Accenture Completes Acquisition of Capgemini's North American Health Practice; Leader Strengthens Its Commitment to Healthcare Markets with Expanded Services for Public and Private Sectors.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- Accenture (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : ACN ACN Accenture (stock symbol) ACN Accenture ACN Australian Company Number ACN Automatic Collision Notification (US DOT) ACN Acetonitrile ACN Anglican Communion Network ) has completed the acquisition of Capgemini's North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Health practice, further expanding the range of market-leading capabilities it offers to the full spectrum of public- and private-sector health and life sciences organizations. Under the agreement, which was announced on April 20, 2005, Accenture paid Capgemini $175 million in cash for the practice. Other terms were not disclosed. The acquisition combines Accenture's recognized capabilities in working with health plans, life sciences companies and government organizations with Capgemini's strength in serving hospitals and health systems. Approximately 600 Capgemini professionals have joined Accenture's Health & Life Sciences practice in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , bringing to approximately 4,600 the number of Accenture professionals serving industry clients in the region. Among these professionals are more than 100 doctors, nurses, pharmacists This is a list of notable pharmacists.
"By bringing the industry's leading provider consulting practice and strong payor skills into our fold, we have further strengthened our commitment to helping clients improve the quality, affordability and accessibility of health care," said Tom Spann, managing partner of Accenture's Health & Life Sciences practice in North America. "With this combination, we are squarely focused on helping our clients improve their business performance and tap into the potential for connectivity and interoperability among various industry stakeholders Stakeholders All parties that have an interest, financial or otherwise, in a firm-stockholders, creditors, bondholders, employees, customers, management, the community, and the government. , as the industry shifts, increasingly, toward truly leveraging technology," said Lewis Redd, who will lead Accenture's Provider business in North America. Accenture's Health & Life Sciences (www.accenture.com/hls) clients include integrated healthcare providers, health insurers, managed care organizations, public health organizations and pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical products companies, including 21 of 24 health care and pharmaceutical companies in the Fortune Global 500. Accenture's services to health and related entities in the public and private sectors accounted for more than $800 million of Accenture's net revenues in fiscal 2004. About Accenture Accenture is a global management consulting Noun 1. management consulting - a service industry that provides advice to those in charge of running a business service industry - an industry that provides services rather than tangible objects , technology services and outsourcing company. Committed to delivering innovation, Accenture collaborates with its clients to help them become high-performance businesses and governments. With deep industry and business process expertise, broad global resources and a proven track record, Accenture can mobilize the right people, skills and technologies to help clients improve their performance. With more than 110,000 people in 48 countries, the company generated net revenues of US$13.67 billion for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2004. Its home page is www.accenture.com. |
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