Microsoft releases Amalga in Europe

Microsoft has released its Microsoft Amalga, which allows hospital enterprises to unlock their data from isolated clinical, financial and administrative services, for European availability.

The company also said it is implementing a European Amalga early-adopter customer program, in which it will work with health providers to implement and deploy Amalga in various healthcare scenarios.

Amalga is part of the Microsoft Amalga Family of Health Enterprise Systems, a portfolio of enterprise-class health solutions that provide integration, giving clinicians and executives access to information across their health enterprise, according to Microsoft. 

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