Medtech Global, a practice management system provider in New Zealand, has purchased DrInfo, a population health and audit tool developer, for an undisclosed amount.

WHY IT MATTERS

DrInfo develops Microsoft Windows population health, audit and compliance tools that support several Practice Management Systems. It provides critical analytics to GPs, primary health organisations and district health boards across New Zealand, delivering information on enrolments, capitation optimisation, missing funding, recalls, treatment harm prevention, population health targets and pathology monitoring.

Its population health tool aid in carrying out government health initiatives and programmes associated with vaccinations, smoking, diabetes, planned or scheduled treatment and patient recalls. Its audit tool checks patients due for screenings, preventative care, inoculations or ongoing monitoring.

Medtech Global said in a statement that the "immediacy and accuracy" of DrInfo data assist GPs in providing "healthier and safer" care to millions of patients. It noted that half of GPs in New Zealand are using DrInfo.

THE LARGER TREND

Another patient management software provider in New Zealand also recently made an acquisition. Titanium Solutions bought Two-Ten Health, a dental software platform developer in Ireland, as part of its global expansion efforts. The latter is known for Salud, an electronic dental record software for dental schools, public health institutions, universities and private dental businesses.

ON THE RECORD

"This purchase will strengthen Medtech’s offering in the market and provide added value and tools for GPs to deliver 'healthier care' to all their patients. Over time, Dr info will be better integrated into the Medtech PMS," Medtech CEO and Director Geoffrey Sayer said.

"Our recent work in safety and treatment harm prevention highlighted to me the scale of public good DrInfo can achieve with greater visibility across healthcare… It is timely and impactful to take the wider DrInfo services to another level by working with Medtech to add even more value to our customers," Sam Jacobs, New Zealand director of DrInfo, also stated.