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Psilos Group Portfolio Companies HealthEdge and Click4Care Receive Healthcare Innovation Awards
Recognition Validates Venture Firm's Approach to Healthcare IT Investment
| Quelle: Psilos Group
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - November 18, 2009) - Psilos Group Managers, LLC ("Psilos"), a
healthcare venture capital firm that invests in companies that improve the
functioning of the healthcare economy, is proud to announce that two of its
current portfolio company investments, HealthEdge, Inc. and Click4Care,
Inc., were winners of two of four Healthcare IT Innovation awards directed
towards insurance payer-oriented technology vendors at the Healthcare
Information Technology ("IT") Summit, held November 8-11, 2009 in La
Quinta, CA.
HealthEdge and Click4Care are marquee examples of Psilos' venture capital
investment strategy, which is focused on identifying and investing in
companies that have a demonstrated ability to simultaneously enhance the
quality of and reduce the cost of delivering care to patients while
aligning the incentives of patients, payers and providers.
"These firms are a perfect illustration of our very successful healthcare
IT investment strategy, which focuses on companies with products that are
instrumental in defining the new healthcare economy," said Albert S.
Waxman, Senior Managing Member of Psilos Group. "HealthEdge and Click4Care
have products that solve major problems associated with the current
healthcare system by enabling customers to reduce administrative costs,
rapidly introduce innovative new products, create customized benefit
programs and develop an enterprise approach to coordinated care. These
awards are well-deserved given the companies' marked successes in the payer
marketplace."
The Healthcare IT Summit is an annual event that brings together Gartner
industry analysts, senior IT executives from healthcare insurer and
provider organizations, and leading healthcare IT vendors for collaborative
discussions on healthcare IT best practices and the latest tools and
technology that will improve the performance of payer and provider
organizations. The Healthcare IT Innovation Awards are given in nine
categories, four oriented to Insurer-directed technologies and four to
provider-oriented technologies, plus one for "best in show." HealthEdge
was given the award for "Best New Technology (Insurer)" and Click4Care was
given the award for the "Solution with the Greatest Market Potential
(Insurer)." Hundreds of senior IT executives attending the Healthcare
Summit completed confidential ballots to select technology providers for
the Healthcare IT Innovation Awards after previewing and learning about new
technologies and services in private boardroom appointments.
About Psilos Group
Psilos Group Managers is a venture capital firm focused on providing
venture and growth capital to companies operating in the healthcare
economy. The firm believes that successful healthcare innovation must
reduce cost, improve quality and align incentives across payers, providers
and patients. Founded in 1998, Psilos has nearly $600 million under
management and invests across three core healthcare sectors: healthcare
services, healthcare information technology and medical technology. Funds
managed by Psilos have invested in companies such as ActiveHealth,
AngioScore, Click4Care, Definity Health, Extend Health and OmniGuide, among
many others, which have played, and continue to play, key roles in the
transformation of the U.S. healthcare economy. Psilos has offices in New
York, the San Francisco Bay Area and Santa Fe, New Mexico. For more
information, visit www.psilos.com.
About HealthEdge
HealthEdge provides the only modern, enterprise-class software platform for
healthcare payers. Using the patented HealthRules® software suite, health
plans, health insurance companies and other payors can finally respond to
new business opportunities and market changes in hours, not months or
years, while drastically reducing both IT and operational costs. Leveraging
an investment of over $125 million, HealthRules is the most scalable and
cost-effective technology in the industry. HealthEdge is the only choice
for payors to survive and thrive in the emerging healthcare economy. For
more information, visit www.healthedge.com.
About Click4Care
Click4Care provides innovative care management software, integrating data
from multiple systems into a solution that automates and optimizes patient
care. Streamlined workflows and improved operational efficiencies drive
unprecedented return-on-investment for care managers, while providing
life-improving care to patients. Click4Care is driving enterprise-wide
changes in the processes and business models of healthcare delivery. Some
of the world's most progressive health insurance providers rely on
Click4Care for a more member-centric approach to care management. For more
information, visit http://www.click4care.com.
About The Healthcare IT Summit
The Healthcare IT Summit is produced by Everything Channel Events.
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