Thursday, 3 November 2011

The State of Health Care

I recently found out that the Social Security Agency employ a company called ATOS to manage the Medical Support Service. This company boast making annual revenue of 8.6/7 billion Euros. They are into everything from warfare to healthcare. This is their website profile:
Company Profile

Atos is an international information technology services company with annual 2010 pro forma revenues of EUR 8.6 billion and 74,000 employees in 42 countries. Serving a global client base, it delivers hi-tech transactional services, consulting and technology services, systems integration and managed services. With its deep technology expertise and industry knowledge, it works with clients across the following market sectors: Manufacturing, Retail, Services; Public, Health & Transport; Financial Services; Telecoms, Media & Technology; Energy & Utilities.

Atos is focused on business technology that powers progress and helps organizations to create their firm of the future. It is the Worldwide Information Technology Partner for the Olympic Games and is quoted on the Paris Eurolist Market. Atos operates under the brands Atos, Atos Consulting and Technology Services, Atos Worldline and Atos Worldgrid.

Consulting & Technology Services - Transforming business through innovation leveraging Information Technologies
Atos Consulting & Technology Services help clients deliver innovation to their customers and improve cost and effectiveness by leveraging Information Technologies. With over 5,000 experts we provide advisory services and expertise so that our clients keep control of their processes and projects, can customize as much as required by directly managing the resources provided, and keep ownership of their assets and systems. Our three practices: Business Innovation, Operational Excellence and IT Leadership offer a range of cost effective transformation and innovative solutions tailored to each industry-sector.

Systems Integration - Delivering seamless business systems
We have a strong portfolio of Systems Integration offerings to provide increased added value for clients, as well as a source of better growth and profitability. Our enhanced distributed delivery model has quality, scalability, predictability and flexibility at low price point, and we have a strong nearshore and offshore presence. We continue to adapt our existing portfolio to cater for the increasing demand for Software-as- a-Service.

Managed Services - Transforming IT infrastructure and business operations
As the undisputed leader in Managed Services, we are one of the few companies that can provide all the “design, build and operate” elements of a complete outsourcing solution. We manage and transform all the IT operations of our clients, including the management of their entire information and data processing systems.

High-Tech Transactional Services - Advancing business strategy through innovative processing solutions
Through our Atos Worldline SBU, we are a European leader in payment services. We specialize in electronic payment services (issuing, acquiring, card and non-card payment solutions and processing), e-Services for Customers, Citizens and Communities, and financial markets. With the Atos Worldgrid unit, we will focus on offering smart energy solutions around production, transport, distribution and retail, to enable energy efficiencies and increase sustainability, while improving operational performance.

Atos Healthcare
Atos Healthcare, our medical business process outsourcing division is the number one occupational health provider in the UK. It comprises 3,000 staff, of whom around two-thirds are medical professionals.

The truth is they do not deliver what they say they will and I have contacted NI Assembley members to complain.
I urge everyone to campaign and put an end to government paying consultants to do jobs they are not interested in doing properly. They talk the talk but don't walk the walk.
It is a travesty.   

Do you want those guys to have access to your records? I sure as hell don't. No choice apparently. We need to get real.

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