After succeeding in interoperability tests, ALERT has been admitted to participate in the IHE North American Connectathon 2009, which will take place in Chicago (USA), on February 23-27. 

Connectathon (Connectivity Marathon) is an IHE promoted event which brings together several clinical software suppliers for a whole week. The interoperability functionalities of the various participating systems are tested during this event. 

ALERT will present a system that allows for the following functionalities: 

- To establish a communication infrastructure between healthcare facilities that are geographically dispersed; 

- To enable for the exchange of clinical documents between healthcare facilities; 

- To bring crucial clinical information to the attention of healthcare staff, thus promoting an improved healthcare. 

Moreover, these systems use state-of-the-art technologies and international interoperability standards between healthcare systems; they also comply with the strictest security standards. 

ALERT has achieved 8 IHE Integration Statements to date. 

For more information on this event, please visit: http://www.ihe.net/