IDX Systems Corporation finalizes Agreement to provide clinical information technology to BT, for the London Region, National Health Service.
IDX Systems Corporation announced that it had finalized a subcontract agreement with BT. The contract is to provide clinical information technology systems and services to BT, which was awarded the London local service provider contract by the National Health Service.
BT was awarded a 10-year contract by the NHS on Dec. 8, 2003 to design, deliver and operate integrated local patient record applications and systems for the London region as part of a NHS National Programme for Information Technology (NPfIT). The NPfIT is designed to improve patient care and service for a population of 50 million citizens served by the NHS.
About IDX
Founded in 1969, IDX Systems Corporation provides information technology solutions to maximize value in the delivery of healthcare, improve the quality of patient service, enhance medical outcomes, and reduce the costs of care. IDX supports these objectives with a broad range of complementary and functionally rich products installed at 3,300 customer sites. Customers include 138,000 physicians who utilize practice management systems to improve patient care and other workflow processes. IDX systems are installed at:
- 380 integrated delivery networks (IDNs) representing more than 500 hospitals
- 175 large group practices with more than 200 physicians
- 665 mid-size group practices with less than 200 physicians
IDX has approximately 2,100 full-time employees. IDX serves customers in the U.S. and Canada. IDX has served European customers since 1996 and has maintained a London office since 2000.
This press release contains forward-looking statements about IDX Systems Corporation that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements are uncertainties or difficulties in performing obligations in connection with our business in the United Kingdom, difficulties in implementing systems, such as those for the UK National Health Service, difficulties in managing large projects, such as the contract with the UK National Health Service, governmental regulation of IDX’s software and operations, the possibility of product-related liabilities, and factors detailed from time to time in IDX’s periodic reports and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which important factors are incorporated herein by reference. IDX undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events, or changes in future operating results, financial condition or business over time.
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| Margo Happer, Director, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications Phone: (802) 859-6169 Email: Margo_Happer@idx.com |
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