Event in Spotlight

KalSoft launches its Healthcare Information Management System in collaboration with PMA & Microsoft

March 13, 2007- KalSoft (Pvt) Limited in association with Pakistan Medical Association, Microsoft Pakistan launched its dynamic new Healthcare Information Management System, Panacea at a ceremony held at a local hotel in Karachi. Honorable Advisor to Chief Minister of IT, Mr. Noman Sehgal, inaugurated the ceremony. Dr. Qaiser Sajjad, General Secretary PMA Karachi and senior officials from Microsoft Pakistan and KalSoft were present on this occasion, including Mr. Charles Nahas, General Manager, Microsoft Eastern Mediterranean and Pakistan.

With the launch of Panacea, KalSoft marked a new era in the history of serving humanity in the most sophisticated manner with the ease and comfort of providing a paperless environment in the hospitals of Pakistan. The key speakers talked about how the product will improve the work environment.

Honorable Mr. Noman Sehgal congratulated Microsoft and KalSoft for successfully launching Panacea. He appreciated efforts made by KalSoft in promoting IT facilitation in different sectors in general and launching a product in specific. He shared government’s vision and practice to serve the nation and vowed that proper and effective steps will be taken to promote IT services in every sector.

In his welcome address, Mr. Kamal Ahmed, Country Manager Microsoft Pakistan said that hospitals would benefit by having a paperless environment making it easy for doctors to access patient records. He further said that “Capturing information on paper is no longer an option if we hope to improve the quality and safety of patient care. The Healthcare Management Information System which is a collaborative effort and developed on Microsoft .Net platform ensures that the move away from paper need not be difficult, painful, or expensive.”

Mr. Charles Nahas in his keynote speech said that they were not only looking at the healthcare sector in Pakistan but on how the launch of Panacea will facilitate other countries in the region. He added that “Healthcare Management Information System is a modular application that has been created to streamline the flow of information through every phase of care and providing caregivers with instant access to patient information”.

Dr. Qaisar Sajjad said that the use of this product will facilitate the doctors entering and monitoring patient’s records, searching and updating data and retrieving records. He also mentioned that such a product was currently not available in the market and appreciated the initiative by KalSoft and Microsoft in developing a product that was based on quality and convenience to serve the sector’s requirements.

Mashhood Qazi, SVP Enterprise Solutions, emphasized on the importance of paper less medical practices in the 21st century and highlighted the importance of better quality and service in healthcare.

The launch itself had a presentation that was given by Mr. Fahad Shameem, GM Sales (South) who spoke about KalSoft’s vision about Panacea; Mr. Tahir Masood, a Senior Manager of Enterprise Solution Division highlighted problems in healthcare sector, design and development of Panacea and how it will serve clients. Mr. Adnan Shaukat, Manager Enterprise Services, showed a demonstration of the system with its main features and functionalities.

At the end, there was a Questions and Answer session where queries regarding product, its impact and benefits were entertained. Dr. Qaiser Sajjad invited KalSoft to showcase their product at PMA and facilitate a training session.

L to R: Farhan Junejo (License Compliance Manager, Microsoft Pakistan), Michel Diab (DPE Lead, Microsoft East Med and Pakistan) Kamal Ahmed (Country Manager, Microsoft Corporation Pakistan), Charles Nahas (General Manger, Microsoft Corporation Eastern Mediterranean and Pakistan), Mr Mashood Qazi (SVP Enterprise Solutions and Vaqar Khamisani (manager Developer and Platforms Group, Microsoft Corporation Pakistan)