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www.HealthcareITNews.com February 2008 ■ Healthcare IT News 85 Meredith Abreu Manhattan Research 36 Chris Adams NextPhase 30 Richard Alvarez Canada Health Infoway 40 Nick Augustinos Cisco Internet Business Solutions 68 Justin Barnes Greenway Medical Technologies 12 Kevin Baumlin Mount Sinai Hospital 72 John Beardsley Prime Therapeutics 56 Larry Biggio Wyoming Health Info. Org. 11 Harold L. Bischoff Cornerstone Alliance 16 Sal Bognanni Iowa Health System 53 Janet Boos CHMB Solutions 54 John Bosco North Shore-L.I. Jewish Health 30 Jean Ann Breedlove Children’s Mercy Hospital 25 Anthony J. Burke AHA Solutions 27 George Bush U.S. President 10 Anne C. Canfield e-Pres. Controlled Substances Cltn. 6 Bob Carroll Cigna Healthcare of Arizona 37 Carolyn M. Clancy AHRQ 37 Jeff Cohen TriZetto 62 David Collins HIMSS Davies Award Program 38 Cornelius Cooper Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center 72 Robert Cothren Northrop Grumman 14 Christopher Crow Village Health Partners 35 Allana Cummings Children’s Hospital of Omaha 27 David Daoud IDC 30 Susan T. Dicosola Coastal Orthopaedics 16 Luis Doffo Canopy Financial 60 Marsha Dolan AHIMA 9 R. Andrew Eckert Eclipsys 32 Jeanne Eckes-Roper Broward health 25 Brooks Edwards Mayo Clinic Health Solutions 9 Michael Ellwood American Acad. of Physician Assts. 16 Bradley Erickson Mayo Clinic 1 Walter Fahey Maimonides Medical Center 10 Mark Fisher Fallon Community Health Plan 62 Richard Friedman CMS 60 John Gaede El Centro Regional Medical Center 72 Rex Gantenbein University of Wyoming 11 Newt Gingrich Center for Health Transformation 6 QUOTed 3M Health Information 52 Agfa 16 Allscripts Healthcare 42 API Software 58 Aptiv 73 Atromick International 26 AT&T 22 AuthentiDate 9 Beacon Partners 70 Bellevue University 62 Canon USA 33 Carefx 68 Carestream Health 23 Carstens 36 Catalis, Inc. 82 CDW Healthcare 6-7 CompuCaddy 37 Covisint 67 Datalux 66 Dictaphone 34 Eclipsys 88 Elsevier 11,50 Emdeon Business Services 60 Emergis, Inc. 80 Fuji Medical Systems 29 Fujitsu Computer Products 43 GE Healthcare 24 Greenway Medical Technologies 44 Health Academy PRSA 83 Healthcare IT News 8 Healthia Consulting 85 Hersher Associates 84 HIMSS Analytics 51 Hospira 79 Hyland Software 4, 61 Informatics Corp. of America 75 InnerWireless, Inc. 14 InterComponentWare 49 InterMetro Industries 39 InterSystems 2-3 John Muir Health 85 Laserfiche 73 Lionville Systems 57 MAXANT Technologies 77 Medical Informatics Engineering 12 Medicomp Systems 18-19 MediNotes 82 Meridian IT 84 NEPSI 59 NextGen Healthcare 40 Northrop Grumman 87 Panasonic PCSC 10 Perceptive Software 41 Philips 15,17,64 Proximity Systems 78 QuadraMed 81 Research in Motion 71 Rubbermaid Medical Solutions 28 index Sage Software 54 SDS (Healthport) 69 Sentillion 63 Sibley Memorial Hospital 84 Sonitor Technology 81 Spheris 55 S&P Consultants 85 Sprint 13 Streamline Health 32 SVP Mobiledesk 83 Tele-Tracking Technologies 78 Teramedica 48 T-System 30 The SSI Group, Inc. 56 Thomson Healthcare 31 Thru 27 Time Domain Corporation 78 Welch Allyn 38 Consulting-IT Management Healthia Consulting Services Mike Tressler 701 Xenia Ave. S., Ste. 170 Minneapolis, MN 55416 T: 763–923–7900 • F: 763–923–7901 E: info@healthiaconsulting.com www.healthiaconsulting.com Healthia Consulting, Ingenix Comppany, is a premier national consulting firm dedicated exclusively to the healthcare industry. Focused on improving the effectiveness and quality of healthcare delivery, we offer management advisory and solution delivery services that range from IT strategy and system selection to system implementation and optimization. We’re proud of the successes we’ve helped our clients accomplish and that each and every one of them is a reference for us. Janlori Goldman Health Privacy Project 8 Tom Groom RxHub 53 Clare Haar Lockport Memorial Hospital 66 John Halamka Beth Israel Deaconess Med. Ctr. 35 Susan Heichert Allina Hospitals and Clinics 1 Steve Heimes OptumHealth 58 Craid Herrod MEDHOST 73 Jason Hess KLAS Enterprises 72 George T. Hickman Albany Medical Center 21 Randy Hill Siemens Medical Solutions 66 Michele Hilton AdvancedMD 68 Sarah Hlusak Allina Hospitals and Clinics 26 Marc Holland Health Industry Insights 74 David Howes Martin’s Point Health Care 7 Brian Jacobs HIMSS 26 Laura Jantos ECG Management Consultants 28 Charles Kennedy WellPoint 56 Mary Kilmer Oracle 74 Steve Kirchmeier 3n 27 Kenneth Kleinberg Allscripts 16 Linda Kloss AHIMA 8 Irene Koch Brooklyn Health Info. Exchange 10 Robert Kolodner ONCHIT 6 Paul Kulpa BCBS of Tennessee 58 David Lansky Markle Foundation Health Program 8 Andy Laverghetta After Hours 36 Mark Leavitt CCHIT 6 Michael Leavitt Dept. of Health/Human Services 5 Michael Levinger Concordant 42 J.P. 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