By Sally Watson, 6 November 2001 11:45
NEWS Indian IT firm Infosys has been called in to help National Health Service doctors unravel the complexities of electronic patient records. The company will help the government create a secure shared database of patient files by 2005. Infosys will help the NHS with programme management, data migration, system integration, system design and will build the ERDIP (electronic record data implementation programme) pilot for patients with coronary heart disease. Visiting the company's headquarters in Bangalore at the weekend, e-minister Douglas Alexander called Infosys a software "pioneer" and talked up the firm's chances of further government contract wins. "Infosys is the first Indian technology company to have won a contract with the UK government and the NHS. Based on the success of this current engagement we can consider opportunities for Infosys to be involved in the technology initiatives of the UK government," he said. After an initial engagement for South West Devon Hospital, Infosys is to assist the NHS in the national rollout of ERDIP across all 240 hospitals nationwide.
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