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Bridgehead Software Raises Bar for European Healthcare Storage Virtualization at World of Health IT

BridgeHead Software to unveil interim research results from key sections of its Data Management Healthcheck 2010 in Barcelona next week

Ashtead, UK – 11th March 2010 – Bridgehead Software, the healthcare data management software specialist, will next week unveil interim research results from the storage virtualization portion of its Data Management Healthcheck 2010. BridgeHead spokespeople at booth 831 at World of Health IT in Barcelona will be on hand to:

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• discuss the urgent and growing need for integrated use and management of electronic patient records (EPR)
• share interim results from the Data Management Healthcheck 2010 research on cloud technologies and storage virtualization
• demonstrate BridgeHead Software’s line of vendor-agnostic data management software solutions for hospitals and healthcare organisations of all sizes
• describe the benefits of vendor-agnostic (i.e., not linked to a particular imaging vendor) solutions for streamlining storage and management of electronic patient records (EPR) and improving healthcare delivery

“Healthcare storage virtualization [HSV] embodies our ethos of supporting and underpinning the EPR and empowering IT at healthcare organisations of all sizes to meet their growing storage needs without compromising on current hardware brand or media type,” said Tony Cotterill, CEO of BridgeHead Software. “Our vendor- and platform-agnostic Healthcare Data Management [HDM] suite is scalable to the size, environment and forward strategy of any healthcare organisation. Healthcare storage virtualization is an essential part of this package because it creates a flexible storage management framework that separates applications from the storage device, thereby allowing multiple applications to tap into the same resources and increasing overall utilization of the storage resource.”

Effective use and management of electronic patient data promises to be one of the foremost themes of this year’s World of Health IT (WoHIT), taking place in Barcelona on the 15 – 18 March. With an education programme covering such topics as “effective use of patient data” and “empowering the patient through information delivery,” WoHIT 2010 will present opportunities to learn about technological solutions to improve patient care, streamline EPR management, and reduce not only hospital costs, but also carbon emissions.

The BridgeHead Software Data Management Healthcheck, available online at http://www.bridgeheadsoftware.com/hdm-survey, was launched early in February to investigate best practices hospitals should adopt to effectively manage, store and archive their exponentially growing volumes of electronic patient data. Respondents get the chance to win a range of prizes, including the new Apple iPad.

Interim results from the cloud portion of the Data Management Healthcheck were unveiled earlier this month at the Healthcare Information Management and Systems Society (HIMSS) annual conference in Atlanta, Georgia. Preliminary findings revealed that over 80 percent of healthcare organizations viewed cloud security as the most significant factor influencing their decisions about cloud storage.

“It is essential for the future of healthcare that electronic patient data be available when and where needed, without delay; safeguarded from inappropriate use; and retained to support long-term patient care,” said Cotterill. “Vendor-agnostic data management and storage virtualization are pivotal to actualizing this vision. They are also essential tools for any hospital looking to create an ethically ‘green’ healthcare environment – another big theme for this year’s World of Health IT.”

Cotterill added, “Vendor-agnostic data management and storage virtualization together comprise a logical next step in the journey towards creating carbon-neutral, digitally enabled and paper-free healthcare.”

Press briefings
Journalists, bloggers and analysts attending World of Health IT are invited to register for a press briefing to discuss the research, its healthcare storage virtualization and its European expansion plans with CEO Tony Cotterill or other available BridgeHead Software spokespeople.

If you would like more information or to schedule a briefing, please do not hesitate to contact Rose Ross at rose@omarketing.co.uk or on-site at +44 7976 154597

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To request additional information or sign up to receive an executive summary of the research when it is completed, please contact Rose Ross at rose@omarketing.co.uk

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Media Contacts
UK and EMEA
Rose Ross
Omarketing
+44 208 255 5225
+44 7976 154597
rose@omarketing.co.uk
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Elizabeth S. Glaser
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About BridgeHead Software - www.bridgeheadsoftware.com 
BridgeHead Software is the leading provider of Healthcare Storage Virtualization (HSV) technology, providing backup, recovery, and archiving solutions to over 1,000 hospitals worldwide. BridgeHead HSV enables organizations to eliminate data silos and separate applications from storage. A storage- and vendor-agnostic approach, BridgeHead HSV provides customers with a scalable platform that works with their current and future systems infrastructure. To learn more about BridgeHead Software, visit http://www.bridgeheadsoftware.com.

About Healthcare Storage Virtualization (HSV)
Healthcare Storage Virtualization (HSV) gives IT the power to say “yes” to the growing storage needs of the organization at large by creating a flexible storage management framework that separates the application from the storage device, allowing multiple applications to tap into the same resources, thereby increasing overall resource utilization. HSV creates common pools of shareable storage hardware that can be accessed as needed, regardless of the application or data type.

Healthcare Storage Virtualization is a scalable solution that supports your healthcare data management challenges over time. HSV enables you to focus on solving your highest-priority problem first (e.g., implementing a vendor-neutral DICOM archive) while establishing a platform that positions you to address other issues (e.g., email archiving) as your time and budget allows.

HSV puts you in control. Your data, your storage, your choice.

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World of Healthcare IT, Booth 831