AFRICA
REGIONAL
CHANNELS
AFRICA
Converge Solutions is a SAP
partner organisation that develops
innovative solutions for African
organisations in the healthcare and
financial services industries.
SAP AND CONVERGE SOLUTIONS
DELIVER POWERFUL
HEALTHCARE SOLUTION
FOR AFRICAN HOSPITALS
The most recent client that has
implemented Converge’s SAP
solution is Fresenius Medical Care,
which has deployed it as a key building
block in enabling its World Class Patient
Experience vision.
The solution is centrally deployed in a
private cloud environment and used across
Fresenius’ 67 clinics in South Africa and
Swaziland, as well as Namibia.
Complex business models, combined with
immense pressure to deliver great patient
experiences and outcomes, has African
healthcare providers turning to technology
to improve their operational efficiency and
automate back-office operations. This task
is now far less daunting with the launch
Modern healthcare
organisations simply
cannot function
optimally without
applying technology
as a key enabler of
their operations.
of a new technology platform designed
by Converge Solutions and the SAP Co-
Innovation Lab specifically for the African
healthcare market.
“Healthcare providers are under
increasing pressure to deliver improved
patient experiences and streamline
their operations with mounting financial
constraints,” said Johann Joubert, CEO
at Converge Solutions. “The answer to
affordable, improved patient care is not
always more staff, controls or administrative
processes, but greater adoption of
technology that aids automates and
simplifies, allowing more effective use of
available resources.
“Modern healthcare organisations
simply cannot function optimally without
applying technology as a key enabler of their
operations. In light of this, we co-developed
an innovative, modern SAP IS-H and Cerner
i.s.h.med offering to create a fit-for-purpose
solution for the African healthcare market.”
Converge Solutions is a SAP partner
organisation that develops innovative
solutions for African organisations in the
healthcare and financial services industries.
The healthcare solution was developed
partly through a co-innovation exercise held
in collaboration with the SAP Co-Innovation
Lab, a global network of SAP product
and innovation labs found in 16 locations
Johann Joubert, CEO at Converge Solutions
worldwide, including Johannesburg. The
SAP Co-Innovation Lab creates a platform
for local SAP partners and customers to
minimise the risk associated with largescale
innovation projects built on SAP
technologies and solutions.
According to Rudi de Louw, Head of the
SAP Co-Innovation Lab at SAP Africa, the
healthcare solution developed by Converge
fills a very clear gap in the local healthcare
industry’s Digital Transformation efforts.
“Working with Johann and his team,
we identified a clear opportunity to offer
a fit-for-purpose solution for the African
healthcare market, with an initial focus on
South African organisations. Thanks to the
scalability of the solution through SAP’s
infrastructure, and the Converge team’s
expert knowledge of the African healthcare
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