Wipro bags 12-year contract from NHS Scotland; to build next-generation Enterprise Master Patient Index solution in partnership with NextGate

Highlights:

1.  The eMPI solution will help NHS Scotland transition from its current legacy Community Health Index System (CHI) to offer cost-effective, efficient, paperless and patient-friendly healthcare services in Scotland

2. Wipro will leverage NextGate's MatchMetrix platform to enable the eMPI solution to link and manage data from patients, partner institutions and third party organisations 

3. NHS Scotland is the Scotland's National Health Board which work towards reducing health inequalities and improving health conditions

Information Technology (IT) firm Wipro has announced on Tuesday of bagging a 12-year contract from NHS Scotland to build a next generation Enterprise Master Patient Index (eMPI) solution.

Wipro has partnered with NextGate to enable eMPI solution in Scotland.

This solution will help NHS Scotland transition from its current legacy Community Health Index System (CHI) to offer cost-effective, efficient, paperless and patient-friendly healthcare services in Scotland. 

"We are pleased to be working with Wipro, a leading global information technology company and NextGate, the leader in healthcare identity management, to move our Mainframe Solutions Transformation Programme (MSTP) initiative forward," NHS director of IT at National Services Scotland Andy Robertson, said in a press release. 

"The modernisation of our CHI system using their technology will help us deliver the highest standards of healthcare to the people of Scotland in a cost-effective and efficient manner," Robertson added. 

ALSO READ: Wipro buying Brazilian IT firm InfoServer for $8.7 million 

NHS Scotland is the Scotland's National Health Board which work towards reducing health inequalities and improving health conditions.

Commenting on winning a contract from NHS Scotland, Wipro's senior vice president and global head healthcare, life sciences and services Jeffrey Heenan Jalil, said in a statement, "We are delighted to have been selected as a partner by NHS Scotland  and believe that this initiative is a step towards efficient data management to provide improved quality and integrated care. Wipro undertands that technology is a strategic enabler, and offers ways to improve patient outcomes, expand access, and enhance patient experience. We are investing in building next-generation data management technologies, which will form the backbone to deliver connected and seamless healthcare." 

Wipro will leverage NextGate's MatchMetrix platform to enable the eMPI solution to link and manage data from patients, partner institutions and third party organisations.

"NextGate is privileged to contribute our award-winning MatchMetrix platform and industry expertise to the project, providing the most interoperable and accurate patient identity management technology to support the delivery of comprehensive care," NextGate chief executive officer Andy Aroditis, said in a statement.

 ALSO READ: Wipro's Q3 net profit drops 6%; revises Q4 guidance