The First Calendar Quarter of 2008 Continued To Be Eventful For the Health IT Industry Read More Inside 'Global Health IT Review '

Business Wire,  June 13, 2008  

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DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/05df39/global_health_it_r) has announced the addition of the "Global Health IT Review (January-March, 2008)" report to their offering.

The Global Health IT Report gives a summary and analysis of major deals, strategic collaborations, mergers and acquisitions, and key players changing the Global Health IT industry landscape. This report covers the period January-March, 2008

The first calendar quarter of 2008 (January-March) continued to be eventful for the Health IT industry, although it failed to register megabuck deals worth billions as was seen during late 2007. The M&A activity occurred at a steady pace, scattered across several segments. Companies like Misys and Royal Philips Electronics carried forward their strategic restructuring into this quarter. The HIMSS conference, held in February 2008, provided a platform for several organizations to showcase and launch new products and upgrade existing solutions. Google stole the limelight during this quarter, with its much-awaited entry into the personal health records space, as it announced the pilot phase of the Google Health platform. The activities on the e-health and health information integration front were brisk across the globe as several e-health integration contracts were awarded in countries like USA, Canada, China, and Sweden. The first quarter also witnessed the largest Electronic Medical Record (EMR) contract in the history of Canada.

Key Topics Covered:

Executive Summary

Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestments

Health IT Service Deals

e-Health, Information Integration, and Network Deals

Product Deployments

Product Launches

Forecast

Companies Mentioned:

- Allscripts

- ACS

- Canada Health Infoway

- CGI

- Eclipsys

- EDS

- GE Healthcare

- Google Health

- Harris Corporation

- IBA Health

- IBM

- InfoLogix

- McKesson

- Microsoft

- Misys

- Orion

- Quest Diagnostics

- Royal Philips

- SafeMed

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/05df39/global_health_it_r

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