Stories by Brian Reid

IBM vies for multibillion-dollar UK health contract

The U.K.'s National Health Service has winnowed the field in the bidding for contracts to build a health information infrastructure, publishing a "short list" of suppliers to be considered.

IBM to push wireless, IDX lands big NYC deal, more

IBM Corp. said it will push the wireless portfolio of PatientKeeper, bringing added marketing muscle from the computer giant to the world of healthcare. IBM said it plans to market and resell PatientKeeper's mobile platform, which is designed to give physicians the ability to view and add to an electronic patient record and access clinical decision-support information wirelessly via PDA. The move will integrate PatientKeeper into Big Blue's Wires and Mobility Solutions initiative, and it strengthens an existing relationship between the two companies. PatientKeeper now runs on IBM's WebSphere.