Medidata transports 50 elephants
Medidata, headquartered in Root (LU), transmitted 20.15 million documents electronically in 2009. This represents a 16 percent increase over the previous year.
The company is thus asserting itself as the leading full service provider for electronic data exchange in the Swiss healthcare sector, according to a press release issued on Friday. The average size of a document is 2.6 A4 pages. If the total weight of the 20.15 million documents is calculated, this amounts to around 261 tons. According to the press release, this is roughly equivalent to the weight of 50 elephants. Daniel Ebner, CEO of MediData: "Together with our partners, we are thus reducing administrative costs in the Swiss healthcare system. And we are also protecting the environment." In addition to service and premium invoices, X-ray images and reminders are also transmitted electronically between service providers and insurers.
