IBM portfolio for healthcare and government sectors to expand with new acquisition

By EgovAsia Editors | Feb 8, 2010

IBM has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Chicago-based Initiate Systems, a market leader in data integrity software for information sharing among healthcare and government organizations.   Initiate’s software helps healthcare clients work more intelligently and efficiently with timely access to patient and clinical data. It also enables governments to share information across multiple agencies to better serve citizens.  

Healthcare organizations and governments the world over are embarking on new initiatives to improve healthcare and citizen safety.  A key requirement for all such initiatives is proper management and delivery of trusted and accurate information.  With the stimulus funding that is being invested around the globe, the number of these transformational projects is increasing.  

“With the addition of Initiate’s software and its industry expertise, IBM will offer clients a comprehensive solution for delivering the information they need to improve the well-being of patients at a lower cost,” said Arvind Krishna, general manager, Information Management, IBM.  “Similarly, our government clients will now have even more capabilities for gathering and making use of information to serve citizens in a timely and efficient manner.”  

Initiate’s technology is also widely used to help government agencies of all sizes use information to boost efficiency.  In combination with IBM InfoSphere software, Initiate software will expand capabilities for information governance and help agencies gain a single view of relevant information to better serve citizens.