DAOU Systems Inc. Announces Kevin M. Fickenscher, M.D. Joins Board of Directors.SAN DIEGO--(BW HealthWire)--Feb. 10, 1999--DAOU Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:DAOU) announced today that it has appointed Kevin M. Fickenscher, M.D., to its Board of Directors. Dr. Fickenscher presently serves as the senior vice president/chief medical officer for Catholic Healthcare West Catholic Healthcare West (CHW) is a California not-for-profit public benefit corporation that operates hospitals in California, Arizona, and Nevada[1]. As such, it is exempt from federal and state income taxes. , a $4.5 billion integrated healthcare system based in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden . He is responsible for physician/clinical integration, information management, managed care, clinical quality, care management, medical education, research, external liaison and physician leadership development. "Dr. Fickenscher has extensive experience working with all aspects of integrated delivery systems integrated delivery system Integrated provider Medical practice A coordinated health care system formed by physician groups and hospitals which ↑ efficiency and ↓ redundancy in providing health care; IDSs coordinate delivery of a broad range of health , physician groups, university education programs, state and federal governments, foundations and other entities related to healthcare. Kevin is a well respected leader in the industry, and we view his extensive experience with 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 organizational transformation as a key asset to our Board," stated Georges Daou, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of DAOU Systems Inc. Fickenscher stated about the appointment, "I have worked with the DAOU team for the past year at Catholic Healthcare West. I am pleased with the opportunity to help steer DAOU toward providing the healthcare industry with timely, value-added information technology solutions. I believe that DAOU is one of the few health care information networking organizations which understands the full impact of the evolving Internet economy The Internet Economy refers to conducting business through markets whose infrastructure is based on the Internet and World-Wide Web. An Internet economy differs from a traditional economy in a number of ways, including: communication, market segmentation, distribution costs, and price. . Although it has started with the financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. sector, I predict that communications technology Noun 1. communications technology - the activity of designing and constructing and maintaining communication systems engineering, technology - the practical application of science to commerce or industry will revolutionize health care in the not too distant future. I am very pleased to have the opportunity to serve on their Board." DAOU Systems Inc. is a provider of integrated Information Technology (company) Integrated Information Technology - (IIT) A Santa Clara based company producing a programmable, single chip H.261 and MPEG system. The chip contains a RISC processor, originally based on the MIPS architecture but now called RISCit, and a "Pixel Processor". (IT) solutions and services to the U.S. healthcare industry. DAOU's capabilities range from up-front strategic consulting to IT system design, implementation and long-term tactical support. DAOU's IT offerings include data, voice and video networking, applications consulting and implementation, as well as operational and Internet solutions. DAOU has nearly 800 employees, and has provided services to more than 1,300 healthcare organizations, including many of the nation's top 100 integrated delivery systems. DAOU's clients include organizations such as the Cleveland Clinic, Mercy Health Services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract and Saint Barnabas Health Care. More information about DAOU Systems can be found at www.daou.com on the World Wide Web. Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this press release are forward-looking statements that involve numerous risks and uncertainties. The company's actual results could differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements and will depend upon a number of factors, including those discussed in the company's filings with the Securities Exchange Commission and other press releases of the company. |
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