Beacon Partners Expands Its Healthcare Management Consulting Services to Canada; Roberta MacDonald, R.N. Joins Beacon Partners to Head Service Delivery Efforts in Canada.BOSTON -- Beacon Partners, an industry leader in healthcare 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 today announced that it will be expanding its full line of service offerings into Canada beginning in October of this year. As part of the expansion Beacon has hired Roberta MacDonald, R.N. to head the office in the province of Ontario Canada. "2006 is proving to be a year of growth and expansion for Beacon. The firm has seen a 50% increase in billings to date, we have opened a new office in California and now with this move into Canada I believe we are poised for even greater growth," said Ralph Fargnoli, President and 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. . Mr. Fargnoli continued, "The Canadian market presents an opportunity for Beacon to offer its full breadth of management consulting services which includes strategic planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. and clinical & application services See ASP and Web services. for leading vendors as MEDITECH, Eclipsys, Epic, GE Medical, and McKesson. Offering these services to health care facilities and Local Health Integration Networks positions Beacon well to assist with the implementation of the Ontario eHealth Strategy, including Waitlist wait·list n. A waiting list. tr.v. also wait-list wait·list·ed, wait·list·ing, wait·lists To put on a waiting list. and Enterprise Master Patient Index In medical systems the Master Patient Index (MPI) is an index referencing all patients known to an area, enterprise or organization. The terms Patient Master Index (PMI) and Master Person Index are used interchangeably. implementations. Roberta is the ideal choice to lead the effort; her experience as a Chief Information Officer and as a clinician is unique and will prove invaluable to our business development efforts." Ms. MacDonald stated: "I could not be more excited to join Beacon and assist in the development of the Canadian market. Beacon's unique approach of focusing on the integration of clinical practice operations and technology was a deciding factor in my joining the firm. I am also confident that Beacon's approach will resonate with clients in Canada as well." Ms. MacDonald's experience includes 25 years of experience in healthcare and information systems including strategic planning, infrastructure development, large scale clinical implementations, and quality assurance measurements. Previous to Beacon, Ms. MacDonald served as the Chief Information Officer at St. Mary's General Hospital St. Mary's General Hospital is a 191-bed adult acute-care facility in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada serving Waterloo Region and surrounding area. It is the site of the Regional Cardiac Care Centre, which opened in 2003. The emergency department was extensively renovated in 2004. in Kitchener, Ontario. About Beacon Partners Beacon Partners is one of the largest privately held management consulting firms List of Management Consulting Firms 1. McKinsey & Company 2. Marakon Associates 3. Boston Consulting Group (BCG) 4. A.T. Kearney 5. Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH) 6. Monitor Group 7. Bain & Company 8. Roland Berger focused exclusively on the healthcare industry. For over 17 years, we have offered a wide range of strategic, clinical and operational consulting services to prestigious health care organizations. Our approach to every engagement is results oriented focusing on improving patient care through technology. We leverage our knowledge and industry thought leadership to add value to our client projects. To learn more about Beacon Partners' health care consulting services, call 1-800-4BEACON or visit www.beaconpartners.com. |
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