NOA Enters Into Strategic Agreement with Quadramed Corporation

Savannah, GA & Reston, VA -- February 1, 2008 -- Negley, Ott & Associates, Inc. (NOA), clinical systems consultants and Quadramed Corporation®, entered into a strategic agreement for NOA to perform implementation consulting and support services for Quadramed® on the QCPR® clinical system product line.  This agreement represents a strategic initiative to allow NOA’s clinical system expertise in improving care delivery workflow processes using best demonstrated practices to be leveraged in this new product line.  Under the terms of the agreement, Quadramed will utilize NOA consultants to augment QCPR teams during assignment to Quadramed customer implementation projects.
 

The agreement formalizes a cooperative relationship that can benefit both Quadramed and the customers,
said Cary Negley, NOA President and CEO.

 

NOA has begun the preliminary discussions with Quadramed leadership to begin the process for planning how to maximize the benefits of this relationship, said Rod Walker, FACHE, FHFMA.  Rod is a partner and chief operating officer of NOA.

Negley, Ott & Associates, Inc. is pleased with this arrangement and looks forward to a long and productive business relationship with Quadramed Corporation®.

 

About Negley, Ott & Associates, Inc.
NOA was formed in 1992 by IS professionals with a desire to provide hospital information system and clinical professionals with best demonstrated practices in conjunction with implementing clinical software systems that focus on patient care.  The issues, personalities, opportunities, challenges and solutions required by clinical system implementations require the ability to meld sensitivity to clinical processes with the realities of computing and patient care delivery.  To date, NOA has provided services to over 40 hospitals installing clinical systems using an approach that stresses both outcomes and knowledge transfer. Supporting so many users, both during and after their installation, gives NOA the opportunity to understand the issues that make clinical systems work, and those that don't.

 

About Quadramed Corporation®
QuadraMed is the industry leader in developing information technology solutions enabling healthcare organizations to leverage quality care into positive financial outcomes.  From clinical management to patient information management, from revenue cycle management to health information management, QuadraMed solutions increase transparency, profitability, quality, and safety in today’s care delivery process.  When combined in QuadraMed’s Care-based Revenue Cycle™ process, these innovative solutions enable healthcare organizations to maximize financial performance and reimbursement based on the quality of care provided.  They create long-term client partnerships and enable healthcare organizations to deliver quality care while achieving the highest value from their IT investments.

For more information, visit http://www.quadramed.com

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