Dell does cloud deployment for Max Healthcare

NEW DELHI, INDIA: Dell Services and Max Healthcare today announced Dell Services has converted the information technology infrastructure of all eight Max Healthcare facilities into a private MPLS (Multi-Protocol Label Switching) cloud running remotely from Dell Services Data Center in Noida.

This cloud infrastructure deployment would provide Max Healthcare with plug ‘n’ play capability for information technology deployment as they add more hospitals/facilities to their network.  Further, the private cloud improves the availability of their healthcare information systems and analytical tools and sets the stage for the roll-out of Electronic Health Records (EHR) for enhanced patient care.

In September 2009, Max Healthcare and Dell Services, formerly Perot Systems, entered into a 10-year agreement valued at USD 20 Million (Over INR 90 Crore) under which Dell Services provides infrastructure management and EHR implementation to Max Healthcare, said a press release.

Dell Services would manage all IT operations for Max Healthcare, including infrastructure management, data hosting, applications portfolio management, project management office, service desk and clinical adoption of VistA EHR system (an EHR platform developed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs).

It has completed the migration of the information technology infrastructure for the eight Max Healthcare hospitals to the Dell Services Data Centre in Noida. Max Healthcare’s Health Information System (HIS), which forms its business backbone as well as all other software applications are now operating on a private cloud.

Dr. Pervez Ahmed, CEO and MD Max Healthcare said, “Max Healthcare is now on a private MPLS cloud running remotely from Dell Services Data Centre in Noida. Our home-grown HIS and all other software applications are now operating from Dell Services Data Centre in Noida.”

He further said that as a next step, they are looking forward to rolling out electronic health records (EHR) to bring an enhanced patient care.

Tim Olivier, public general manager, Asia-Pacific Services-Dell Services added, “Today’s critical healthcare systems require resilient infrastructure to ensure that patient information is always available to clinicians. We are proud of our partnership with an innovative healthcare delivery network like Max Healthcare and look forward to working with them to improve healthcare in India.”