HealthCare Software
Industry: Digital Health and HealthTech (Healthcare Technology)
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Founder/s: John Elkerton
Headquarters: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Company: Private
Founded: 2005
Services: • Clinical Software Implementation: Configuring and embedding their proprietary SaaS platforms (Medication Management, Controlled Drugs Management, and e-Referrals) into existing hospital and ambulance workflows.
• Systems Integration: Connecting HCS platforms with existing Electronic Medical Record (EMR) architectures, patient administration systems, and government health databases using international health data standards like HL7 and FHIR.
• Healthcare Data Analytics: Building customized reporting pipelines for hospital administrators to track formulary compliance, medication safety metrics, and operational audit trails.
• Managed Cloud & Hosting Services: Providing secure, local cloud hosting environments that comply with strict state and federal health data privacy regulations in Australia, the UK, and Canada.
• Clinical Safety Consulting: Working alongside healthcare networks to map and digitize manual, paper-based clinical processes safely without disrupting patient care.
HealthCare Software (HCS) is a prominent Australian digital health company co-founded in 2005 by John Elkerton, a hospital pharmacist who now serves as the firm's Chief Clinical Information Officer.
Headquartered in Hobart, Tasmania, the company specializes in building native SaaS and cloud-based software solutions. Its core platforms are deployed extensively in public and private hospitals, emergency services, and community care settings across Australia, the UK, and Canada.
