The development of nationwide electronic health records and image archives is proving difficult in many places. Yet Scotland is showing the way, having completed one of the first examples of a truly national solution, installed by Carestream Health.

Across the world, healthcare systems are looking to create regional and local electronic health records to improve the quality of care while reducing costs.

Healthcare facilities are facing a triple challenge. The volume of digital information is growing exponentially, especially in imaging as PACS markets mature.

InterSystems has two parts to its business. One is delivering patient administration and clinical decision support applications. The other is delivering database and integration technology.