BridgeForward Software, Inc, a leading provider of application integration technology to the UK and US healthcare industry today announced that it has been selected by Capio Healthcare UK - one of the largest independent healthcare providers in the UK - to provide system-wide application integration throughout all of its healthcare facilities in the UK. The new system now allows Capio Healthcare UK to integrate its operations throughout the UK on a stand alone basis. Previously, Capio Healthcare UK's applications were hosted in Sweden by its parent company, Capio Group. BridgeForward is providing both the enabling integration technology - ClearSpan Server - and the implementation services.
"Capio Healthcare UK did a thorough review of commercial integration solutions available. In the end, we were persuaded by BridgeForward's extensive experience in healthcare application integration, the power and scalability of the ClearSpan product, and BridgeForward's ability to mitigate risk," stated Andrew Till, IT Director, Capio Healthcare UK. "The project was completed on schedule and on budget."
"We are delighted to have been selected by Capio Healthcare UK for this important, enterprise-wide project," stated BridgeForward vice president, Gina Stradis. "Capio Healthcare UK is a leader in its field and has had extensive experience with other integration engine solutions. Capio's choice of ClearSpan Server for this critical, time-sensitive project is a great testament to the faith Capio placed in us and the stellar reputation the ClearSpan Server product enjoys."
BridgeForward continues to expand its reach into the independent healthcare sector in the UK. In 2005 BridgeForwards interface engine, ClearSpan Server was selected for system-wide use by the 49 hospital BMI Healthcare Group, the largest private hospital organisation the UK. More recently, ClearSpan Server was selected by Nuffield Hospitals to provide enterprise-wide application integration to all 40 of their hospitals. The Nuffield project employed ClearSpan Server to integrate a wide range of healthcare and administrative software applications including PACs and EMPI.
Taken together, Capio, Nuffield and BMI total 124 independent hospitals and treatment centres, representing approximately 90% of the independent healthcare facilities in the UK.
About BridgeForward Software
Founded by the same team that created MicroScript Corporation, BridgeForward brings together the EAI pioneers who developed two of the most popular application integration products in healthcare: MicroScript Server and the award-winning e-Biz2000. Together these two products became the most installed integration technology in US and UK healthcare.
BridgeForward's ClearSpan Server integration platform and the embeddable, private label version, Edge4 are largely based on e-Biz2000. BridgeForward reacquired the e-Biz 2000 technology in 2003 from Sybase, Inc. and has added significant new features and functionality under the brand names ClearSpan Server and Edge4. With more than 2,500 healthcare installations of its core technology, BridgeForward Software is a leading provider of practical, healthcare application integration solutions. ClearSpan Server and Edge4 each provide a suite of easy-to-use, right-sized and right priced tools for the rapid integration of legacy and Web-based applications as well as data migration. For further information, please visit www.bridgeforward.net.
About Capio Healthcare UK
Capio Healthcare is a leading provider of private healthcare services in the UK. Capio own a network of 22 private hospitals, 10 NHS Treatment Centres, Neurological centres and dedicated eye units. These provide a wide and comprehensive range of specialised and efficient clinical specialties from orthopaedics and general surgery, to cardiac surgery and oncology. Recognised by all major medical insurers, Capio offers fast, convenient, effective and high quality treatment for all patients, whether medically insured, self-pay, or from the increasing number referred by the NHS. For further information, please visit www.capio.co.uk.