Acuo Technologies(R) Names Jeff Timbrook Executive Vice President, Sales & Marketing.ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Acuo Technologies(R), specializing in the design of high-performance Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) is a standard for handling, storing, printing, and transmitting information in medical imaging. It includes a file format definition and a network communications protocol. (DICOM (medical, standard) DICOM - (From Digital Imaging and COmmunications in Medicine) A standard developed by ACR-NEMA (American College of Radiology - National Electrical Manufacturer's Association) for communications between medical imaging devices. (R)) and Picture Archiving and Communications Systems (PACS (Picture ArChiving System) A storage and management system for high-resolution images. Typically pertaining to the medical field, images such as X-rays, MRIs and CAT scans require a greater amount of storage than other industries. ) solutions for intelligent medical image management, storage and data migration, announces the appointment of healthcare IT industry veteran Jeff Timbrook as its new Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Timbrook, recognized for his technical competence technical competence, n the ability of the practitioner, during the treatment phase of dental care and with respect to those procedures combining psychomotor and cognitive skills, consistently to provide services at a professionally acceptable level. and considered a leading expert in the medical image management marketplace, has been actively involved in DICOM/PACS image management since 1995. "Jeff's knowledge of our industry and his proven experience in the PACS arena, in particular with respect to electronic patient records, will accelerate our efforts to achieve recognition as the industry's trusted source for standards-based solutions and services for image management companies," states Gary Haycox, Acuo Technologies' CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "No longer content to be the best kept secret in the radiology and cardiology PACS industry, we intend to make the term 'Powered by Acuo' ubiquitous for medical data and healthcare information systems." Timbrook has been active in the healthcare IT industry for more than 20 years with proven ability to build, lead and motivate high performance sales and marketing teams in high growth businesses in both entrepreneurial and multi-national business environments. He was most recently vice president and co-founder of Emageon, where he successfully led and managed the sales efforts since the inception of the company to more than 260 customers in North America in 2005. Prior to Emageon, Timbrook held sales and marketing leadership positions at StorCOMM, Medicus Systems, and Lanier Healthcare. "During my due diligence before joining Acuo Technologies, I was very impressed with the depth and breadth of the DICOM infrastructure software that the talented team of developers at Acuo has built," asserts Timbrook. "I have no doubt that Acuo will quickly become the PACS industry-leading partner for DICOM archive infrastructure, DICOM data migration, workflow, and integration software. I am excited about talking to my colleagues in the industry about the concepts of Grid computing, storage virtualization, information lifecycle management Information Lifecycle Management refers to a wide-ranging set of strategies for administering storage systems on computing devices. Specifically, four categories of storage strategies may be considered under the auspices of ILM. and a federated Connected and treated as one. See federated database and federated directories. enterprise to integrate and incorporate into their respective systems." According to Haycox, Timbrook's business acumen and experience complement Acuo Technologies' growth strategy. "Jeff has proven he can grow a company's market share and customer base rapidly," notes Haycox. "His extensive experience in business development, marketing, and sales will be essential in building the Acuo brand." Timbrook holds a BBA BBA abbr. Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Marketing with an emphasis in sales management from Georgia Southern University Georgia Southern University, established 1906, is a regional university located in Statesboro, Georgia, USA, and part of the University System of Georgia. It is the largest center of higher education in the southern half of Georgia and is the sixth largest institution in the . About Acuo Technologies Acuo Technologies, with headquarters in St. Paul, MN, was founded in 2000 with the objective of developing the first enterprise-wide collaborative asset management solution for medical DICOM images residing in a Picture Archiving and Communications System (PACS). Its first commercial product received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510-K approval in 2001. Since that time, over 70 medical sites around the world have deployed AcuoMed/AcuoStore software solutions. For more information, visit www.acuotech.com. DICOM is the registered trademark of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association This article is about the standards association NEMA. For other uses, see Nema. The National Electrical Manufacturers Association or NEMA is a U.S. for its standards publications relating to digital communications of medical information. |
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