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Pivot Point Consulting Announces Zack Tisch as Consulting Services Executive
NASHVILLE, TN – August 22, 2017 — Pivot Point Consulting, a Vaco Company, is pleased to announce the addition of Zack Tisch as the firm’s new Consulting Services Executive. Mr. Tisch will oversee all aspects of consulting services for the KLAS-ranked healthcare IT consulting firm’s national accounts, from assisting clients with initial vendor selection and pre-implementation planning through go-live support and post-live optimization. As part of his role, he will act as lead advisor ensuring that client projects get started on the right foot with emphasis on budgetary planning, implementation team set-up, and vendor selection due diligence.
Mr. Tisch brings over 12 years of healthcare technology experience to Pivot Point. Since beginning his career as a project manager and implementation lead with Epic Systems Corporation more than a decade ago, he has worked with countless leading healthcare organizations, including M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Cedars-Sinai, and UCLA Health. Mr. Tisch most recently worked as Director of Advisory Services for Nordic Consulting Partners. His clinical and revenue cycle software implementation experience has spanned inpatient, outpatient, academic, and pediatric medical facilities where he managed 250-member implementation teams with budgets exceeding $300 million. Certified in 15 Epic applications and experienced in several other EHR platforms, Mr. Tisch is adept at translating organizational initiatives and guiding principles into efficient, cost-effective plans.
Mr. Tisch’s areas of expertise include:
- Implementation Strategy
- Executive and Physician Engagement
- Total Cost of Ownership Modeling
- Process Improvement
- Staff Management
- Affiliate Rollouts
- Go-Live and Post-Live Support
- Optimization
- Analytics & Decision Support
- Meaningful Use
“My passion is using data and technology to improve patient care and operational efficiency,” said Mr. Tisch. “I’m inspired by Pivot Point’s dedication to our clients and maintaining the utmost quality, as reflected in our KLAS rating. I look forward to helping our customers derive maximum value from their healthcare IT investments to drive improved patient outcomes.”
Managing Partner Rachel Marano sees the addition of Mr. Tisch as a win for clients and staff alike. “Zack possesses the unique ability to see the holistic view of clients’ goals and priorities as it relates to the many moving pieces required to get them there,” said Marano. “His proven track record echoes our commitment to our clients and he brings new opportunities for mentorship to our internal team. We look forward to the work we’ll do together.”
About Pivot Point Consulting, a Vaco Company
Pivot Point Consulting is a healthcare IT consulting leader specializing in EHR strategy, implementation, training, optimization, legacy support, project management, technology and advisory services. The firm brings together more than 250 consultants and 50 employees serving over 50 clients across the nation. Clients range from large multi-hospital networks to academic institutions, pediatric hospitals and local community clinics. For more information about Pivot Point Consulting, visit pivotpointconsulting.com. Follow us on Twitter at @pivotpc.Posted 8.22.2017 -
GetWellNetwork Recognized for Sixth Consecutive Year on Inc. 5000 List
With mission-driven dedication to improving the lives of patients & families, precision engagement health care company is one of top 5,000 most successful private companies in U.S.
BETHESDA, MD – August 22, 2017 – Inc. magazine has ranked GetWellNetwork®, Inc., the leader in Interactive Patient Care™ (IPC) solutions, No. 3470 on the 36th annual Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in America. As a sixth-time honoree, the company is part of an elite group of companies on the “Honor Roll” with fewer than a tenth of Inc. 5000 honorees — an already select group – ever achieving this milestone.
“We’re grateful to make the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing companies six years running. We’ll keep working to impact the lives of patients and families, and empowering clinicians to do their best work,” said the firm’s CEO and founder, Michael O’Neil, a cancer survivor whose challenging health care experience inspired him to start a company focused on ensuring that the patient’s voice is always heard. “Today, nearly five million patients annually are impacted by our platform. Sustained growth, both in the U.S. and globally, is a direct result of our commitment to innovation and a relentless focus on the patient experience. Alongside leading healthcare providers, we are delivering dynamic tools that meet patients where they are during life-defining health care moments.”
In January, the company completed its third acquisition in 30 months when it acquired Seamless Medical Systems. With Seamless, GetWellNetwork extended its fully integrated cross-continuum solution set into individual clinics and doctors’ offices. The next round of innovation will come later this fall when GetWellNetwork unveils an offering that will help health care organizations streamline patient engagement platforms and solutions while delivering a unified digital patient experience.
The Inc. 5000 event honoring all the companies on the list will be held from October 10 through 12, at the JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa in Palm Desert, California. Featured keynote speakers include Alan Mulally, Daymond John, Brené Brown, and Dollar Shave Club’s Michael Dubin.
Inc. 5000 Methodology
The 2017 Inc. 5000 is ranked according to percentage revenue growth when comparing 2013 to 2016. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2013. They had to be US -based, privately held, for profit and independent – not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies – as of December 31, 2016. (Since then, a number of companies on the list have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2013 is $100,000; the minimum for 2016 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons. Companies on the Inc. 500 are featured in Inc.’s September issue. They represent the top tier of the Inc. 5000, which can be found at https://www.inc.com/inc5000/list/2017.About GetWellNetwork
GetWellNetwork®, Inc. powers patient experience. Our solution, The Patient’s Platform, helps leading health care systems create connections with patients in any setting, deliver insights to clinicians in real time, and transform care through an evidence-based model for patient engagement. Our open technology integrates with electronic health record and IT applications to extend the value of existing investments and expand the possibilities of care. With more than 50 million patient interactions per year, we drive performance improvement, positive outcomes and patient loyalty. Learn more at getwellnetwork.com.Contact
Marcia Rhodes
Amendola Communications for GetWellNetwork, Inc.
[email protected]
602.793.1561GetWellNetwork, Inc.
7700 Old Georgetown Road, 4th Floor
Bethesda, MD 20814-2500
[email protected]
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Orion Health and NextGate Renew Partnership
SCOTTSDALE, AZ – August 22, 2017 – Orion Health, a leader in population health management, has extended its partnership with NextGate, a company with expertise in patient and organization identity management.
“NextGate solutions, combined with Orion Health’s industry leading precision health platform, creates a significant offering for the healthcare IT market,” said Wayne Oxenham, president of Orion Health, US “NextGate is a KLAS Category Leader in EMPI technology and this agreement creates a closer working relationship between our organizations.”
Oxenham said the new agreement further cements the ten-year relationship between the two companies by extending the partnership globally.
“Orion Health’s customers in Europe, UK and Asia Pacific can now benefit from NextGate’s comprehensive range of solutions that are designed to identify and link patient and provider data from different applications,” Oxenham added.
NextGate CEO Andy Aroditis said, “NextGate is proud to extend its strategic relationship with Orion Health to continue our proven success across the globe. This partnership will help us further enable organizations with the innovative tools they need to improve the delivery, quality and effectiveness of care.”
The global agreement, which includes NextGate’s Enterprise Master Patient Index, Provider, Relationship and XDS Registry products, is effective from today.
About Orion Health
Orion Health is a technology company that provides solutions which enable healthcare to over 100 million patients in more than 25 countries. Our end-to-end solution—featuring integration tools, our massively scalable Amadeus data platform with real-time analytics, and applications for care management and patient engagement—enables population and personalized healthcare around the world. Orion Health facilitates interoperability within and among payer, provider and pharma organizations, governments and health information exchanges, and helps physicians, patients and researchers improve healthcare outcomes. The company employs over 1,200 people globally and is committed to continual innovation. For more information, visit orionhealth.com.Contact
Marcia Rhodes
[email protected]
480.664.8412 x 15About NextGate
NextGate helps connect the healthcare ecosystem by accurately identifying and linking patient and provider data from different applications. NextGate’s iDAS (Intelligent Data Aggregation Server) solution framework leverages the company’s industry-leading identity management technology to organize and relate data from enterprise systems to provide a more complete and accurate view of the total healthcare experience. NextGate’s KLAS Category Leader EMPI technology currently manages nearly 250 million lives and is deployed by the nation’s most successful healthcare systems and health information exchanges. For more information, visit NextGate.com.Contact
Stephanie Fraser
NextGate Solutions
[email protected]
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Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital Deploys Vocera Technology Enterprise-wide to Improve Communication and Pediatric Care
New hospital is the first in Dubai to implement the Vocera smartphone application.
SAN JOSE, CA -August 21, 2017 — Vocera Communications, Inc. (NYSE:VCRA), a recognized leader in clinical communication and workflow solutions, today announced that Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital – the first dedicated children’s hospital in the United Arab Emirates – is the first hospital in Dubai to implement Vocera technology enterprise-wide. The Vocera solution enables physicians, nurses and other care team members at the 200-bed hospital to connect and collaborate using secure text messaging and hands-free voice communication. Depending on each clinician’s preference and patient case scenario, hospital staff can choose to use the Vocera smartphone application or the wearable Vocera Communication Badge to connect.
“We selected the Vocera Platform as it matches our vision to be among the top 10 pediatric hospitals in the world,” said Dr. Mohamed Al Awadhi, chief operating officer at Al Jalila Children’s. “The solution’s intuitive staff directory combined with the flexibility of using smartphones or the hands-free communication badge makes it faster and easier for our care teams to connect and communicate, freeing up more time to deliver direct care to children in need.”
Al Jalila Children’s is part of Dubai Healthcare City, an urban healthcare landmark where individuals and corporations come together to advance healthcare services, engage with the community, and enjoy the energy of the central healthcare districts. Intersecting smart technology with world-class design, the hospital deployed Vocera technology throughout the new hospital in 28 units. In a few short months, healthcare leaders and frontline staff reported significant improvements in clinical workflows, staff response times, and patient care delivery.
“We are proud to be selected by Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital and support its mission to be a leader in pediatric care,” said Brent Lang, president and CEO of Vocera. “We look forward to this partnership as a way to set the standard in healthcare communication across the globe.”
Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital
Al Jalila Children’s is the first dedicated children’s hospital in the United Arab Emirates. The state of the art medical facility was created under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, and Ruler of Dubai, to affirm his belief that all children should have an equal opportunity for success in life, and the treatment of children suffering from illness or disease should not be subject to geographical chance. The vision of His Highness is to have Al Jalila Children’s one among the top 10 pediatric hospitals in the world. Inaugurated on November 1, 2016, Al Jalila Children’s is an ultramodern hospital that aims to be the driving force behind the tertiary and quaternary care facility in the region. Our world-class teams of highly qualified medical and clinical experts are setting new standards for healthcare excellence on a local and regional level. The hospital is a place where SMART technology and design converge to enhance patient care and outcomes. It hosts the first robotic pharmacy in Dubai, and a fully automated laboratory. The hospital also aims to foster clinical innovations, astute learning and development programmes and cutting-edge research facilities. Al Jalila Children’s comprises 200 beds in a child and family friendly environment. Find out more at www.aljalilachildrens.ae.About Vocera
The mission of Vocera Communications, Inc. is to simplify and improve the lives of healthcare professionals and patients, while enabling hospitals to enhance quality of care and operational efficiency. In 2000, when the company was founded, we began to forever change the way care teams communicate. Today, Vocera continues to offer the leading platform for clinical communication and workflow. More than 1,400 hospitals and health systems around the world have selected our solutions for care teams to text securely using smartphones or make calls with our hands-free, wearable Vocera Badge. Interoperability between Vocera and more than 120 clinical systems helps reduce alarm fatigue, speed up staff response times, and improve patient care, safety and experience. In addition to healthcare, Vocera is at home in luxury hotels, nuclear facilities, libraries, retail stores and more. Vocera makes a difference in any industry where workers are on the move and need to connect instantly with team members and access resources or information quickly. Learn more at www.vocera.com, and follow @VoceraComm on Twitter.The Vocera logo is a trademark of Vocera Communications, Inc. Vocera® is a trademark of Vocera Communications, Inc. registered in the United States and other jurisdictions. All other trademarks appearing in this release are the property of their respective owners.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Shanna Hearon
Vocera Communications, Inc.
865-769-2028
[email protected]Posted 8.21.2017 -
Impact Advisors Donates More than 5,000 Personal Care Products to Active Troops Overseas
Employees collected items as part of inaugural IMPACT CARES month
CHICAGO, IL– August 18, 2017 – Impact Advisors, LLC, a leading provider of healthcare information technology services, has collected and donated 5,308 personal care products to Operation Support our Troops – America, a quantity that more than tripled the firm’s original collection goal. Associates were encouraged to collect the toiletries as part of their inaugural IMPACT CARES month, an annual initiative encouraging staff to donate, serve and volunteer.
The firm collected shampoo, conditioner, soap, lotion, toothbrushes, bath gels, toothpaste and various other personal care products to be included in comfort and care packages, sent to active US troops overseas. The Impact Advisors Operations Team hand delivered the 385 pounds of care products to the Naperville office of Operation Support our Troops – America on Thursday, August 10th.
“Our firm is dedicated to sustaining a culture of caring and this initiative is just one of the many ways we encourage our associates to participate in community outreach,” said Michael Nutter, Happyologist and driving force behind IMPACT CARES month. “We truly hope this donation will bring comfort to our active troops overseas.”
Impact Advisors is committed to creating a high-energy, team-oriented and rewarding work environment. In April as part of the firm’s annual staff retreat, ImpactPalooza, the entire team packed personalized backpacks that were delivered to patients at Florida Hospital for Children.
For more information on Impact Advisors, visit www.impact-advisors.com or visit the company on Facebook www.facebook.com/impactadvisors.
About Impact Advisors, LLC
Impact Advisors, a distinguished healthcare information technology consulting firm, improves its clients’ healthcare delivery through technology. As a trusted healthcare leader, the firm helps hospitals and health systems maximize clinical and operational performance with its Best in KLAS® strategic advisory, implementation and optimization services. Since its inception, Impact Advisors has consulted to more than 140 hospitals and health systems nationally and internationally. The firm has earned a number of industry and workplace quality awards including Best in KLAS® for seven consecutive years, Healthcare Informatics HCI 100, Crain’s Chicago Business Fast Fifty and Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to Work. For more information about Impact Advisors, visit www.impact-advisors.com.###
RoseAnn Haedt
Communications Strategist
Chartwell Agency
www.chartwell-agency.com
120 W. State St.| Suite 305| Rockford, IL 61101
Direct: 815.708.6157 | Cell: 815.742.0573
Rockford: 815.282.9976| Madison: 608.239.0745
Quad Cities: 309.738.1662Posted 8.18.2017 -
Industry Veteran Barb Sivek Named Vice President of CHIME Foundation
Barb Sivek, VP, CHIME Foundation
ANN ARBOR, MI, Aug. 17, 2017 – The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) is pleased to announce that Barb Sivek will assume the position of vice president of the CHIME Foundation, effective immediately. She had served as the Foundation’s interim vice president since late April in addition to leading CHIME’s operations and business management group.
“Barb has done an absolutely fabulous job in just a few months,” said CHIME President and CEO Russell Branzell. “Her efforts to retool and refocus all operations within the Foundation has already made significant positive impacts.” For instance, the CHIME Foundation and CHIME launched the CHIME Foundation Certified Healthcare Executive (CHCFE) Program in June for employees of CHIME Foundation firms. The Foundation also has expanded international opportunities for its member firms.
The CHIME Foundation includes more than 150 healthcare IT vendor partners and professional services firms. As Foundation vice president, Sivek will work with Foundation firm members to maximize opportunities to learn from top health IT leaders and derive value from their member benefits. She also will oversee the Education Foundation, which provides scholarships and tuition assistance to CHIME members and future healthcare leaders.
“It is a pleasure to be a partner with the best in the health IT industry,” Sivek said. “Our Foundation firm members strive to understand the challenges facing healthcare organizations and offer them the solutions that fit their needs and budgets. I look forward to continuing to work with our firms to enhance their ability to develop collaborative relationships in the industry and ultimately improve patient care in the U.S. and globally.”
Sivek’s broad background in the industry and in CHIME makes her well suited for the new Foundation role. Her 30-year career includes leadership roles at Cerner Corporation and Siemens Healthcare, where she was the senior director of industry relations. As a CHIME Foundation member, she served on the CHIME Board of Trustees from 2009 to 2012. She joined CHIME in 2015 as vice president of business development.
“Barb is well versed in the complexities of building solid working relationships in the healthcare setting,” said CHIME Foundation Board Chair Marc Probst. Probst is also the CIO of Intermountain Healthcare. “She also has a keen understanding of the mission of the CHIME Foundation and will build a stellar educational program for Foundation members.”
About CHIME
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) is an executive organization dedicated to serving chief information officers (CIOs) and other senior healthcare IT leaders. With more than 2,400 CIO members and over 150 healthcare IT vendors and professional services firms, CHIME provides a highly interactive, trusted environment enabling senior professional and industry leaders to collaborate; exchange best practices; address professional development needs; and advocate the effective use of information management to improve the health and healthcare in the communities they serve. For more information, please visit chimecentral.org.Contact
Candace Stuart
Director of Communications and Public Relations, CHIME
734.665.0000
[email protected]Posted 8.17.2017 -
Inside CHIME: CIO Boot Camp Is Learning Experience for Faculty Too
8.17.17
By Myra DavisWhen I attended my first CHIME Healthcare CIO Boot Camp, I didn’t know what I was in for. Now I do, from both sides of the classroom. Whether as an attendee or a faculty member, I know one thing is for sure: I will learn something.
I wasn’t even a CIO at the time I went through boot camp. Instead, I was a director at Texas Children’s Hospital who was encouraged to develop my professional skills, deepen my knowledge and challenge myself. I was nervous; the first day of boot camp, everyone is nervous. Three days later, I was inspired. I felt I had the tools and support to become a leader in healthcare IT. The experience has served me well over the years. I am now a senior vice president and CIO at Texas Children’s and CHIME’s newest boot camp faculty member.
Davis presenting at 2016 Spring CHIME Healthcare CIO Boot Camp
This spring, at the CHIME Healthcare CIO Boot Camp in Chicago, I joined nine CHIME faculty colleagues, many of them legacy leaders who witnessed the transition of our profession from technologists to integral partners in healthcare systems’ management teams. For me, listening to them reinforced what it means to be a leader. We all know the job is hard; the challenge is inspiring others to work as a team toward common goals, to be enthusiastic and take pride in their individual contributions and the collective gains.
Here is a lesson I learned from my boot camp colleagues and from my own experience. Titles are just titles. Titles don’t motivate your staff and colleagues. Titles don’t magically confer the skills and depth of knowledge to understand the complexities of health IT in today’s dynamic healthcare environment while simultaneously navigating the C-suite culture in a hospital. When I speak at this fall’s boot camp, I plan to discuss how to maintain composure as a leader despite this barrage of demands and pressures; to be the person others look to for solutions, not because of your title but because you offer a leader’s vision.
My boot camp experience also has allowed me to reflect on myself. I know that only I can change myself. A leader shows others pathways, but true transformation requires each of us to embrace and act on the changes that can improve patient care and make our hospitals better places to practice medicine. For me, it is a constant journey of learning and leading.
I hope to see you at the 2017 CHIME Healthcare CIO Boot Camp Oct. 27-30 in San Antonio. If I don’t see you then, be sure to look for me at the Fall CIO Forum that directly follows on Oct. 31-Nov. 3, also in San Antonio. I’m sure I will have gleaned some more nuggets of boot camp wisdom that I will gladly share.
More Inside CHIME Volume 2, No. 17:
- A Major Honor: Army Names CIO Chani Cordero HIT Professional of the Year – Candace Stuart
- This Week’s Washington Debrief (8.14.17)
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Inside CHIME: A Major Honor – Army Names CIO Chani Cordero Health IT Professional of the Year
8.17.17
By Candace Stuart, Director of Communications & Public Relations, CHIME
Chani Cordero, FACHE, CHCIO, PMI-ACP, CIO, Defense Health Agency Medical Education & Training Campus
Don’t be surprised if you call Chani Cordero’s phone at the Defense Health Agency’s Medical Education and Training Campus (METC) in San Antonio and the Major herself answers rather than her administrative assistant. Freeing staff from daily duties to allow them to attend professional development opportunities is part of her management philosophy. Cordero, CIO of the Texas-based campus, makes a point of giving her 65 IT employees the tools they need to keep METC running smoothly.
Having what she calls “phenomenal” staff has helped Cordero improve IT support for the 800 faculty and staff who oversee 48 medical training programs and 18,000 students annually for the Army, Air Force and Navy. In 2016, her team rolled out a smart phone app, engineered secure audio visual and video teleconferencing capabilities, created an on-site secure demilitarized zone subnetwork and formed a Technology Innovation Group to modernize IT infrastructure. In addition, Cordero saved the campus about $55,000 by weeding out underused software and restructuring vendor processes to make them more standardized and competitive.
This summer the U.S. Army Medical Department named Cordero the Mercury Award for Health Information Technology Professional of the Year in recognition of her “contributions and demonstrated outstanding excellence and achievement in HIT,” according to METC in a Facebook post. “It also recognizes the critical nature of information and its supporting technologies in mission accomplishment.”
In addition to maintaining a talented pool of IT staffers, Cordero takes a pragmatic and strategic approach to select IT projects that fit within the military’s objectives as well as her work life. For instance, knowing that her military assignment could change in a few years, she selects shorter-term projects that support the military’s vision. “I look for the quick wins I can do within a year or two years’ time and then assure that all my projects and initiatives align with that mission in mind,” she said. The mission for her department is to optimize technology to enhance learning.
Along with senior leadership, she prioritizes purchasing by “must have” and “nice to have.” If funding is available after the “must haves” have been met at the end of the fiscal year, then she addresses the other projects. But she also vets projects based on her understanding of each department’s major initiatives and problems, with an analysis of the root cause of a problem to determine if the proposed solution makes sense.
“I often find that it is not technology related,” she said. If it is not, “I tell them that if I add technology to your process, you will just have a faster bad process.”
Cordero’s leadership extends beyond her role as CIO and director of the Information Management Division at METC, noted CHIME Board Chair Liz Johnson. Cordero has served on the CHIME’s Women’s Leadership Committee, Diversity Committee and Education Foundation Scholarship Committee.
“Chani embraces challenges – whether as a Major tackling an IT problem for the Army or as a committee member helping CHIME advance our industry – with determination and focus, but also with grace and humor,” said Johnson, who is CIO of Acute Care Hospitals and Applied Clinical Informatics at Tenet Healthcare Corporation. “This latest award from the Army is well deserved. It will be followed by many more, I’m sure.”
Cordero’s past honors include a Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medals and Army Achievement Medals. Some of her team members also earned accolades for their work in 2016.
Of the many projects Cordero’s team completed in 2016, she takes the most pride in initiatives like the mobile app, which put the military on par with current technology practices, and the METC Technology Innovation Group, which is ahead of the curve. The interdisciplinary innovation group focuses on what the campus might look like in the future and then implements emerging technologies that complement the vision. Among their accomplishments was standardizing the design and technologies in some classrooms, which streamlines faculty training. Next on the horizon is training that better reflects how students now learn skills. That might include folding model simulation and gamification into the curriculum.
More Inside CHIME Volume 2, No. 17:
- CIO Boot Camp Is Learning Experience for Faculty Too – Myra Davis
- This Week’s Washington Debrief (8.14.17)
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Chris Pond Joins Burwood Group as President of Cloud Services
SAN DIEGO, CA – August 16, 2017 — Burwood Group, a leading consulting firm that bridges business strategy and technology solutions, announced today that Chris Pond has been named President of Burwood Cloud Services, tasked with building upon the success of the Managed Services team while shaping Burwood’s future direction around service-oriented architecture and the cloud management model.
“Since Chris began consulting with us six years ago, he has helped shape our strategy, support the team in sales pursuits, coach and mentor team members, and has challenged us to think creatively about Burwood’s future,” said Jim Hart, President at Burwood Group. “Appointing Chris to our leadership team positions Burwood to meet the incredible demand and growth in our Managed and Cloud Services business. Chris’ proven expertise building businesses and his passion for innovating will ensure we achieve our goal of being the best and most differentiated company in this space.”
Chris Pond is a visionary leader with over 20 years of experience in the IT industry. He brings a wealth of experience in advising various companies and is a past entrepreneur and business owner, having founded Network Insight, which was acquired by Centerbeam. He has served on several boards including Cirrascale Inc., Ximed Medical Group Foundation, WebMetrics, San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce, Technology Board, and others.
“Although it feels that I have been part of the Burwood team for several years now, this transition is extremely exciting for me,” said Pond. “I am honored to have the opportunity to help accomplish great things for our clients by shaping the vision for Burwood’s as-a-Service and cloud management models.”
In his new role, Pond will lead and execute the strategy for Burwood Group’s Cloud Solutions including its soon-to-be released Burwood Multi-Cloud Management Platform. The platform will enable Burwood customers to control their own cloud strategy while avoiding cloud lock-in by creating true application portability, automated provisioning, and improving cost visibility and efficiencies.
“As an industry we have traded vendor lock-in for cloud lock-in,” said Pond. “By using the Burwood Multi-Cloud Management Platform powered by RightScale, our clients have the opportunity to truly deploy a multi-cloud strategy and avoid the cloud lock-in.”
About Burwood Group, Inc.
Burwood Group is a systems integrator, helping forward-thinking IT leaders deliver knowledge to the end-user within the organization’s unique business context to increase profitability, reduce risk, and enhance customer loyalty. We partner with leading technology and service organizations to provide tailored product and industry solutions. We work to ensure an optimal fit for each individual client. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, Burwood Group serves local, national, and international clients. We pride ourselves in being trusted business advisors to clients by providing smarter solutions that deliver better outcomes. Visit burwood.com.Contact
Priscilla Davé
Content Marketing Manager
312.327.4763
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Cumberland Consulting Group Named One of the Nation’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies for the Ninth Straight Year
NASHVILLE, TN – August 16, 2017 — Cumberland Consulting Group, a leading healthcare advisory, implementation and outsourcing services firm, announced today it has been named to the Inc. 5000 list of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies for the ninth consecutive year. The firm is ranked 3,237 on the 2017 list.
This is the company’s ninth year on the acclaimed list. Of the tens of thousands of companies that have applied to the Inc. 5000 over the past 36 years, only a fraction have made the list more than once, and a mere half percent have made the list nine times, according to Inc. Media.
“The Inc. 5000 list is a prestigious ranking of businesses across the country, and we’re honored to be included for the ninth year in a row,” said Brian Cahill, CEO of Cumberland. “While I’m certainly proud of this accomplishment, I am most proud of our team’s ongoing commitment to serving our clients, which has driven our growth.”
Cumberland has doubled its revenue since 2013 and has expanded its reach in the payer, provider and life sciences healthcare verticals through organic growth of service offerings and three strategic acquisitions. In addition to its recent recognition for revenue growth, Cumberland was also named to Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to Work list in May for the fifth straight year.
Inc. Magazine compiles the annual list of privately held US-based companies that have experienced significant growth over a three-year reporting period. The 2017 Inc. 5000 is the most competitive crop in the list’s history. The average company on the list achieved a mind-boggling three-year average growth of 481%. The Inc. 5000’s aggregate revenue is $206 billion, and the companies on the list collectively generated 619,500 jobs over the past three years.
“The Inc. 5000 is the most persuasive evidence I know that the American Dream is still alive,” said Inc. President and Editor-In-Chief Eric Schurenberg. “The founders and CEOs of the Inc. 5000 tell us they think determination, risk taking, and vision were the keys to their success, and I believe them.”
Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region, and other criteria, can be found at inc.com/inc5000.
About Cumberland Consulting Group
Founded in 2004, Cumberland Consulting Group is a leading healthcare consulting firm that helps some of the nation’s largest payer, provider and life sciences organizations implement and optimize technologies to maximize operational efficiency. We offer our clients comprehensive consulting services with a focus on IT advisory, implementation, optimization and outsourcing. For more information, visit cumberlandcg.com or follow us on Twitter at @CumberlandCG.About Inc. Media
Founded in 1979 and acquired in 2005 by Mansueto Ventures, Inc. is the only major brand dedicated exclusively to owners and managers of growing private companies, with the aim to deliver real solutions for today’s innovative company builders. Winner of the National Magazine Award for General Excellence in both 2014 and 2012. Total monthly audience reach for the brand has grown significantly from 2,000,000 in 2010 to over 18,000,000 today. For more information, visit inc.com.The Inc. 5000 is a list of the fastest-growing private companies in the nation. Started in 1982, this prestigious list of the nation’s most successful private companies has become the hallmark of entrepreneurial success. The Inc. 5000 Conference & Awards Ceremony is an annual event that celebrates their remarkable achievements. The event also offers informative workshops, celebrated keynote speakers, and evening functions.
For more information on Inc. and the Inc. 5000 Conference, visit conference.inc.com.
About Inc. 5000 Methodology
The 2017 Inc. 5000 is ranked according to percentage revenue growth when comparing 2013 to 2016. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2013. They had to be US-based, privately held, for profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2016. (Since then, a number of companies on the list have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2013 is $100,000; the minimum for 2016 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons. Companies on the Inc. 500 are featured in Inc.’s September issue. They represent the top tier of the Inc. 5000, which can be found at inc.com/inc5000.Taylor Davis
Marketing Manager
Cumberland Consulting Group
office: 615.373.4470 | mobile: 704.451.0437
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Health Catalyst Named to Inc. 500 for Second Year in a Row & Inc. 5000 for Fifth Straight Year
Healthcare Technology Innovator Records 3-Year Sales Growth of 1,373%
SALT LAKE CITY,UT – August 16, 2017 — Inc. magazine today ranked Health Catalyst No. 318 on its 36th annual Inc. 500 list, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies.
A leader in healthcare analytics, decision support and outcomes improvement, Health Catalyst’s sales growth of 1,373 percent from 2013 to 2016 earned it a spot on the Inc. 500 for the second year in a row. Health Catalyst ranked No. 384 on the 2016 Inc. 500. The company has been listed on the more comprehensive Inc. 5000 for five straight years, a milestone achieved by only 10 percent of Inc. 5000 companies, earning it a place on Inc.’s “honor roll.”
“We are honored to be named among the nation’s fastest growing companies for five years running,” said Dan Burton, CEO of Health Catalyst. “It’s an accomplishment that we attribute to our customers’ success in using Health Catalyst’s technology and services to systemically improve their patients’ health while lowering costs, together with our investors’ support in enabling the company to pursue its mission.”
The Health Catalyst Analytics platform provides the information foundation for value-based performance at some of the nation’s largest health systems, serving nearly 90 million patients overall. The company’s Inc. 500 ranking is one of several accolades received in the previous 12 months including:
- Inc.‘s Top 50 Best Workplaces for 2017 (No. 4 among employers with 250-500 employees)
- The Glassdoor 2017 “Employees’ Choice Award” recognizing the Best Places to Work in the nation (No. 11 on the list)
- Fortune magazine’s 30 Best Workplaces in Technology 2017 (No. 9 on the list)
- Great Place to Work’s Best Small to Medium Workplaces in Technology 2017
- The “Gallup 2017 Great Workplace Award”
- A “Best Place to Work in Healthcare” award from Modern Healthcare, for the fifth year in a row
- A Utah Business “Fast 50” award, in recognition of percentage growth in revenue during 2016
The 2017 Inc. 5000 is ranked according to percentage revenue growth when comparing 2013 to 2016. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2013. They had to be U.S.-based, privately held, for profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2016.
Companies on the Inc. 500 are featured in Inc.‘s September issue.
About Health Catalyst
Health Catalyst is a next-generation data, analytics, and decision-support company, committed to being a catalyst for massive, sustained improvements in healthcare outcomes. We are the leaders in a new era of advanced predictive analytics for population health and value-based care with a suite of machine learning-driven solutions, decades of outcomes-improvement expertise, and an unparalleled ability to integrate data from across the healthcare ecosystem. Our proven data warehousing and analytics platform helps improve quality, add efficiency and lower costs in support of more than 85 million patients for organizations ranging from the largest US health system to forward-thinking physician practices. Our technology and professional services can help you keep patients engaged and healthy in their homes and workplaces, and we can help you optimize care delivery to those patients when it becomes necessary. We are grateful to be recognized by Fortune, Gallup, Glassdoor, Modern Healthcare and a host of others as a Best Place to Work in technology and healthcare. Visit healthcatalyst.com, and follow us on Twitter (@HealthCatalyst), LinkedIn and Facebook.About Inc. Media
Founded in 1979 and acquired in 2005 by Mansueto Ventures, Inc. is the only major brand dedicated exclusively to owners and managers of growing private companies, with the aim to deliver real solutions for today’s innovative company builders. Winner of the National Magazine Award for General Excellence in both 2014 and 2012. Total monthly audience reach for the brand has grown significantly from 2,000,000 in 2010 to over 15,000,000 today. For more information, visit inc.com.The Inc. 5000 is a list of the fastest-growing private companies in the nation. Started in 1982, this prestigious list of the nation’s most successful private companies has become the hallmark of entrepreneurial success. The Inc. 5000 Conference & Awards Ceremony is an annual event that celebrates their remarkable achievements. The event also offers informative workshops, celebrated keynote speakers, and evening functions.
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Clearwater Compliance Makes Inc. 5000 List of Fastest-Growing US Private Companies
Healthcare Cybersecurity Innovator Clearwater is Ranked No. 36 for Top Tennessee Companies
NASHVILLE, TN – August 16, 2017 — Clearwater Compliance, a top-ranked, award-winning provider of healthcare cybersecurity and compliance solutions, today announced it has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States by making the 2017 Inc. 5000 List at #2209 with three-year accumulated growth of 165 percent. Clearwater also was ranked No. 23 in Nashville and No.178 in the healthcare industry. The list represents a unique look at the most successful companies within the American economy’s most dynamic segment— its independent small and midsized businesses. Companies such as Microsoft, Dell, Domino’s Pizza, Pandora, Timberland, LinkedIn, Yelp, Zillow, and many other well-known names gained their first national exposure as honorees of the Inc. 5000.
Founded in 2010, Clearwater has seen dramatic growth over the past three years. Clearwater works with hospitals and health systems of all sizes including over 40 of the top Integrated Delivery Networks in the country. Clearwater’s growth strategy is based on offering both cybersecurity software as well as professional services, helping its healthcare organization clients not only defend against cyber threats today, but also helping them to build capabilities for self-sufficiency to defend against future cyber threats. Fueling Clearwater’s growth is an expanding list of world-class endorsements and partnerships, including its 2014 exclusive endorsement by the American Hospital Association. This month, Clearwater announced additional endorsements by state hospital associations that add more than 200 hospitals in Georgia and Montana. Clearwater’s recent partnerships include Intel, as well as being selected to join the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) National Cybersecurity Excellence Partnership (NCEP) at NIST’s National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE). Clearwater’s increasing roster of clients includes hundreds of hospitals and health systems, as well as Fortune 100 organizations and federal government institutions.
“Inclusion in the Inc. 5000 List is a significant milestone for all Clearwater colleagues and speaks to how Clearwater’s cybersecurity solutions are creating value for hospital leaders,” said Bob Chaput, CEO of Clearwater Compliance. “With the threat landscape becoming more complex than ever for hospitals, Clearwater is experiencing unprecedented growth with double digit new client wins, expanded contracts and a strong momentum of new partnerships and endorsements. Hospital C-suite executives need to be on top of evolving risks to patient information and patient safety and they are looking to Clearwater to best protect their businesses and their patients. Clearwater’s success has resulted in doubling the number of employees over the same three-year time period.”
The average company on the list achieved a mind-boggling three-year average growth of 481%. The Inc. 5000’s aggregate revenue is $206 billion, and the companies on the list collectively generated 619,500 jobs over the past three years. Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region, and other criteria, can be found at inc.com/inc5000.
“The Inc. 5000 is the most persuasive evidence I know that the American Dream is still alive,” says Inc. President and Editor-In-Chief Eric Schurenberg. “The founders and CEOs of the Inc. 5000 tell us they think determination, risk taking, and vision were the keys to their success, and I believe them.”
About Clearwater Compliance
Clearwater Compliance, LLC is a leading provider of hospital and health system compliance and cybersecurity management solutions. Its mission is to empower hospitals and health systems to successfully manage healthcare’s evolving cybersecurity risks and ensure patient safety. Exclusively endorsed by the American Hospital Association, Clearwater solutions have been deployed within hundreds of hospitals and health systems, Fortune 100 organizations and federal government institutions. More information about Clearwater Compliance is at Clearwatercompliance.com.More about Inc. and the Inc. 5000
Methodology
The 2017 Inc. 5000 is ranked according to percentage revenue growth when comparing 2013 to 2016. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2013. They had to be US-based, privately held, for profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2016. (Since then, a number of companies on the list have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2013 is $100,000; the minimum for 2016 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons. Companies on the Inc. 500 are featured in Inc.’s September issue. They represent the top tier of the Inc. 5000, which can be found at inc.com/inc5000.About Inc. Media
Founded in 1979 and acquired in 2005 by Mansueto Ventures, Inc. is the only major brand dedicated exclusively to owners and managers of growing private companies, with the aim to deliver real solutions for today’s innovative company builders. Winner of the National Magazine Award for General Excellence in both 2014 and 2012. Total monthly audience reach for the brand has grown significantly from 2,000,000 in 2010 to over 18,000,000 today. For more information, visit inc.com.Contacts
Clearwater Compliance, LLC
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