A Nigerian technology firm, Summitech Computing Limited, has disclosed plans to launch upgrades to its hospital management software in the coming weeks as part of plans to support healthcare providers with a tool to improve service delivery.
It was disclosed during a virtual session with journalists, that these upgrades would also come with an expansion program to increase the reach of its services. In addition to this, the company said it plans to impact the Tech community by hosting a yearly Quality Assurance training, which provides a pathway for more young people to work in the Tech industry. The top three trainees are to be offered a 3-month internship position at Summitech. This follows and earlier certification by the International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB) and the training will be coming up later this month.
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“To strengthen our health system and make it uncompromised, effective and efficient, Summitech recognized the gap and introduced the first version of Indigo. The software is one that finds ways of trimming financial and human resource waste and makes the system responsive to the real health needs of the people and enhance the hospital visit experience,” said Adekunle Kunle-Hassan, CEO and Founder, Summitech Computing Limited. He explained Indigo was built with the aim of digitizing patient records, reducing patient wait time, improving hospital management of its inventory and payments and access to comprehensive reports. Initial tests have proven the software to achieve a fully utilized and efficient hospital management system. This is currently used across 8 healthcare centres in Nigeria, including what the firm describes as the largest eye clinic in Sub-Saharan Africa.
An improved version of Indigo is expected in the coming months, Kunle-Hassan reiterated.
On his part, Babatope Olosunde, chief operating officer, Summitech Computing Limited, stated that apart from the company’s positive healthcare footprint, the company is committed to providing great commercial benefits from the products offered.
“Our IT technical support goes beyond monitoring and maintaining computer systems and networks of our clients, we ensure that their businesses are transformed into profitable and data-driven organizations where collaborations and access to mission critical data is achieved,” he said.
The company also said it aims to expand on the existing successes of its products. An example is Git Explorer, an open-source software created for developers to access a library of Git commands and aid their work process. Git Explorer has been used in over 40 countries with the USA housing the largest number of users of the software.
