QuadraMed signs $10.6M deal with Saudi National Guard

Saudi Arabia National Guard Health Affairs (NGHA) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, has signed a $10.6 million contract with QuadraMed for its QuadraMed CPR (QCPR) service expansion, migration to InterSystem's Cache database and interface licenses.

The agreement covers the rollout of the QCPR product to the NGHA facilities throughout Saudi Arabia, according to Reston, Va.-based QuadraMed. The company said it will install QCPR at three additional hospitals and 12 primary healthcare centers: two primary healthcare centers in the eastern region, eight in the western region and two in the central region of Saudi Arabia.

The Saudi Arabia NGHA provides modern medical care to National Guard employees and their dependents, as well as to Saudi Nationals with tertiary health problems via four hospitals and sixty primary and secondary health centers throughout the country.

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