Expert in clinical information systems and developer of the MetaVision Suite for critical care, anesthesia and intensive care, iMDsoft, has partnered with Respiratory Care Africa (RCA) to expand across the South African market.
Through this partnership, Respiratory Care Africa will be authorized to market and sell MetaVision Suite licenses and provide implementation and support services to MetaVision customers in South Africa.
As a leading medical device distributor in the intensive care field and representative of global brands in South Africa for over 20 years, RCA is ideally positioned to offer MetaVision to hospitals across South Africa, with a clinical and patient-focused approach, meeting customers’ needs and showcasing a strong commitment to provide the best solutions and highest level of service possible.
This partnership with RCA marks an important milestone for iMDsoft, as it is the company’s first foray into the African continent, reflecting the region’s growing willingness to embrace advanced and specialized IT solutions in the perioperative and critical care arena.
“We are delighted to partner with RCA and launch MetaVision in South Africa,” said Shahar Sery, Executive Vice President of iMDsoft. “This is a very significant market in the region and the timing is perfect, with South Africa’s private and public health systems poised to take their existing health informatics infrastructure to the next level for the benefit of patients and clinicians. We are confident that RCA has the right mix of customer outreach, understanding of market dynamics and commitment to success needed to build a substantial business in South Africa.”
“Today, healthcare institutions are faced with the need to deliver positive patient outcomes, while dealing with budget constraints, staff shortages, multiple care protocols, and increased regulation. We are excited to partner with iMDsoft and bring MetaVision to the South African market to address these challenges, by optimizing operational efficiencies in key revenue areas, to increase profitability and keep growth rates at sustainable levels.
“Implementation and adoption of the EHR, our partnership with iMDsoft allows RCA to leverage our local expertise along with a well-established global provider of clinical information systems for critical care and perioperative units,that ensures interoperability with existing and new customer systems and software,” said Christiaan De Wet, CEO of RCA.
iMDsoft is constantly working to expand its global presence, improve the quality of care, and improve financial performance in high-acuity hospital settings around the world.
Through its channel partner program, iMDsoft partners with leading healthcare technology companies, empowering them to lead sales and marketing activities in the local market, while providing implementation and support services.
With channel partners driving local market activities and taking advantage of their physical proximity to the customer, iMDsoft can focus full attention on developing and improving MetaVision as a fully scalable critical care solution. Thanks to RCA, iMDsoft now has 13 strategic channel partners operating in 24 markets.
