Singapore and Tel Aviv, Israel, November 2, 2009 — dbMotion, a provider of health interoperability and intelligence solutions, today announced the expanded role of its Singaporean subsidiary, dbMotion Singapore Pte. Ltd., located at #05-01 Raffles City Tower, to serve as headquarters for its increasing commercial activities in Asia-Pacific.
“Over the last year we have seen growing interest in healthcare IT within the Asia-Pacific markets with a significant demand for comprehensive electronic health record solutions to meet the needs of health IT programs, on both the regional and local levels,” said Ilan Freedman, dbMotion’s Vice President Asia-Pacific. “Singapore as a regional hub for trade, industry and finance within the Asia-Pacific market makes it an ideal location to establish our regional headquarters.”
Working in tandem with leading industry partners such as IBM, Initiate Systems and Microsoft, dbMotion fulfills the vision of connected healthcare. dbMotion’s health interoperability and intelligence solution enables healthcare organizations and health information exchanges (HIEs) to meaningfully integrate and leverage their information assets by placing an integrated patient record within clinicians’ workflows. dbMotion closes information gaps between caregivers, enhances decision-making and drives improvements in the quality and efficiency of patient care.
“The Asia-Pacific region’s focus on healthcare information technologies and the various programs now seeking to implement HIT to transform healthcare make this a strategically important market for dbMotion,” said Yuval Ofek, CEO of dbMotion. “Our experience with large-scale implementations and successful launches in North America and Europe make our expansion into Asia-Pacific a natural next step and we look forward to successfully establishing our brand and bringing our expertise to the benefit of our local customers and partners.”
About dbMotion
dbMotion is an innovative provider of health interoperability and intelligence solutions. It develops and markets the dbMotion™ Solution, a proven SOA-based platform that enables healthcare organizations and health information exchanges (HIEs) to meaningfully integrate and leverage their information assets, driving improvements in the quality, safety and efficiency of patient care. This approach transforms care through the creation of a virtual patient record by logically connecting a group of care providers and organizations without requiring the replacement of existing information systems. By providing ubiquitous access to integrated patient information the solution connects care settings and bridges gaps that often exist between inpatient/acute care and community care, empowering clinicians and demonstrating a compelling return on investment (ROI). This robust solution is field-proven having been implemented in some of the world’s most demanding healthcare IT environments since 2001.The company’s investors include Vertex Venture Capital, Pitango Venture Capital, Gemini Israel Funds and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). For more information about dbMotion visit www.dbmotion.com or write to info@dbmotion.com.