The newly purchased unit will operate within the Dutch operator’s KPN Health unit
KPN has purchased Itzos, a specialist in integration and data management solutions for healthcare, for an undisclosed sum. It will run as an independent company within KPN Health following the purchase with the current management team in place for now at least.
KPN’s strategy is to connect data between different healthcare systems to make collaboration and information sharing easier. KPN Health Exchange is designed to enable healthcare organisation to make information accessible to patients, healthcare professionals and eHealth applications, securely and in a uniform manner.
Demand for data exchange
Vinood Mangroelal, Director of KPN Health, commented, “KPN and Itzos have been working together for some time on the KPN Health Exchange, with Itzos mainly focusing on data management and integration…with Itzos, we see opportunities to respond even better to the increasing demand from the market for digital data exchange that contributes to the further digitisation of healthcare.”
A report just by IMARC Group predicts that the global IT eHealth market will grow at 21.1% CAGR between 2022 and 2027 to reach $255.3 billion.