CANCER care provider Icon Group has announced the acquisition of Epic Digital, the pharmacy technology business headed up by Cathie Reid alongside Epic Pharmacy (formerly APHS) which is already owned by Icon Group.
Epic Digital will now join other Icon businesses including Icon Cancer Care, Radiation Oncology Centres, Epic Pharmacy and Slade Health, with Reid saying the decision to align both Epic operations was a logical one.
"With both companies strongly committed to exceptional patient care, we will be working to utilise and implement Epic Digital's innovative products to their fullest potential, complementing and expanding the great services Icon group already provides," she said.
Epic Digital products include Medication Manager and Chartflow, both of which are already in used within Icon Group businesses.
Reid said there were also numerous other projects under way, including a collaboration under Microsoft's Early Adopter Program "to develop an application that overlays real-time data collected using Microsoft's Health Band with medical data currently available to health professionals".
She said this will allow better monitoring of post-treatment impact, allowing for proactive intervention when required.
Icon Group ceo Mark Middleton said the purchase of Epic Digital was a major step which would see the business "continue being at the cutting edge of best practice healthcare delivery".
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