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Acquisition of Bluestar UK Gr
Acquisition of Bluestar UK Gr.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n RNS Number : 6580R System C Healthcare plc 05 May 2009 \n \nSystem C Healthcare PLC acquires Bluestar UK Group Limited \n\nSystem C Healthcare PLC (\"System C\"), the provider of specialist IT products and services to the healthcare sector, today announces the acquisition of the Bluestar UK Group Limited (\"Bluestar\") for a maximum consideration of up to £3.0 million. \n\nBluestar is a specialist developer and supplier of innovative healthcare IT solutions. These include the 'Pathfinder' Radio-Frequency ID (RFID) system for tracking patients and equipment, the Kings Infection Control System, and the 'IGFlow' Information Governance product which helps healthcare providers manage confidential patient data. Bluestar also provides healthcare advisory services through its team of 30 consultants. \n\nDuring the last two years, Bluestar has supplied software and services to over 25 NHS Trusts, and is well respected for work in patient safety, clinical benchmarking, and the creation of cost-effective diagnostic services such as regional pathology networks. \n\nSystem C intends to use its scale and market presence to bring Bluestar technologies to a wider audience, and work is already underway to provide its 'IGFlow' Information Governance product as a data centre hosted service to multiple NHS Trusts. \n\nBluestar's products complement System C's Medway Sigma range of healthcare computer systems, and their products will be integrated with, and sold alongside, Medway Sigma. For example, Pathfinder will be used to offer patient and instrument tracking to System C's Patient Administration System (PAS), accident and emergency, and theatre system users. The Board believes that these advanced technology features represent an excellent fit with System C's new generation Medway Sigma software.\n\nIn addition to Bluestar's range of complementary software products, Bluestar's healthcare IT services also strongly complements those of System C. Bluestar offers programme office support, business case production and change management as well as more traditional IT services such as network and infrastructure consulting. Combined with System C's design, build, test, deployment and healthcare improvement services, the expanded group is now in a position to offer a complete r...