Publicly listed clinical software and secure messaging service provider Global Health has had a good start to the new year, announcing last week a new contract with Adelaide Primary Health Network (PHN) for the company's MasterCare shared electronic medical record (EMR) and a five-year, $3 million contract signed with ACT Health just before Christmas.

And while it may be “affidavits at 10 paces” in the dispute with SA Health over the continued use of Global Health's legacy Chiron patient administration system in a number of rural hospitals, Global Health CEO Mathew Cherian has cause to be more optimistic this year as the company continues to target PHNs and area-based mental health services with the MasterCare suite and ReferralNet, and hospitals with its enhanced Patient Administration System (ePAS).