A medical software company based in Tennessee is opening an outpost in Durham, with plans to add 45 technology jobs, Gov. Bev Perdue's office announced today.

Health IT Services Group is a division of Fresenius Medical Care, a German company that is the world's largest provider of kidney dialysis.

Health IT provides electronic medical records and other services to kidney doctors across the country. Nephrologists use the company's technology to access patient data online.

The company has leased more than 12,000 square feet in the American Tobacco Campus that was previously occupied by GlaxoSmithKline. Health IT is recruiting software developers and other employees.