2009 Partners

3M Health Information Systems

3M solutions support the electronic health record by allowing the creation and distribution of clinical documentation enterprise-wide. 3M’s highly interoperable and easy-to-deploy solutions can help you reduce complexity, save time, and control costs. 3M supports single sign-on integration, combining your dictation, transcription, chart management, abstracting, forms management, document capture and viewing via a single vendor. 3M works with industry-standard technologies and interfaces to provide services that integrate with the major health information systems on the market and many smaller vendors. For more information on how 3M solutions can assist your organization, contact us at 800-367-2447 or 3MhisSales@mmm.com, or visit us online at www.3Mhis.com.

Accenx

Accenx™ is a leading provider of health information exchange and interoperability solutions for connecting hospitals, physicians and other healthcare organizations. With Accenx, hospitals have both a trusted partner who will share the risk with you, and a superior solution that maximizes physician adoption to accelerate benefits to the hospital. For more information, visit www.accenx.com.

AllMeds Inc.

AllMeds EHR and PRACTICE MANAGEMENT tools are the industry’s most powerful TOTAL PRACTICE SOLUTION.  Optimize workflows, maximize efficiencies, reduce costs, and simplify the lives of your physicians and staff. AllMeds’ specialty-specific solution provides your staff with true MEANINGFUL USE capabilities, priming your practice for FEDERAL STIMULUS INCENTIVES.

AllMeds is backed by a MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE and offers $0 Out-of-Pocket for 12 Months Financing!

There’s a reason AllMeds maintains the industry’s HIGHEST SUCCESS RATE.  Find out why!

Allocade Inc.

Allocade Inc., headquartered in Menlo Park, Calif., develops software solutions designed to effectively address patient flow management throughout the hospital enterprise, while accommodating the continuous disruptions that occur hourly. The company’s first product is the On-Cue™ System, a software application that utilizes artificial intelligence to automate all patient flow throughout the hospital and improve operational efficiencies by creating a dynamic patient itinerary for inpatients, outpatients and emergency department patients. And, the software solution adjusts each patient’s itinerary in real-time as conditions change throughout the day. To learn more about On-Cue, please contact us at www.allocade.com.

Allscripts

Allscripts is the clear leader in software, services, information and connectivity solutions that empower physicians and other healthcare providers to deliver best-in-class patient safety, clinical outcomes and financial results. Nationwide, more than 150,000 physicians, 700 hospitals and thousands of other healthcare providers in clinics, post-acute care facilities, and homecare agencies utilize Allscripts solutions to automate and connect their clinical and business operations. Together with our clients, Allscripts is transforming our disconnected ‘healthcare’ system into a connected system of 'health'.
www.allscripts.com.

Ambir Technology

Ambir Technology provides compact scanners and digital imaging software ideal for registration areas and mobile carts to the healthcare industry. www.ambir.com

American Osteopathic Association

The American Osteopathic Association proudly represents more than 67,000 osteopathic physicians (D.O.s) practicing in 31 specialties and subspecialties, promotes public health, encourages scientific research, serves as the primary certifying body for D.O.s and is the accrediting agency for all osteopathic medical schools and health care facilities.  More information on D.O.s/osteopathic medicine can be found at www.osteopathic.org.

ASCP
American Society of Consultant Pharmacists

The American Society of Consultant Pharmacists, the recognized expert in geriatric pharmacotherapy, is the international professional association that provides leadership, education, advocacy, and resources to advance the practice of consultant and senior care pharmacy. ASCP’s 7,000 members ensure that their patients’ medications are the most appropriate, the most effective, the safest possible, and are used correctly; and Identify, resolve, and prevent medication-related problems that may interfere with the goals of therapy. Consultant and senior care pharmacists improve the quality of life of geriatric patients and other individuals residing in a variety of environments, including nursing facilities, subacute care and assisted living facilities, psychiatric hospitals, hospice programs, and in-home and community-based care. Visit http://www.ascp.com.

Anakam, Inc.

The Anakam Identity Suite® was developed as a set of tools to manage the identities of end-users in extremely large scale environments.  The suite consists of Two-factor Authentication, ID proofing, ID verification and Credentialing.  For only a fraction of the price of legacy token and card-based systems, the Anakam Identity Suite® provides enterprises with strong authentication and the associated identity management tools that scale for millions of remote users. www.anakam.com

Anvita Health

Anvita™ Health is an experienced and visionary health care analytics company that provides deep clinical insights to companies that want to improve the quality and lower the cost of health care for their members and clients. We analyze clinical data from more sources than any other analysis engine, and provide deeper clinical insights, in batch mode or real time. www.anvitahealth.com. 

The Association of Clinicians for the Underserved (ACU)

The Association of Clinicians for the Underserved (ACU) is a national membership organization committed to improving the health of America's underserved populations and to enhancing the development and support of the clinicians and students serving these populations. ACU’s membership includes more than 500 health professionals, health advocates and students, as well as over 60 community clinics, national, state, or regional organizations and professional societies.  ACU supports a transdisciplinary model of health care and believes when the clinicians, consumers and communities work together, they can improve health outcomes. ACU is a founding partner in the National Health IT Collaborative for the Underserved (NHIT)  www.clinicians.org.

AMDIS
Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems

Since its founding in 1997, the Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems (AMDIS) is the premier professional organization for physicians interested in and responsible for healthcare information technology. AMDIS Members are the thought leaders, decision makers and opinion influencers dedicated to advance the field of Applied Medical Informatics and thereby improve the practice of medicine. With our symposia, listserv, journal, on-line presentations, sponsored and co-sponsored programs and networking opportunities, AMDIS truly is the home for the "connected" CMIO. Visit www.amdis.org.

Aternity

Aternity’s Frontline Performance Intelligence (FPI) Platform delivers a next-generation approach to End User Experience management by effectively transforming every desktop, real or virtual, into a self-monitoring platform that is user experience aware. Aternity aggregates, analyzes, and correlates all metrics associated with the three components (Application, Desktop and User Performance) that define and impact  end user experience. The result is the ability to measure and pro-actively manage the deployment, adoption, and on-going use of EMR applications.  To learn how Aternity can bring winning performance to your organization visit www.aternity.com

athenahealth

What is athenahealth? We’re the low-investment, high-return physician billing, practice management, and electronic health records service. We provide web-based software that lets you manage scheduling and billing; monitor productivity, utilization and cash flow; and better manage all major areas of your patient encounters – without costly set-up or upgrades. Our software connects to our real-time database of insurance and clinical rules. It’s a proprietary compilation of industry-trusted data sources and includes billing codes, pay-for-performance and formulary requirements and clinical guidelines and protocols. It even flags potential billing errors, so you can fix them before they cause problems. Database rules are embedded into your patient encounters, allowing you to access drug interaction alerts, drug allergy alerts, and information needed for reporting – while you’re in the same room with your patient. And it’s all constantly updated, both with new rules developed from claim denial trends and with current legislation and industry initiatives. We also provide back-office services, taking on your most time-consuming tasks like tracking claims, managing denials, posting EOBs and payments, and digitizing faxes. We build and maintain electronic connections for you – to labs, pharmacies, hospitals and medical imaging archive systems – at no additional charge. We route critical results directly to the appropriate doctor and flag ones that aren’t received when expected. All this, and we continually assess your practice’s performance and suggest improvements.

So that’s what we do. We help practices like yours work more efficiently. We get you paid faster and more fully. And we help you gain the time and insight you need to deliver better care and grow in the way you’ve always wanted. To find out more please contact us at 866.817.5738 or www.athenahealth.com.

AT&T

AT&T is bringing it all together for our healthcare customers.  AT&T has the nation's fastest 3G network serving 78.2 million customers.  We're the nation's largest provider of broadband with 16.7 million high speed Internet subscribers, and Wi-Fi services, with access at more than 90,000 hot spots spanning the globe. AT&T also provides IP-based communications services, with an extensive portfolio of Virtual Private Network (VPN), Voice over IP (VoIP) and other offerings. www.att.com/healthcare

Avaya

Avaya is a global leader in enterprise communications systems. The company provides unified communications, contact centers, and related services directly and through its channel partners to leading businesses and organizations around the world. Enterprises of all sizes depend on Avaya for state-of-the-art communications that improve efficiency, collaboration, customer service and competitiveness. www.avaya.com/usa/

Axolotl

Health Information Exchange is no longer an option, it is the foundation necessary to support the meaningful use of health information technology.  Since 1995, Axolotl has been providing advanced Clinical Networking™ solutions to meet the diverse and changing needs to achieve interoperability across entire medical trading areas. Axolotl's Elysium® Exchange solutions are used by 20,000 physicians, 80,000 healthcare professionals, 200 hospitals, 3 Statewide HIEs and 15 RHIOs - touching the lives of more than 25 million patients.

Beacon Partners Inc.

Beacon Partners coaches organizations in the Healthcare Community on the development of strategies that maximize Enterprise Yield™ – the alignment of people, processes and technologies.  To achieve top levels of performance, a healthcare provider must factor strategic direction, physician alignment, economic incentives, IT adoption and overall market impact. 

Please visit www.beaconpartners.com and Beacon Partners’ special healthcare information portal, www.spotlightonhealthcare.com.

California HealthCare Foundation

The California HealthCare Foundation (CHCF) is an independent philanthropy committed to improving the way health care is delivered and financed in California. By promoting innovations in care and broader access to information, our goal is to ensure that all Californians get the care they need, when they need it, at a price they can afford. CHCF commissions research and analysis; publishes and disseminates information; convenes meetings of key health care groups; and funds development of programs and models aimed at improving health care in California. For more information, visit www.chcf.org.

The Career College Association (CCA)

The Career College Association (CCA) is a voluntary membership organization of accredited, private postsecondary schools, institutes, colleges and universities that provide career-specific educational programs. CCA has more than 1,600 members that educate and support over one million students each year for employment in over 200 occupational fields, including nursing and allied health. CCA member institutions provide the full range of higher education programs: masters and doctoral degree programs, two- and four-year associate and baccalaureate degree programs, and short-term certificate and diploma programs. Visit CCA at www.career.org.

Center for Health Transformation

The Center for Health Transformation, founded and led by former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, is a collaboration of leaders dedicated to the creation of a 21st Century Intelligent Health System that saves lives and saves money for all Americans.  For more information on the Center, please visit www.healthtransformation.net.

Cisco

A global technology powerhouse, Cisco offers healthcare solutions to facilitate collaboration, simplify workflows, enable mobile access, connect clinicians, and increase patient satisfaction. Cisco healthcare solutions can help you to reduce costs, improve productivity, and deliver better care.  And, Cisco's wireless networking products have the exclusive endorsement of the American Hospital Association (AHA). www.cisco.com/go/healthcare

CGI

CGI understands Health IT. For more than 30 years, CGI has delivered successful Health IT and business solutions for Federal, state, and local governments, providers, and payers. Our work supports the innovative deployment of certified Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) by offering flexible technology services that provide the right components at the right time to meet unique customer requirements. Knowing the diverse demands of the Health industry, our proven solutions also focus on effective and meaningful exchange of health information thus creating the larger patient-focused Electronic Health Record (EHR) to align with goals of high quality, effective, safe, and affordable care. Whether in support of Health Information Organizations, Regional Extension Centers, Federal Agencies or State Health initiatives, as the health landscape continues to evolve, CGI is here to help. Our experiences include being delivery architect and implementer for large-scale, cross-jurisdictional information exchanges, projects for the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN), and medical records automation and revenue cycle workflow efforts for over 200+ hospitals nationwide.

For every project, we are guided by these fundamentals:

• Our customers come first.
• Meet our customers goals by bringing our core capabilities of solid project management, proven best practices, strong Health subject matter experts, reliable IT management, and superior systems integration.

By delivering these fundamentals and completing projects on-time and on-budget 95% of the time, over 2,000 customers have rated us 9.0/10.0 in annual interviews. CGI is one of the largest independent information technology and business process firms in the world enjoying 30+ years of long term growth and employing more than 26,000 professionals in 100 offices. Throughout each Health project, our work contributes to better outcomes, increased quality of care, and happier patients. To learn more about CGI contact us at www.cgi.com/healthcare.

CliniComp

CliniComp, Intl. is a global provider of enterprise clinical documentation systems proven to improve the efficiency and safety of health care providers’ highest-acuity workflows. The Essentris enterprise suite comprises integrated electronic charting and surveillance solutions for acute, critical, emergency and perinatal care built on an open systems architecture and delivering 100 percent uptime.  Essentris supports over 57 percent of military health system inpatient beds as the inpatient solution for AHLTA and has supported patient care at leading health care systems such as VA North Texas Health Care System, UCLA Health System and Tenet Healthcare throughout the country for over 25 years. For more information, visit www.clinicomp.com  or call 800.350.8202.

Cognosante

Cognosante is a woman-owned small business focused on health information interoperability. We offer a complete set of solutions and services to develop, implement, and operate a standards-based, interoperable exchange using systems integration, COTS, and open-source products. We can incorporate business logic and clinical decision intelligence in the network to enable better clinical decision-making and more efficient workflow. We also provide clinical data analytics support services to support population health, such as disease surveillance, drug safety, chronic disease management, and clinical decision support.

College of Healthcare Information Management Executives

The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) is an executive organization dedicated to serving chief information officers and other senior healthcare IT leaders. With more than 1,350 CIO members, CHIME serves as a voice of the healthcare IT executive within the U.S., informing and influencing public policy leaders and other officials on the role of information technology in transforming the delivery of healthcare. The CHIME Foundation is comprised of more than 60 IT consulting and professional services providers that support and participate in the educational initiatives of CHIME. To learn more about CHIME and the CHIME Foundation, please visit www.cio-chime.org.

Compuware Corporation

Compuware Corporation makes IT rock, helping CIOs ensure critical HIS applications work well and deliver value. Our people, products and processes improve efficiency, cost control and productivity.  Covisint's healthcare solutions help healthcare communities securely find, use and share information more effectively via a branded, physician collaboration and connectivity strategy. www.compuware.com

CompTIA

CompTIA is the non-profit trade association advancing the global interests of information technology (IT) professionals and companies including manufacturers, distributors, resellers, and educational institutions.

Since 1982 CompTIA has supported and led the global IT industry through educational programs, market research, networking events, professional certifications, and political advocacy.

CompTIA is member driven and is led by an elected board of industry professionals. All proceeds are directly reinvested in programs and initiatives that benefit our valued members and the industry as a whole. CompTIA also gives back to the industry through the CompTIA Educational Foundation, which provides education and training to individuals under-represented in the IT industry, such as at-risk youth, dislocated workers, disabled workers, and veterans transitioning out of the military.

CompTIA is known worldwide as the leading provider of vendor-neutral IT certifications. CompTIA certifications identify IT professionals who prove their aptitude in various fields, such as security, network administration, computer repair, and server administration.

CompTIA has a global reach, serving members from offices in Australia, Canada, China, Germany, India, Japan, South Africa, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and the United States. www.comptia.org

Consortium for Information Technology and Health Outcomes Research (CITHOR)

About CITHOR

The Consortium for Information Technology and Health Outcomes Research (CITHOR) was established in 2009 with the goal of improving healthcare access and outcomes and information dissemination through the application of information technology using multifaceted approaches in collaboration with other national and international organizations

CITHOR’s overall mission is to conduct research in the field of Health Information Technology (HIT) to understand its relevance in the context of improving the lives of people with and at risk of acquiring chronic diseases. CITHOR attempts to determine the effectiveness and usefulness of information technologies in primary and secondary prevention of chronic diseases through enhanced knowledge acquisition approaches, system design and usability, and the use of multidimensional public health and clinical approaches. It also endeavors to improve the instruments and techniques available to researchers, service providers, and policy makers. www.is.umbc.edu/cithor

Corepoint Health

Corepoint Health solutions deliver interoperability for healthcare organizations and simplify the complexities of healthcare data through practical software applications, consulting and training. Our innovative and proven software solutions leverage clinical data flow efficiently for a diverse group of healthcare entities including hospitals, imaging centers, laboratories, clinics and healthcare vendors. This next generation approach to healthcare data and streamlined workflow is where Corepoint Health specializes in helping customers discover the power of integration. www.corepointhealth.com

Courtyard Group

Courtyard Group is a healthcare transformation company.  Working with and for clients in the healthcare industry is all we do.  We combine a deep, core knowledge of healthcare systems management and planning, change management, information management and technology with the disciplines of systems engineering, law, business, operations management and several areas of clinical practice.  Our team is diverse and almost 200 consultants strong, operating from offices across the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.  We are united by a common mission and singular, unwavering focus on delivering practical, concrete results.

Courtyard Group is passionate about healthcare. We are dedicated to our clients.  We do whatever it takes to enable their success.

Please visit us at www.courtyard-group.com.

CPSI

CPSI is a leading provider of healthcare information solutions for community hospitals with over 600 client hospitals in 46 states. Founded in 1979, the Company is a single-source vendor providing comprehensive software and hardware products, complemented by complete installation services and extensive support. Its fully integrated, enterprise-wide system automates clinical and financial data management in each of the primary functional areas of a hospital. Software modules include applications for financial management, patient accounting, insurance processing, clinical ancillary departments, home health, practice management, nursing/multi-disciplinary documentation, physician documentation, CPOE, and fully integrated PACS. The CPSI System provides community hospitals with an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) that can be securely accessed from anywhere via CPSI’s web-enabled portal: ChartLinkTM. CPSI's staff of over 700 technical, healthcare and medical professionals provides system implementation and continuing support services as part of a comprehensive program designed to respond to clients' information needs in a constantly changing healthcare environment. For more information, visit www.cpsinet.com.

CredenceHealth, Inc.

CredenceHealth automates concurrent Core Measure compliance and identification of emerging complications via our unique Clinical Intelligence Engine. We deliver meaningful, timely, and actionable information through our real time clinical intelligence suite—while patients are still in the hospital—utilizing evidence-based medical research and best practices (i.e. CDC standards and National Surgical Quality Improvement Project methodology). Our passion is to improve the quality of healthcare, reduce costs, and maximize reimbursement. www.credencehealth.md

CSC

CSC’s global healthcare group creates superior performance for leading organizations through technology-enabled solutions and services for provider, payer, life sciences, federal and state markets. We enhance the quality of care delivery and clinical outcomes by providing improved performance through interoperable, standards-based information systems and optimized management processes. Our point of view papers on Taking Advantage of Stimulus Dollars can be found at www.csc.com/health_services.

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Davis Wright Tremaine

Deploying HIT is becoming increasingly complex. Davis Wright Tremaine's HIT practice group has decades of experience with helping clients conceive structures and mechanisms that will encourage its growth, devise financing approaches, solve regulatory compliance challenges, and assist in developing the network of contracts and relationships necessary for successful deployment. Our clients include startup and mature health information exchanges, health care providers procuring and implementing HIT as a physician alignment strategy, HIT developers and vendors, and telemedicine providers. www.dwt.com

dbMotion

dbMotion is a premier provider of healthcare information integration software that facilitates interoperability and health information exchange (HIE) for health information networks and integrated healthcare delivery systems. The service oriented architecture (SOA) based dbMotion™ Solution gives caregivers and information systems secure access to an integrated patient record composed from the patient’s medical data maintained at facilities that are otherwise unconnected or have no common technology through which to share data, without replacement of existing information systems. Healthcare organizations, health information networks (HINs) and regional health information organizations (RHIOs) use the dbMotion Solution to share medical data both internally and externally with other healthcare organizations. By sharing real-time medical information, medical staff can make clear critical decisions therefore providing safer, more efficient, quality healthcare. The dbMotion vision is a world in which better business and personal decisions are made thanks to the availability of secure and relevant data at the point-of-decision. www.dbmotion.com

Deloitte
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As Deloitte LLP's Health Sciences practice, our mission is to work with our
clients - health plans, health care providers and life sciences companies -
to help shape the new health economy and the roles they play within it.
Working together, we can help our clients bring discoveries to life and
improve the quality of care while creating and sustaining long-term,
bottom-line success. Drawing on more than 70 years of proven Health Sciences
experience with the innovation, knowledge and commitment of nearly 3,000
professionals focused on the industry, we provide a complete range of audit,
tax, consulting, and financial advisory services across all sectors of the
industry. We offer wide-ranging, customized solutions that can help our
clients capitalize on opportunities and tackle their most pressing and
complex challenges.  For more information about our national practice,
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de Sanbor

Thought leaders and consultants for more than 20 years, de Sanbor has provided cross-border expertise and expanded vision to clients, to professional groups and to government agencies across the United States and Canada. de Sanbor offers a deep understanding of clinical implementation, a long history in applied technology. We bridge the gaps and deliver real-world, real-value management of clients' technology requirements.

de Sanbor–our clients do what they have never done and do better what they have always done.

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The eHealth Initiative (eHI)

The eHealth Initiative (eHI) is an independent, non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C. whose mission is to drive improvement in the quality, safety, and efficiency of healthcare through information and information technology.  eHI works with its 160-plus member organizations and other stakeholders to reach agreement on and drive the adoption of common principles, policies, strategies and actions that are practical, sustainable, responsible to stakeholder needs and build and maintain the public’s trust. www.ehealthinitiative.org

Eclipsys

Eclipsys is a leading provider of advanced integrated clinical, revenue cycle and performance management software, clinical content and professional services that help healthcare organizations improve clinical, financial, operational and client satisfaction outcomes. www.eclipsys.com

Ecompex

With the vast array of information mediums collected by the healthcare industry daily, it is important that there is an information management solution in place to handle the large amount of information and data. ECOMPEX’s unique and innovative information management services and technologies support healthcare programs both from Government and the commercial healthcare market. Our solutions use artificial intelligence and knowledge-based technologies that assist healthcare professionals and patients in making informed, accurate decisions regarding their healthcare.

www.ecompex.com

Ensure Technologies

Ensure Technologies develops innovative solutions providing security while maintaining user convenience and productivity. Based on Ensure Technologies' patented RF technology, the XyLoc active proximity solution delivers workstation access control, full-time security, simplified sign-on and audit logs for HIPAA compliance. XyLoc automatically recognizes authorized users when they approach a workstation, and automatically secures it when they walk away. XyLoc is the only security solution that continues to protect the workstation after the authorized user has authenticated. www.ensuretech.com

First DataBank

First DataBank, a subsidiary of Hearst Corporation, drives patient safety and healthcare quality by providing drug databases that are used within information systems that touch every aspect of healthcare. For 30 years, we have partnered with system developers to integrate and optimize our drug information to improve user workflow and enhance clinical decision making by those entrusted with treating patients at the point-of-need. For more information about First DataBank, call 800-633-3453 or visit www.firstdatabank.com.

Fortriss

A developer of customized, industry-specific technology platforms utilized for the electronic transcription of records, Fortriss serves healthcare providers, law and accounting practices, engineering firms, government and law enforcement agencies and educational institutions. Fortriss’ first software package is ClearScript MDTM.  The company’s proprietary software can be interfaced with almost any electronic health record (EHR) system and enables significantly clearer transmission, more accurate and faster report turnaround, expedited distribution options and reduced storage space. For more information please visit www.fortriss.net

Health Level Seven, Inc. (HL7)

Health Level Seven, Inc. (HL7) is the leading global authority on standards for interoperability of health information technology with members in 57 countries.  Founded in 1987, HL7 is a not-for-profit, ANSI-accredited standards development organization dedicated to providing a comprehensive framework and related standards for the exchange, integration, sharing, and retrieval of electronic health information that supports clinical practice and the management, delivery and evaluation of health services. HL7’s more than 4,000 members worldwide represent hundreds of healthcare vendors, providers, payers, government agencies and consultants and other organizations. In the US alone, 90 percent of the largest health information system vendors are HL7 members. For more information, please visit www.HL7.org.  

HealthcareGoesMobile.com

HealthcareGoesMobile.com is a virtual community for healthcare providers, IT professionals, administrators and consultants who are considering implementation or upgrade of mobile point-of-care technologies. We are bringing together peers to share resources and ideas, and to spark dialogue on important topics. There is no other single destination that offers these valuable resources all in one place. Join the discussion at www.HealthcareGoesMobile.com

Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society

The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is the healthcare industry's membership organization exclusively focused on providing global leadership for the optimal use of healthcare information technology (IT) and management systems for the betterment of healthcare. Founded in 1961 with offices in Chicago, Washington D.C., Brussels, and other locations across the United States and Europe, HIMSS represents more than 20,000 individual members and over 300 corporate members that collectively represent organizations employing millions of people. HIMSS frames and leads healthcare public policy and industry practices through its advocacy, educational and professional development initiatives designed to promote information and management systems’ contributions to ensuring quality patient care. Visit www.himss.org.

HealthPort

HealthPort is one of the largest providers of health information solutions serving more than 10,000 healthcare facilities, over 44,000 physicians and millions of requestors nationwide. With the widest selection of affordable, quality products and services in the healthcare information technology industry, HealthPort is changing the face of healthcare by combining knowledge, technology and service to streamline the administrative and business processes of the healthcare community. For more information about our products, visit www.healthport.com or call 800-737-2585.

4m.com, Inc. (The HealthWare Forum)

The HealthWare Forum is a health IT VAR and consulting firm which specializes in software products and services for the health care industry.  Our consulting services include health care industry research, health care business automation, practice management, CD and Web based interactive training products, on-site and Web based instructor led training and technical support.  Our clients include health care software companies, practice management consultants, billing companies, value added resellers, physicians and dentists.  For further information, please visit our website. You may also contact us at 602-230-4288.

Hyland Software, Inc.

Hyland Software develops OnBase, an enterprise content management solution. OnBase combines the technologies of report management, document imaging and workflow.  OnBase Healthcare Solutions enable organizations to run more efficiently by managing content and streamlining workflows across the enterprise with point solutions for medical records, revenue cycle management and administrative departments. www.onbase.com

IDG Management Services Inc

IDG Management Services has a successful track record in the U.S and Internationally as a Project and Risk manager in identifying emerging trends, selection of professionals and training them to meet Industry demands in Health Care and Technology.
We provide training and Consulting services for :

• Health IT and Nursing Informatics : Developing value and expertise to meet the need for management of Electronic Health Records.
• Health Care Engineering : Health Care engineering skills and expertise in connectivity to a Health IT Network for critical IVD, Medical Imaging, Gastroenterology and Vascular equipment.

www.idgms.com        

Attention : Chris Noronha, President : cnoronha@bellsouth.net      

IEEE-USA

IEEE-USA is an organizational unit of the IEEE created in 1973 to advance the public good and promote the careers and public policy interests of the more than 220,000 technology professionals who are U.S. members of the IEEE. The IEEE is the world's largest technical professional society. IEEE-USA's mission is to recommend policies and implement programs specifically intended to serve and benefit the members, the profession, and the public in the United States in appropriate professional areas of economic, ethical, legislative, social and technology policy concern. For more information please visit http://www.ieeeusa.org

Impact Advisors

Impact Advisors provides Strategic Advisory and Implementation Consulting Services with an emphasis on solutions for healthcare providers through pure consulting efforts, with no biases or outside influences.  Our deep domain knowledge in the healthcare IT industry, combined with our applied operational capabilities, position us to deliver services that reflect both integrated understanding and insightful analysis.  We have unparalleled experience, with reputable leaders and best-in-industry Associates, and unmatched references from the most influential delivery organizations.  www.impact-advisors.com

Imprivata

Imprivata secures employee access to desktops, networks, applications and transactions.  Its appliance-based, employee access management platform, OneSign, enables organizations to protect enterprise information assets while improving user productivity.  By strengthening user authentication, streamlining application access and simplifying compliance reporting across multiple computing environments, customers realize substantial IT Help Desk and administration cost savings, while achieving the security standards they demand.

Imprivata is a recognized leader in Authentication and Access Management, receiving numerous product awards and top review ratings from leading industry publications and analysts.  Headquartered in Lexington, Mass., Imprivata partners with over 200 resellers, and serves the access security needs of more than 800 customers around the world.  For more information, please visit www.imprivata.com

IMS

IMS’ Mobile Patient Communicator provides comprehensive interactive patient access to medical data during hospital, clinic and practice visits. Via wireless touch-screen devices, patients check-in, manage their profile, update medical/medication histories, file e-consent, and study educational content. Once registered, patients are “self-roomed” and receive updates on doctor availability. The MPC streams videos on topics such as interacting drugs, side effects, diet, behavior, and lifestyle choices. It also tests patients for retention, delivering more effective and efficient training than brochures or time-consuming one-to-one counseling. www.ims-mpc.com

Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF)

ITIF is a non-partisan research and educational institute—a think tank—whose mission is to formulate and promote public policies to advance technological innovation and productivity internationally, in Washington, and in the states. Recognizing the vital role of technology in ensuring prosperity, ITIF focuses on innovation, productivity, and digital economy issues, including health information technology (IT).  ITIF publishes policy reports, holds forums and policy debates, advises elected officials and their staff, and is an active resource for the media. It develops new and creative policy proposals to advance innovation, analyzes existing policy issues through the lens of advancing innovation and productivity, and opposes policies that hinder digital transformation and innovation.

Initiate Systems

Initiate Systems enables healthcare organizations and government agencies to confidently share critical data assets. Our  software and services deliver complete, accurate and real-time views of data spread across multiple systems, domains or databases to facilitate interoperability, information sharing and data quality for increased revenues, reduced costs and mitigated risks. www.Initiate.com/healthcare

Innovative Consulting Group (ICG)

Innovative Consulting Group (ICG), a leader in healthcare information technology, is 100% focused on providing exceptional consulting services to acute and ambulatory healthcare organizations at affordable prices. Our strong consultant base averages over 15 years in healthcare IT with a focus on Siemens, Cerner, Epic and McKesson products. ICG has the capability to provide high levels of support and flexibility and we share with our customers a common vision of partnership and successful business outcomes.www.InnovativeCG.com

InSite One

For over a decade, InSite One, Inc. remains the market leader in storage management services. Driven by emerging storage technology, InDex® services define data and content management as a conduit for sharing of healthcare patient information and an on-demand repository creating an environment for rapid retrieval of clinical information with any application. InDex intelligent, standards-based solutions adhere to DICOM, HL7, and XDS (cross enterprise document sharing) IHE data workflow protocols that ensure the last data migration will be with InSite One. www.insiteone.com

Institute for e-Health Policy

The Institute for e-Health Policy was launched in May 2008 to provide research and educational opportunities for public- and private-sector stakeholders—two key constituents who make and are most directly impacted by e-health policy decisions. The Institute is part of the HIMSS Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization with charitable, scientific and educational goals. Through its interactive and integrated initiatives, the Institute for e-Health Policy reaches members of Congress, congressional staff, key federal agency officials, healthcare industry professionals, students and the general public. The Institute’s programs include:  Capitol Hill Steering Committee on Telehealth and Healthcare Informatics; National Health IT Collaborative for the Underserved; e-Health Public Policy Internship and Student Experience Programs; National Health IT Week; and the Executive in Residence Program which welcomes executives on loan from corporations who have an interest in expanding e-health educational and research opportunities. www.e-healthpolicy.org

The Institute for Health Technology Transformation

The Institute for Health Technology Transformation is the leading organization committed to bringing together private and public sector leaders fostering the growth and meaningful use of technology across the healthcare industry. Through collaborative efforts the Institute provides programs that drive innovation, educate, and provide a critical understanding of how technology applications, solutions and devices can improve the quality, safety and efficiency of healthcare. www.ihealthtran.com.

Intel

Intel’s Digital Health Group is committed to delivering research-based innovation for healthcare. Informed by nearly a decade of ethnographic studies, we share a vision with healthcare leaders of using innovative technologies to transform healthcare, improve chronic disease management, and enhance wellness and independence. We develop new health technologies for individuals in the home or on the go, and collaborate with healthcare professionals to enable seamless interaction and information exchange. We help to connect people and information in new ways that can help increase patient care and safety, reduce healthcare costs, and improve quality of life across the continuum of care. www.intel.com/healthcare.

Intelligent InSites

Intelligent InSites delivers automation solutions that transform the healthcare industry by dramatically driving down costs while improving the level of care. By providing a single platform capable of streamlining dozens of systems and processes using real-time location and sensory data continuously collected throughout the enterprise, Intelligent InSites helps their clients gain visibility into their operations and make profound improvements in the area of patient safety, workflow optimization, asset and inventory management, and regulatory compliance. For more information, visit www.IntelligentInSites.com

iNTERFACEWARE

With over 10 years experience, iNTERFACEWARE is a leading provider of HL7 integration products and services. The company’s Iguana and Chameleon products are trusted and preferred by healthcare providers and vendors in over 6000 deployments worldwide. Iguana enables HL7 message routing, transformation, and bi-directional HL7-to-database communication with little to no programming while Chameleon allows for a broad range of custom solutions.

IntraNexus

IntraNexus, a leader in healthcare systems for over 16 years, provides integrated solutions to link healthcare with technology. SAPPHIRE Web, a true web-based system, employs the latest secure technology and offers modules that include a fully integrated EHR, CPOE, clinical documentation, patient scheduling, patient access, patient financials, and document management.  SAPPHIRE Web provides an open platform solution that includes a combined inpatient and outpatient relational database that enables management of data across the healthcare enterprise.www.intranexus.com

Joint Public Health Informatics Taskforce

JPHIT is a collaboration of seven public health associations committed to improving population health through informatics. JPHIT develops and implements a shared informatics framework and action agenda for public health agencies and their partners. Members include the Association of Public Health Laboratories, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists, National Association of County and City Health Officials, National Association of Health Data Organizations, National Association of Public Health Statistics and Information Systems, and the Public Health Data Standards Consortium. www.phii.org

Juniper Networks


Juniper is the leader in high-performance networking. Juniper offers a high-performance network infrastructure that creates a responsive and trusted environment for accelerating the deployment of services and applications over a single network which fuels high-performance businesses. Juniper’s open infrastructure delivers greater choice and control in quickly meeting high-performance business requirements, while reducing costs.  www.juniper.net

Keane

Keane provides leading-edge software and services to the top pharmaceutical companies, commercial and government healthcare payers, and over 250 hospital providers and 2,800 long-term facilities.  Keane has been ranked in Healthcare Informatics’ Top 100 for 15 years continuously.  Keane implements Federal agency-wide and state-wide solutions representing clinical, eligibility, credentialing, and financial systems.  Keane is currently engaging states in strategic planning around HIT stimulus funding and using data analytics to reduce overall healthcare spending. www.keane.com

LSS Data Systems


LSS Data Systems develops administrative, financial and clinical software to meet the needs of virtually every major type of physician practice and specialty. Used by hospitals, health care networks, integrated delivery networks, clinics, practice groups and other health care enterprises, LSS is the Physician EHR and Practice Management vendor of choice for MEDITECH facilities across the country and around the world. www.lssdata.com

LYNX Medical Systems, Inc., a Picis company

LYNX Medical Systems, Inc., a Picis company, drives value in emergency medicine through industry leading software and services that promote financial health and compliance. LYNX revenue management solutions help health systems and hospitals improve emergency department (ED) clinical documentation, improve coding compliance, and promote accurate and consistent code assignment for appropriate reimbursement. LYNX clients maintain a consistent, documented, and repeatable return on investment. Currently, LYNX serves more than 500 healthcare organizations, representing more than 20 million annual encounters. www.lynxmed.com

MacPractice

MacPractice is the leading Apple developer of practice management and clinical applications for physicians, dentists, chiropractors and eye doctors, featuring integration EMR/EHR, interfaces to other EHR products, integration with PACS systems, electronic insurance submission, Kiosk, Web Interface, iPhone Interface, speech dictation, and Mac stability and ease of use. MacPractice is a member of EHRA. www.macpractice.com 

Maxim Health Information Services

Maxim Health Information Services (MHIS) provides superior quality HIT and HIM services to healthcare organizations nationwide.  MHIS can provide project managers, system specialists, implementation specialists, trainers, and consultants for HIT services.  We offer HIT staff for short-term contract positions, long-term contract positions, direct placements, and department outsourcing/implementation teams. MHIS can work with areas of practice including Cerner, Eclipsys, Epic, MEDITECH, and McKesson. Contact MHIS today for all of your HIT needs! 

(866) 265-0589/ www.maximhealthinformationservices.com

McKenzie Stephenson, Inc. (MSI)

McKenzie Stephenson, Inc. (MSI) is a clinically-based healthcare IT and Operations consultancy that brings our unique combination and vast knowledge of real world clinical, business and healthcare technology experience to every engagement.  We are gifted healthcare alchemists as we blend the desired patient and caregiver experience with the art and science of business and information technology until the perfect strength or each is achieved.  With the patient-caregiver experience as our compass, we view the implementation and use of clinical informatics as a tool used to create efficiencies, minimize risks and create seamless interoperability along the entire care continuum.  MSI is proud to be vendor agnostic as this provides us the ability to seek solutions for our client partners that best fit their defined goals beyond the rhetoric.  McKenzie Stephenson is clearly the industry thought leader in the evolution of designing sustainable healthcare through unique and intelligent business models, clinical technology solutions, operations and public policy.  “Healthcare, it’s about people… not systems”. www.Mckenziestephenson.com

McKesson Corporation

McKesson Corporation, currently ranked 15th on the FORTUNE 500, is a healthcare services and information technology company dedicated to helping its customers deliver high-quality healthcare by reducing costs, streamlining processes, and improving the quality and safety of patient care. McKesson has been in continuous operation for more than 175 years, making it the longest-operating company in healthcare today. Over the course of its history, McKesson has grown by providing pharmaceutical and medical-surgical supply management across the spectrum of care; healthcare information technology for hospitals, physicians, homecare and payors; hospital and retail pharmacy automation; and services for manufacturers and payors designed to improve outcomes for patients. For more information, visit www.mckesson.com.

Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA)
The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance is the collective voice of medical imaging equipment manufacturers, innovators, and product developers. It represents companies whose sales comprise more than 90 percent of the global market for medical imaging technology. These technologies include:

• Medical X-ray equipment
• Computed tomography (CT) scanners
• Ultrasound
• Nuclear Imaging
• Radiation therapy equipment
• Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
• Imaging Information systems

www.medicalimaging.org

MediQuant

Since 1999, MediQuant has pioneered efficient solutions for dramatically reducing the costs of maintaining legacy systems and applications. MediQuant’s hospital and health system clients regularly reduce legacy software application costs by as much as 80% while retaining real time, end user access to vital healthcare and ERP data. As a HIMSS Corporate member, we are pleased to provide support for the National Health IT Week for the advancement health information technology. www.mediquant.com

MEDITECH

MEDITECH has been the leader in the Health Care Information Systems (HCIS) industry since 1969. MEDITECH's applications unify clinical, administrative, and financial information across a health care organization, including acute care, long-term care, home health care, and physician practices. Today, more than 2,000 customers worldwide use MEDITECH's information systems.www.meditech.com

Motion Computing

Motion Computing is a mobile computing and wireless communications leader combining world-class innovation and industry experience allowing professionals to use computing technology in new ways and places.  Motion’s enhanced line of tablet PCs and the C5 mobile clinical assistant are deployed in thousands of hospitals worldwide and an increasing number of aged care facilities are now adopting Motion tablet PC technology to improve overall efficiencies at the point of care. www.motioncomputing.com 

NCHICA
The North Carolina Healthcare Information and Communications Alliance, Inc.

NCHICA is a nonprofit consortium of nearly 200 organizations dedicated to improving healthcare by accelerating the adoption of information technology.  NCHICA members include:  hospitals and clinics; medical practices; professional societies and nonprofit associations; national, state and local health agencies; health plans; law firms; healthcare and IT consulting firms/vendors; health education and training providers; and research and pharmaceutical organizations. Visit www.nchica.org.

OHSU
The Department of Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology of Oregon Health & Science University

Outcomes Online

Outcomes Online is a leading provider of clinical data management solutions designed to meet federal requirements for research data collection and quality of care documentation for managed care organizations. Research professionals involved in clinical trials can manage the entire processes of data collection from a central platform for single site or multi-center studies. Our application presents professional services in study design, implementation and analytics reporting. The company offers cutting edge data collection tools to measure health outcomes by physician practices and hospitals leading to reduced expenses, avoid duplication efforts increasing the focus on outcome based patient care. Payers and providers can rely on our ability to perform data-centric measures improving health outcomes, quality and safety, and health and wellness programs. Outcomes Online efficiently maps and deploys a system-wide application to collect encounter data at the point of care providing efficiency strategies for long-term success in healthcare environment. Learn more at www.outcomesonline.com

Parker Healthcare IT

The Parker HealthcareIT Difference

For the past fours, we’ve recruited and place highly skilled technical people from across the United States with a specific industry focus: Healthcare. Our candidates have anywhere from five to more than twenty years of experience working specifically on IT projects within hospitals, clinics, and healthcare-focused businesses. Placing healthcare technology talent is our only focus

Long Term Relationships
Our recruiters work very hard to build and maintain strong relationships with the most talented people in the industry. Currently, our database has over 8000 active and passive candidates, many not available on the job boards.  This creates a network of accessible professionals at all levels of skill and experience. We help build our contractors skills and experience by taking them from project to project offering new knowledge and challenges.

Excellence in Executive Leadership
We have a proven track record of successfully recruiting and placing executive leadership from Director up to C-level. Our knowledge of the healthcare industry combined with our expertise in recruiting and a broad network of executive candidates enables us to provide you with the right people to fit your organization and fill your leadership needs. We are the resource for seasoned executives for leadership positions in EMR Implementation, IT Management, Security, Nursing Leadership, Training and Education, Strategic Leadership, Finance, Clinical, Sales, and Marketing.

View our website at www.parkerhealthcareit.com to see how you can experience the Parker HealthcareIT difference!

PatientKeeper

PatientKeeper customers achieve physician satisfaction, more value from existing systems, business continuity during HIS downtime, and cost-effective health information exchange. Our integration platform unites information from across the healthcare enterprise and community. And providers can act on that information anywhere, on any device with our suite of physician efficiency tools.  

PCTS
Patient Care Technology Systems

Patient Care Technology Systems (PCTS) helps health care providers to improve patient flow, increase capacity and improve patient and staff safety by visualizing the real-time location and status of patients and equipment throughout their facility. Proven return on investment in high turnover, high acuity departments such as the emergency department and perioperative suite where PCTS solutions have supported over 5 million patient visits with automatic tracking and emergency department documentation solutions. The Amelior Enterprise Visibility Suite™ is compatible with all leading locating technologies including active-RFID, infrared, ultrasound, ultra-wideband, Wi-Fi and ZigBee. PCTS customers have been recognized nationally for improvements in efficiency and clinical excellence. For more information, visit www.pcts.com.

PEPID

PEPID is a leading provider of clinical and pharmacological content and decision support resources for healthcare professionals. Our award-winning technology is available for mobile platforms, online or integrated with any EHR, EMR, PHR, EDIS, HIS or web portal system. PEPID strives to improve patient care, optimize efficiency and minimize errors by delivering relevant and complete clinical information to the point of need with the PEPID Knowledge Base. www.pepid.com

Perceptive Software

Perceptive Software enterprise content management solutions (ECM) for healthcare enable hospitals to connect staff with the information they need to do their jobs. Whether paper or electronic, information that normally resides outside the EMR, EHR and HIS becomes accessible and actionable within it.

http://www.imagenow.com/healthcare

Phillips Healthcare

Philips Healthcare provides clinical informatics and patient care solutions that simplify clinician workflow, improve financial outcomes, and help improve and save lives. Our solutions acquire, analyze, interpret, and present patient data in ways that are meaningful for clinicians in the most challenging and data-rich areas of the hospital, including critical care, cardiology, emergency units, obstetrics, anesthesia care, radiology, oncology, and general/acute care, and also in the home.  www.healthcare.philips.com       

Phytel Inc.

Phytel is the premier company empowering physician-led health improvement.  Phytel provides physicians with proven technology to deliver timely, coordinated care to their patients. Phytel’s state-of-the-art registry uses evidence-based chronic and preventive care protocols to identify and notify patients due for service, while tracking compliance and measuring quality and financial results. www.phytel.com

Picis Inc.

Picis is a global provider of innovative information solutions that enable rapid and sustained delivery of clinical, financial and operational results in the acute care areas of the hospital — the emergency department (ED), operating rooms (ORs), post-anesthesia care units (PACUs) and intensive care units (ICUs). Picis offers the most advanced suite of integrated products and services focused on these life-critical areas of the hospital where the patients are the most vulnerable, the care process is the most complex and an increasing majority of hospital costs and potential revenue are concentrated.
www.picis.com/

Perot Systems

Quammen Health Care Consultants

A full-service healthcare information system and business consultancy, Quammen Health Care Consultants offers planning, assessment and implementation services that support a wide range of hospital initiatives. Healthcare providers of all sizes rely on QHCC for high-level analysis, vendor selection, deployment and support of any healthcare system available today. From strategic advisory services to hands-on implementation, our experienced team helps health systems make the right choices, improve operations and works with you to achieve your clinical and business objectives.

www.quammengroup.com

The RCHN Community Health Foundation

The RCHN Community Health Foundation (RCHN CHF) is a New York-based not-for-profit operating foundation dedicated to supporting and benefiting community health centers (CHCs) in New York state and nationally through strategic investment, research, outreach, education, and coalition building and advocacy. The Foundation develops programmatic and business initiatives focused on community health center stability and access, pharmacy and health information technology (HIT), with the goal of helping to drive positive sustainable change in the CHC marketplace. RCHN CHF is committed to providing CHCs with affordable access to cutting edge HIT to address their unique operating needs. Specifically, the Foundation makes program-related investments, conducts and supports research activities and supports educational outreach to help CHCs achieve their HIT objectives. For more information about RCHN CHF, contact Chief Operating Officer Feygele Jacobs at (212) 246-1122, ext. 712, or visit www.rchnfoundation.org.

RelayHealth

RelayHealth, a leader in healthcare IT, connects providers, payers, pharmacies, financial institutions, and patients to improve revenue, reduce administrative costs and improve quality care delivery.  RelayHealth’s proven clinical, pharmacy, and financial solutions include pre-service payment verification and eligibility, charity and Medicaid patient management, online billing office, clinical communications, PHR, laboratory results distribution, physician – patient eMessaging, ePrescribing, customized patient statements, comprehensive claims management and outsourcing. RelayHealth securely processes over twelve billion financial and clinical transactions each year. Learn more at www.relayhealth.com or call 800-778-6711.

Research Practice Partners

Research Practice Partners is a global consulting company involved in strategic product development, clinical trial management and advancement of innovative medical and surgical devices. Pioneering technology as the foundation, we focus regulatory and clinical research areas with a fervent interest in clinical outcomes and e-medicine. As a team experience in health care and pharmaceutical industry, RPP Inc. has shared professional expertise across the globe and continues to do so, one client at a time. Understanding and adapting novel eHealth technologies, our professional services include protocol development, conduct of clinical trials, grant writing and every stride of research practice. With no specialty borders, we have assisted companies and physicians achieve professional and corporate objectives with a balance of technical skills in medical sciences and rhetorical skills in language arts.

For more information, please visit www.rppmed.com

Rural Health Resource Center

The Rural Health Resource Center provides technical assistance, information, tools and resources for the improvement of rural health care. It serves as a national rural health knowledge center and strives to build state and local capacity.

Rural HIT Coalition

The Rural HIT Coalition is a network of rural and health information technology leaders from regional, state, national and federal organizations, working together to advance the implementation of health information technologies (HIT) across rural America.

Sage Software Healthcare

Sage provides integrated Electronic Health Records, physician practice management systems and EDI applications to thousands of ambulatory care practices throughout North America. These systems, including the integrated practice management and electronic health records system, Sage Intergy and more, enable physicians and practice managers to better manage their practices and improve profitability. Sage Software Healthcare, Inc. is based in Tampa, Fla. For more information, please visit www.sagehealth.com or call (877) 932-6301.

SAIC

SAIC is a FORTUNE 500® scientific, engineering, and technology applications company that uses its deep domain knowledge to solve problems of vital importance to the nation and the world, in national security, energy and the environment, critical infrastructure, and health. For more information, visit www.saic.com. SAIC: From Science to Solutions®

Sentry Data Systems

Sentry offers healthcare business intelligence technology solutions that address a variety of operational, workflow, compliance, and financial challenges found within hospitals and pharmacies. These products include the hospital pharmacy management application Sentinel RCM™ (Revenue Cycle Manager), pharmacy transaction processing platform Sentrex™, and the healthcare business intelligence application HealthBIT™ (Business Intelligence Technology). These products run on Sentry's healthcare cloud computing platform, Datanex™, which is available to independent software developers and other healthcare entities.

Headquartered in Deerfield Beach, FL, Sentry Data Systems, Inc. currently serves clients in over 25 states and its systems process millions of healthcare transactions per day.  www.SentryDS.com

Shared Health

Shared Health was formed in 2004 with an ambitious goal: To transform care in Tennessee and beyond.

As a Health Information Exchange (HIE), we enable the secure exchange of medical information and provide clinical decision support tools. These tools empower clinicians to deliver and coordinate exceptional care, resulting in healthier patients.

Shared Health’s products and services are built on a collaborative, cooperative and compliant data exchange between:

• Doctors
• Payers
• Patients
• Employers
• Laboratories
• Pharmacies
• Hospitals

Shared Health’s technology helps connect these stakeholders and by working together, we are able to deliver:

Smart Tools > Healthy Outcomes > Smart Business

www.sharedhealth.com

Siemens Healthcare

The Siemens Healthcare Sector is one of the world’s largest suppliers to the healthcare industry. The company is a renowned medical solutions provider with core competence and innovative strength in diagnostic and therapeutic technologies as well as in knowledge engineering, including information technology and system integration. With its laboratory diagnostics acquisitions, Siemens Healthcare is the first integrated healthcare company, bringing together imaging and lab diagnostics, therapy, and healthcare information technology solutions, supplemented by consulting and support services. Siemens Healthcare delivers solutions across the entire continuum of care – from prevention and early detection, to diagnosis, therapy and care. Additionally, Siemens Healthcare is the global market leader in innovative hearing instruments. The company employs around 49,000 people worldwide and operates in 130 countries. In the fiscal year 2008 (Sept. 30), Siemens Healthcare reported sales of €11.2 billion, orders of €11.8 billion, and Sector profit of €1.2 billion. Further information can be found by visiting www.siemens.com/healthcare

SNOMED Terminology Solutions

SNOMED Terminology Solutions™ (STS), a division of the College of American Pathologists (CAP), is the leading organization in pursuing semantic interoperability for electronic health records by offering customized, best-practice terminology implementation and education services. CAP is the original creator of SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) and has fostered its development for more than 40 years. CAP STS continues to develop and maintain SNOMED CT on behalf of the International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation (IHITSDO®). Through its Diagnostic Intelligence and Health Information Technology (DIHIT) member committee and staff department, CAP STS leads the way for health IT issues and practices such as standardized electronic reporting, including the CAP electronic Cancer Checklists (CAP eCC). For more information, visit www.capsts.org.

Sprint Nextel

Sprint Nextel offers a comprehensive range of wireless and wireline communications services bringing the freedom of mobility to healthcare organizations. Sprint Nextel is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies, including two wireless networks serving almost 49 million customers at the end of the second quarter of 2009; industry-leading mobile data services; instant national and international push-to-talk capabilities; and a global Tier 1 Internet backbone. The company’s customer-focused strategy has led to improved first call resolution and customer care satisfaction scores. For more information, visit www.sprint.com.

SRS

For more than a decade, SRS has been a beacon in the ever-evolving healthcare IT industry. SRS makes innovative and sophisticated digital technology practical for high-volume, successful medical practices. The award-winning SRS hybrid EMR offers powerful and flexible solutions to the complex requirements of clinical workflows, patient care, and practice operations. For more information on SRS, visit www.srssoft.com , e-mail info@srssoft.com, fax 201.802.1301, or call 800.288.8369

SSI

SSI is a national information technology company that supports provider, payer and physician services in managing their revenue cycle recovery. This includes claims processing (ASP, Direct and Clearinghouse), document management as well as revenue cycle outsourcing (early out, collections and billing). Established in 1988, the company maintains corporate headquarters in Mobile, AL, and branch facilities in Clearwater, FL,  Denver, CO and Chesapeake, VA. The company supports over 2,200 customers nationwide with 200,000 built-in edits and over 900 payer connections. SSI leads the healthcare field in claims management technology, EDI platforms and networking. Utilizing ClickON® technology, SSI delivers HIPAA-certified transactions from Claredi and is EHNAC-certified. The company is an industry leader, processing 250 million transactions annually, totaling in excess of $458 billion. www.thessigroup.com

Summit Health Institute for Research and Education, Inc. (SHIRE)

Summit Health Institute for Research and Education, Inc. (SHIRE) is a policy research, advocacy, networking and outreach organization with deep community roots. SHIRE has worked since 1997 to eliminate health disparities and help attain optimal health for all.  Accordingly, SHIRE is committed to ensure that communities of color will have equal access to the benefits of health information technology – an invaluable tool with potential to improve health care quality, empower consumers and help close racial/ethnic gaps in health access, treatment and outcomes. www.shireinc.org

SyTec Business Solutions

SyTec Business Solutions, a Network Systems Integration firm based in Raleigh, NC, specializes in providing practical, quality, and cost-effective networking solutions for physician practices and hospitals. Providing support to the healthcare community since 1996, SyTec focuses on delivering a high standard of service while being mindful of a practice’s financial future. SyTec develops healthcare solutions – integrating the offerings of technology partners such as Cisco®, Allscripts®, Microsoft® and Symantec®. SyTec serves physician practices as both technology advocate and virtual IT department, enabling healthcare providers to focus on practicing medicine without IT management distractions. By leveraging expertise and alliances – from counsel, to implementation, to support – SyTec is the single point of contact for physician practices in managing IT and Electronic Medical Record needs. Learn more at http://www.sytec1.com.

Teradata Government Health Solutions

Teradata is the world's largest company solely focused on raising intelligence through data warehousing, data warehouse appliances, consulting services and enterprise analytics, with affordable, powerful, and easy-to-deploy solutions. Teradata addresses a range of needs from data mart appliances to active enterprise data warehousing strategies, consulting services, and applications tailored to specific issues in a variety of industries. Teradata Active Enterprise Intelligence™ solutions give actionable insight for smarter, faster decisions, adding value and real opportunity across countless dimensions.

Providing data warehousing for companies of all sizes, needs, and budgets, Teradata gives companies a smarter, more competitive enterprise. Visit www.teradata.com.

TeraMedica Healthcare Technology

TeraMedica Healthcare Technology’s Evercore® Clinical Enterprise Suite software solution provides meaningful use of your EMR by connecting images, documents, video, sound, or any other information to any EMR/EHR. Evercore provides vendor independence by linking to any storage system, thus bringing an end to data migration. The solution also manages your data’s lifecycle with clinical policies.

Trapeze Networks

Trapeze Networks, a Belden Brand, is a leading provider of wireless LAN equipment and management software for medium-large businesses. With an installed base of over 2,000 organizations worldwide, Trapeze solutions are optimized for companies with thousands of mobile workers and high bandwidth requirements such as healthcare, education, government, hospitality, retail, and transportation. Trapeze delivers Smart Mobile™— enabling organizations to deploy massively scalable WLANS that support applications such as Voice over Wi-Fi, location services, and seamless indoor/outdoor connectivity.

www.trapezenetworks.com

Tri-Power

Tri-Power is a leading Wireless Coverage Provider focused on planning, designing, installing and managing in-building coverage solutions that converge the latest technology on a single platform. Whether our clients need to meet a public safety coverage requirement, enhance existing cellular coverage or design an enterprise-wide wireless Voice over IP solution, we have a portfolio of hundreds of successful deployments to draw from.

Our unique knowledge of wireless infrastructure makes us one of the most qualified integrators of in-building coverage and enterprise wireless networks in the nation. We have installed more than 800 Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) providing over 200 million square feet of extended wireless coverage to indoor environments insufficiently serviced by existing networks. www.tripower.com

T-System

T-System provides electronic clinical documentation solutions with unparalleled usability that maximize efficiency and improve results for hospital emergency departments. Our commitment is making the best patient care a reality for everyone. The T SystemEV®, our comprehensive emergency department information system, has been chosen nationwide by over 230 hospitals, working smarter to provide the best care.

www.tsystem.com

URAC

URAC is a nationally recognized accreditation organization whose mission is to promote continuous improvement in the quality and efficiency of health care management though the processes of accreditation and education.  Incorporated in 1990, URAC pioneered utilization management accreditation by creating a nationally recognized set of standards to ensure accountability in managed care determinations of medical necessity.  As the health care industry evolves, URAC continues to address emerging issues: URAC now offers over 25 accreditation and certification programs in the areas of health care management, health care operations, pharmacy quality management, and health information technology.   Through its broad-based governance structure and an inclusive standards development process, URAC ensures that all stakeholders are represented in establishing meaningful quality measures for the entire health care industry.

URAC’s Health Information Technology Suite includes HIPAA Privacy, HIPAA Security, Health Web Site, and Health Content Provider accreditation programs.  These programs outline a framework of best practices that describe the operational policies and procedures necessary for an effective compliance program, and are designed to accredit many different types of organizations involved in the business of health care technology.  For more information, visit www.urac.org.

Unitiv, Inc.

Unitiv, Inc. is a professional provider of enterprise IT solutions. Unitiv delivers its services from its headquarters in Alpharetta, Georgia, USA, and its regional office in Iselin, New Jersey, USA.

Unitiv provides a strategic approach to its service delivery, focusing on three core components: People, Products, and Process. The People to advise and manage complex technical solutions. The Products to design and build customized IT solutions. The Process to develop and manage post-implementation operations.
Unitiv provides enterprise IT solutions that include Multi-Vendor Support, Server Infrastructure, Storage Infrastructure, Disaster Recovery Planning, and Network Performance Optimization—all supported by Unitiv’s Intelligent Help Desk™. Unitiv supports green initiatives to reduce environmental impact and to cut costs by increasing efficiencies and reducing waste as well as supporting environmentally sustainable products and services. www.Unitiv.com

Vadyas

Vadyas is a provider of next generation healthcare services and solutions which include CCHIT certified Ambulatory Care EMR,  Practice Management System, Enterprise Policy Management Systems, Patient Portal, Physician Portal, Clinical Documentation Systems,  Electronic Medication Reconciliation Module, Bed Board Module and EMRs for Hospitals Systems.

Vadyas services helps major customers in implementing custom solutions to satisfy hospital specific needs and saves millions of dollars in software licensing costs.

Vadyas and its affiliates companies bring number of tightly integrated, innovate and value added services to both Hospitals Systems and Physician Practices such as OutcomesOnline.com to collect Patient Reported Outcomes, RPPMed to bridge the gap between drug/device manufactures and Physician Practices.

Please visit www.vadyas.com

Vangent

Vangent, a leader in HIT interoperability devising/executing innovative strategies for health clients

• Successfully responded to the unexpected surge of public N1H1 inquiries.
• Largest non-government provider of HIT in the U.S.
• Architects of ONC NHIN Connect Gateway

Our Federal footprint and expertise in HIT interoperability sets us apart. www.vangent.com

VE & Co.

VE & Co. is an award-winning marketing communications consulting firm with a healthcare practice area. The firm works with public and private organizations to plan and execute strategic communications programs. VE & Co. is authorized to provide professional services to the government through the GSA schedule. For more information on VE & Co., contact Laura Van Eperen at laurav@vepublicrelations.com or 301/581.7298, or visit VE & Co. at www.vepublicrelations.com.

Verizon

Imagine, for a moment, the ideal healthcare organization. Costs are in check. Doctors have up-to-date patient information at their fingertips. Employees and processes adapt quickly to new technology innovations and privacy policies. More importantly, patients from the biggest cities and the smallest towns get equal access to the right care at the right time.

Verizon offers IT, security, communications, and network solutions that can help you tackle many of your biggest challenges. We also give you the tools to access information and make important decisions in the doctor’s office, at the hospital or anywhere within your extended organization. So you can deliver patient-centered care at every turn.

There’s a reason 93 percent of the Fortune 1000 healthcare companies have partnered with Verizon. We know how to help you enhance the quality of care by improving the way providers, payers, and patients communicate and share information. www.verizonbusiness.com

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Vignet Inc.

The future of healthcare is the network - Remote monitoring, mHealth, Wireless connectivity, Interoperability, HIT.  Connected care is vital to meeting the world’s need for quality and affordable healthcare for all.  

Vignet, a company headquartered in the metro Washington DC,  provides connected health solutions for the 3 screens – Mobile, PC and Web for impact measurements that increases efficiency and effectiveness.  Vignet’s Smart Health Services infrastructure consists of:

• Platform and services utilizing convergence of emerging Health 2.0 standards, Interoperability, Web 2.0 and Wireless Internet and EMRs/PHRs.
• Wireless and Mobile modular system that captures, stores, aggregates, analyzes, and shares data recorded through a variety of health or medical conditions. 
• A standardized approach to moving Observations of Daily Living (ODL) data, e.g. from a glucometer or accelerometer, into a cell phone or PC-based manager application and/or into a health repository of your choice.

This provides functionality commonly needed by and similar in function across various health applications and access to clinically relevant ODL data with minimal technical or operational investment.    www.vignetcorp.com

VMware

Transform Healthcare IT with Virtualization. With VMware®, you can more efficiently manage your critical infrastructure which translates directly into a more efficient IT system and in turn better patient care. And that's just the beginning.

As the leading provider of virtual infrastructure, VMware will transform your IT organization in many ways that may surprise you, including:

• Increasing clinician mobility and compliance.
• Maximizing critical uptime.
• Delivering new and legacy clinical applications via the Cloud.
• Safely reducing costs and complexity.

Learn more at http://www.vmware.com/solutions/industry/healthcare/

Witt/Kieffer

Witt/Kieffer is the nation’s most experienced executive search firm serving healthcare, higher education and not-for-profit organizations. We find IT leaders who can translate healthcare and business needs into successful IT solutions. Our consultants identify and recruit CIOs and senior information systems executives, including physicians and other clinicians, on behalf of hospitals and integrated delivery networks; academic medical centers; managed care companies; physician organizations and healthcare associations; suppliers and consulting firms. With over 60 consultants in 17 locations nationwide,Witt/Kieffer provides national reach with a personalized approach.  For more information, visit www.wittkieffer.com.