IdeaObject will be integrated into Telstra Health, Australia’s largest telecom and tech firm
The business of Indian- based health software developer IdeaObject has been acquired by Telstra Health, the eHealth business unit of Australia’s largest telecom and technology company.
The IdeaObject business along with the business of Cloud9, an Australia-based eHealth cloud software developer which has also been acquired by Telstra Health, will be integrated into Telstra Health, with this work commencing immediately.
Jim Flynt, currently Telstra Health’s General Manager of Health Applications, has been appointed CEO of Cloud9, while the existing Indian executive management team will continue to have responsibility for the day-to-day operations and product development activities, as C-HIS is integrated into the broader Telstra Health strategy.
“The acquisition of both C9 and IdeaObject helps to strengthen our next generation Hospital Information System offerings to our healthcare customers whilst building on a strong Asian footprint,” Flynt said.
“The solution includes key clinical ancillary solutions such as pathology, pharmacy and radiology. Beyond this, the solution is fully cloud enabled and embraces contemporary industry interoperability standards. From its inception, the product was designed from a true global perspective in a way that accommodates many of the market idiosyncrasies that have plagued the hospital sector for decades, especially the large off shore incumbent vendors; such as a need to support multiple languages, date formats, currencies and workflows. The system is also highly configurable which supports a much smoother, quicker and less costly implementation. Aside from the world-class technology that these solutions offer on their own, we see real value from the people behind them and are delighted that all staff will be transferring across to Telstra Health and continue to bring innovation and eHealth solutions to the healthcare system,” Flynt said.
EH News Bureau