rlebherz wrote: Alf,
Interesting article. I think the Cloud services and cloud infrastructure lines are a bit blurred, but I agree with most of what you are saying.
Dont underestimate the SLA's role in accountability. For companies that have dynamic requirements and no down time can be afforded, make sure you have very tight SLAs. For example, OpSource provides a 100% SLA in the cloud and 100%SLA around production application environments. Now 100% is ideally perfect, it comes down to accountability, yo...
RICHMOND, VA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 08/09/07 -- The board of directors of Agility Healthcare
Solutions, Inc. elected Christopher M. Carney as chairman, effective May
18, 2007.
Mr. Carney retired from Bon Secours Health System Inc. (BSHSI) in 2005
after serving for more than eight years as president and chief executive
officer. He held a variety of leadership positions with the not-for-profit
Catholic health system for more than 24 years prior.
Mr. Carney grew BSHSI's total net revenues from $761.3 million to $2.5
billion during his tenure. BSHSI expanded from six to nine states, from
eight local communities to 15 and from 13 facilities to more than 41 in
that time. His accomplishments include the establishment of the Bon Secours
Mission Fund that distributes $7.7 million to more than 44 community health
initiatives and programs.
"Agility is providing truly innovative solutions to overcome many critical
challenges facing healthcare providers today, such as patient overcrowding,
emergency department diversions, slow bed turnover, and poor resource
utilization to name a few. Agility is helping hospitals manage their
resources better and offering customers almost an immediate ROI," said Mr.
Carney. "I am very pleased to be elected to a leadership position on
Agility's board."
Currently Mr. Carney is Diamond Healthcare Corp.'s chief administrative
officer.
About Agility Healthcare Solutions
Agility is the first company to deliver automated workflow and resource
management solutions to the healthcare industry. Agility's AgileTrac
Enterprise solution suite utilizes Real-Time Location (RFID) technology to
transform the way hospitals track, manage, measure, and improve patient
throughput while optimizing resource utilization and staff productivity.
Agility's revolutionary business model delivers technology as part of a
comprehensive service offering with no up-front capital required. Agility
charges a simple, monthly service fee that includes Real-Time Location
System hardware and software, professional implementation services,
maintenance, business process optimization, training and ongoing
operational resources support. For more information, please visit
www.agilityhealthcare.com.
For more information, contact:
Dan Neuwirth
Chief Operating Officer
Voice: 804-523-4003
Email: Email Contact