IMS MAXIMS is a supplier of electronic health record software to the public and private sectors in UK and the Republic of Ireland.
In 2015 the company released an open source version of its software – openMAXIMS - which acute trusts can use without a licence fee and alter the code to tailor the system to their needs.
[2] Its open technology has increased collaboration in the development of the software which has resulted in better clinical engagement.
In 2016, Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, the first hospital in the UK to deploy openMAXIMS electronic health record, was named by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt as a Global Digital Exemplar.
[10] The company is a founding member of INTEROPen, an organisation that aims to accelerate, promote, and encourage the use of open source solutions within health & social care;[11] and is part of Code4Health, an initiative supporting the best practice of digital technology in the NHS.