The Top-Performing HIT Vendors of 2009
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The Top-Performing HIT Vendors of 2009

 

 

With evolving meaningful use requirements casting a shadow over the healthcare IT industry, choosing the right technology solutions — and the right vendor partners — is more critical than ever. Join Healthcare Informatics Editor-in-Chief Anthony Guerra, KLAS President Adam Gale and others for a discussion of the top-performing vendors of 2009 to learn which companies are rated best (and worst) by their customers. Drawing on research from the upcoming 2009 Top 20 Best in KLAS Awards: Software & Professional Services report, this webinar will cover the performance of vendors in key market segments, including EMRs, cardiology systems, RCM, clearinghouse services, IT outsourcing and many others. 


About the Speakers

Anthony Guerra
Editor-in-Chief
Healthcare Informatics

Anthony Guerra is Editor-in-Chief of Healthcare Informatics, a publication serving the strategic information needs of healthcare CIOs. Since his promotion to lead editor in early 2007, Guerra has focused on enhancing the brand's Web site, doubling traffic year over year in both 2008 and 2009. In November 2007, he launched HCI's Online Blogging Community, which now hosts over 25 blogs and generates more than 17,000 visits per month. Guerra also founded the brand's LinkedIn and Twitter communities, both of which are thriving.

Since he joined the publication in late 2005, HCI has won four journalism awards, two from the American Society of Business Publication Editors and two from the American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors. Guerra has served as moderator for panel discussions, including a session on international healthcare IT at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C., and as a George Washington University Guest Lecturer on the integration of clinical and research IT.

Prior to joining HCI, Guerra served as managing editor of Home Textiles Today and, earlier, as executive editor of Wall Street & Technology. He holds a Master of Science degree in Journalism from Boston University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology from The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.
   
   
Adam Gale
President
KLAS
As President at KLAS, Adam oversees all day-to-day business operations, including all HIT research and performance reporting.

Adam is one of the original four founders of KLAS, and has worked with hundreds of CIOs and software vendors over the lifetime of KLAS to understand and report on the performance of major healthcare IT products. The market segments that are the focus of Adam's research include: Core CDR/CPOE/Charting systems, Large Ambulatory Practice Management and EMR systems, Enterprise Resource Planning, and many others. Previous to KLAS, Adam worked as a controller in the automotive industry. Adam has eleven years of healthcare experience, and is a graduate of Brigham Young University in business information systems. Adam resides in Orem, Utah with his wife Jenn and their four children.
   
   
Jason Hess
General Manager of Clinical Research
KLAS
Jason has thirteen years of experience in Business Development, Marketing, Consulting and Sales, including 7 years working with the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries where he has earned several national performance awards. He is responsible for all clinical research at KLAS.

Jason has worked with hundreds of CIOs, healthcare providers, and vendor executives in keeping a pulse on the performance of Healthcare IT. His main areas of expertise include: Pharmacy, Surgery Management, Lab, Emergency Department, Smart Infusion pumps, Mobile Healthcare Solutions, and others. Jason is a frequent contributor to several healthcare publications including: Healthcare IT News, Healthcare Informatics, Health Data Management, and Inside Healthcare Computing. Jason is a repeat presenter at HIMSS national and state events, TEPR, and other national conferences. Jason is a HIMSS Fellow. Jason has a degree in International Relations from Brigham Young University and an MBA from the University of Utah.
   
   
Michael K. Smith
General Manager of Financial and Services Research
KLAS
As the General Manager of Financial and Services research, Mike monitors all KLAS conducted research in the professional services fields. Under Mike's leadership, KLAS has published in-depth research on implementation services, revenue cycle consulting, IT outsourcing, medical transcription outsourcing, application hosting and professional services perception. Mike has also authored two featured articles in HFM Magazine for IT Outsourcing (February 2006) and Revenue Cycle Consulting (September 2006) and an article for Advance on MTSO ratings (December 2007). Mike has been with KLAS for over five and a half years and has 13 years of experience in the High Tech industry with experience in project management, product development, business development, and market research.

Mike has a Bachelor of Science degree in Manufacturing Engineering from Brigham Young University and currently resides in Draper, Utah with his wife Mischele and 6 children.
   
   


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