Perot Systems Awarded Contract to Implement Health Information System in Kingdom of Jordan
December 04 2008 - 2:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Leading Healthcare IT provider grows its operations in the Middle
East LONDON, Dec .4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Perot Systems
Corporation (NYSE: PER) (http://www.perotsystems.com/) today
announced that The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has selected the
company to manage the pilot deployment of VistA - an open source
clinical and healthcare information management system - at two
hospitals and a clinic in the capital, Amman. Jordan is recognised
as providing one of the highest standards of healthcare in the
region. It also has a rapidly growing IT sector that is gaining a
reputable status in the region. King Abdullah II's vision is to
continue to build on these successes by establishing an effective,
integrated national healthcare infrastructure using a single
software platform. This project goes hand in hand with building an
educational program around VistA's technical and clinical processes
with the goal of allowing Jordan to become self-sustainable in
managing their health management information system and enabling
them to take this offering to their neighbours in the region.
"Perot Systems' reputation as the leading healthcare technology
solutions provider is very strong in the United States. When we
were looking to initiate this project, we were first and foremost
looking for a company that has the resources and capabilities to
handle a national rollout of this project and become our partner.
Perot Systems is that company," stated Dr. Rami Farraj, Chairperson
of the Board of Directors of E-Health Solutions, the non-profit
Jordanian company that was entrusted with achieving this national
goal. The VistA based health infrastructure, processes and
knowledge offers a high quality, cost effective solution, which
will transform Jordan's national healthcare system. This
transformation will benefit the country by helping to: -- digitise
hospitals and clinics, helping to reduce cost and increase the
quality of healthcare -- achieve self-sufficiency in the support of
its healthcare ICT infrastructure -- become a role model for the
region and other developing countries -- discover, track and manage
at the highest levels healthcare patterns, problems, issues,
diseases, protocols and trends in the region -- provide a large
amount of real and live clinical data for research on the diseases
in the Middle East. "The VistA Electronic Health Record, which for
years has been used extensively by the United States Department of
Veterans Affairs. This pilot project with the Kingdom of Jordan
should enable the efficiency of the system to be maximized as well
as helping to deliver improved clinical outcomes for the citizens
of Jordan. We are very excited to be involved in this
ground-breaking project with the Jordanians," stated Dr. Kevin
Fickenscher, Executive Vice President & Managing Director for
Perot Systems' International Healthcare. About Perot Systems Perot
Systems is a worldwide provider of information technology services
and business solutions. Through its flexible and collaborative
approach, Perot Systems integrates expertise from across the
company to deliver custom solutions that enable clients to
accelerate growth, streamline operations and create new levels of
customer value. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, Perot Systems
reported 2007 revenue of $2.6 billion. The company has more than
23,000 associates located in the Americas, Europe, Middle East and
Asia Pacific. Additional information on Perot Systems is available
at http://www.perotsystems.com/. This press release contains
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