Coffee Health Group and InfoPartners Sign Information Systems Management Partnership Agreement.NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BW HealthWire)--Nov. 17, 1998--InfoPartners, Inc., a Nashville-based healthcare information systems management and consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a , and Coffee Health Group (CHG CHG Change CHG Charge CHG Changed CHG Chlorhexidine Gluconate (aka chloraprep) CHG Centre Hospitalier Général (French: general hospital) CHG Come Holy Ghost (Catholicism) ), Florence, Alabama Florence city is the seat of Lauderdale County, which is situated in the northwest corner of the U.S. state of Alabama. According to the 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the city's population was 36,721. , have initiated an Information Systems Management Partnership Agreement. Under the Agreement, InfoPartners will assume responsibility for the management of the Information Systems (IS) Department and coordination of all aspects of CHG's IS agenda. Provisions include IS 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. , project and technology management, systems selection and integration. The initial term of the Agreement is for three years. "With the formation of CHG, we have substantial needs for the planning, selection and integration of information systems and technologies over the next several years. Our strategic alliance with InfoPartners will give us access to a broad set of managerial and analytical IS resources to complement our staff and to help us achieve our objectives," said Carl Bailey For the Democratic Governor of Arkansas, see Carl Edward Bailey. Carl Bailey (born April 23 1958, in Birmingham, Alabama) is a retired American basketball player who played one career game in the NBA. He attended Tuskegee University in Tuskegee, Alabama. , Vice President of CHG. "We have worked with InfoPartners over the years, and have tremendous respect and confidence in their ability to support our organization." A community-based, regional healthcare provider in northern Alabama, CHG serves a three-county region, and is anchored by the 300-bed Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital. Recently acquired from Columbia/HCA, CHG also includes Florence Hospital, Florence, Alabama; Medical Center Shoals, Muscle Shoals, Alabama Muscle Shoals is a city famous for its music and contributions to American popular music, in Colbert County, Alabama, USA. As of 2006, the United States Census Bureau estimates the population of the city to be 12,703[1]. The city is included in The Shoals MSA. ; and Northwest Medical Center, Russellville, Alabama, as well as long-term care long-term care (LTC), n the provision of medical, social, and personal care services on a recurring or continuing basis to persons with chronic physical or mental disorders. and home-health operations. "Although CHG is a newly formed entity, Eliza Coffee has a long and storied history of serving the healthcare needs of its communities," said Mark W. Lawrence, InfoPartners President. "We are privileged to be collaborating with such a fine organization and are pleased they chose our value-addedand talents -- in a cost-effective, 'just-in-time' delivery fashion." The agreement marks InfoPartners' 11th management contract with a community healthcare provider, representing 17 facilities. InfoPartners, Inc. is an independent healthcare information systems management and consulting firm. Serving a national client base, InfoPartners provides systems planning, selection, implementation and strategic outsourcing solutions to hospitals, physician organizations and other healthcare provider entities. |
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