquires Northgate Healthcare Business
Fast growing UK Health IT firm iSOFT has announced that it has agreed to buy rival Northgate Healthcare Business from Northgate for £33 million in cash. The Northgate Healthcare Business is a leading UK vendor of electronic patient record information systems to the acute sector of the NHS. According to iSOFT the acquisition will make […]
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ISOFT Boss Predicts Further Industry Consolidation
One of the key features of the new emerging national strategy on NHS IT will be the selection of preferred suppliers for key systems. Ken Jacobson, European CEO of iSOFT , one of the largest UK-based health IT firms, gave E-Health Insider his perspective on how the supplier market can help the NHS achieve its […]
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InHealth Group Buys UK Arm of IBA Health
InHealth Group, the acquisitive UK health services, equipment and IM&T firm, today announced it has acquired the UK business of Australian health IT supplier IBA Health Limited The deal is valued at £5.2m excluding annual support fees and the option for future software licences. InHealth Group is also investing £1.8m in ordinary shares of IBA […]
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Torex Buys Oxhealth.com to Develop Electronic Health Records
In the latest of a string of recent acquisitions Torex Health has announced it is to purchase Oxhealth.com Ltd, in a deal that will see Torex taking over one of the NHS ERDIP (Electronic Record Development and Implementation Programme) pilot sites. Torex Health will pay £375,000 for Oxhealth.com, through the issue of 50,113 Torex ordinary […]
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iSOFT Appoints European Chief Executive
Manchester-based health information firm iSOFT Group plc has appointed Ken Jacobson as European Chief Executive, indicating added emphasis on an extended European acquisitions strategy. As European CEO, Jacobson will be responsible for consolidating iSOFT’s position in the development of healthcare information systems and will focus on organic and acquisitive growth across Europe. He takes up […]
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