iSOFT, iMDsoft ink distribution deal

iSoft Health will begin distributing clinical information systems provider iMDsoft’s MetaVision suite in Germany.

Needham, Mass.-based iMDsoft’s MetaVision suite captures, documents, analyzes, reports and stores patient-related data generated in critical care environments, according to iSoft. The suite provides clinical decision support, computerized physician order entry for medications and reporting.

iSoft, based in Sydney, Australia, currently serves customers in 40 countries. The company said the agreement allows it to distribute the MetaVision suite of products, initially in Germany only.

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