Friday July 3rd 2009

Ascribe is delighted to announce the acquisition of iClinix. This will enable the company to deliver better Renal & Oncology IT systems, and improve patient care.

Ascribe, the leading global healthcare IT Company, today announced that it has acquired the healthcare software and services business of the award winning iClinix Pty Ltd. Ascribe will continue to work with iClinix to develop and deliver their innovative clinically focused systems to Renal and Oncology departments which are installed across Australia.
 
In addition, the iClinix ‘Clinical Hand Over Task Management System' software, recipient of an innovation award, is seen as having enormous potential in the critical ‘hand over period' following surgery. The hand over period has been identified by the World Health Organisation as a top priority for improving patient safety.
  
The two companies' software and knowledge in clinical information systems, will be enhanced by their collaboration and is planned to deliver significant benefits to clinicians by delivering more accurate and pertinent information and thereby provide more fully informed patient care.
 
"With iClinix as part of the Ascribe group we will be able to make best use of our combined expertise in delivering electronic prescribing in Australia and New Zealand as well as developing and delivering our clinical software across the board." announced Stephen Critchlow, CEO of Ascribe

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About Ascribe
 
Ascribe Ltd is a leading healthcare company that develops and markets software solutions that support patient, clinical and business processes to Primary & Secondary healthcare providers in the UK and overseas.

Ascribe is committed to providing technologies that improve patient safety standards and the company's solutions directly improve patient care and deliver financial savings to customers. The company sells directly to hospitals and Primary Care Trusts and has also been awarded framework agreements by the ASCC on behalf of Connecting for Health (CfH).

Ascribe provides solutions to health organisations and clinical professionals in all healthcare sectors; customers include Emergency and Minor Injuries Units, Mental Health and Social Care Units, Hospitals requiring patient administration systems (PAS) and medical equipment management, Hospital and Retail Pharmacies, and General Practice surgeries. Offering patient and decision support information to these clinicians in context with their activity is the key to the company's ongoing success.

Ascribe employs 270 personnel through its operating companies in the UK, Kenya, Australia and New Zealand. For more information, please visit www.ascribe.com.

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