Vern Davenport Appointed Executive Vice President and General Manager of Misys Healthcare Systems.Industry Veteran Brings 25 Years of Healthcare IT and Marketing Experience to the Top Position with Market-leading Healthcare IT Solutions Provider RALEIGH Raleigh (rôl`ē, räl`ē), city (1990 pop. 207,951), state capital, and seat of Wake co., central N.C.; the site was selected for the capital in 1788, and the city was laid out and inc. 1792. , N.C. -- Misys Healthcare Systems, a market leader in healthcare IT, today announced the appointment of Roger L. (Vern) Davenport Davenport, city (1990 pop. 95,333), seat of Scott co., E central Iowa, on the Mississippi River; inc. 1836. Bridges connect it with the Illinois cities of Rock Island and Moline; the three communities and neighboring Bettendorf, Iowa, are known as the Quad Cities. to the position of Executive Vice President and General Manager, effective immediately. In this role, Davenport will lead all operations of the Raleigh, NC-based organization. Davenport has 25 years of experience building and transforming businesses in the healthcare IT market. He joins Misys Healthcare Systems from the Eastman Kodak Company, where he was Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of Healthcare Information Solutions with global responsibilities. Previously he was General Manager of the North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Region of Kodak's Global Health Group. Prior to joining Kodak in 2003, Davenport held a number of senior positions at Siemens Medical Solutions Siemens Medical Solutions (Siemens Med) is a supplier to the healthcare industry, and is headquartered in Erlangen, Germany. Its U.S. division, Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., is a Delaware corporation, with headquarters in Malvern, Pennsylvania. , including Senior Vice President of Solutions and Marketing, after joining Siemens through its acquisition in 1999 of Shared Medical Systems. Davenport was a vice president at Shared Medical Systems, and before that he spent 11 years with IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) in a variety of management roles in the healthcare and insurance industry market organizations. "Vern brings extensive knowledge of the healthcare industry and expertise in building and transforming businesses to his new role as leader of our Healthcare business," said Mike Lawrie, Chief Executive, Misys plc. "His experience and leadership skills are important to us as we drive improved performance and increase the value we deliver for our customers in this important and rapidly growing market." "I've spent my entire career in healthcare IT and I am excited by the opportunities Misys Healthcare has to build on its tremendous strengths and deliver value to customers," said Davenport. "My focus will be on offering a compelling proposition for customers and improving our execution and performance so that Misys Healthcare takes real leadership in this important market." About Misys Healthcare Systems Misys Healthcare Systems develops and supports reliable, easy-to-use software and services of exceptional quality that enable physicians and caregivers to more easily manage the complexities of healthcare. Misys' family of leading clinical products and Web-based technologies - Misys Optimum[TM] solutions - are designed to share patient data across medical care settings. Misys Optimum connects community-based physicians and caregivers to the acute care enterprise, enabling increased efficiencies, better decision-making decision-making, n the process of coming to a conclusion or making a judgment. decision-making, evidence-based, n a type of informal decision-making that combines clinical expertise, patient concerns, and evidence gathered from and improved hospital-physician relations. For more information, visit www.misyshealthcare.com. About Misys plc Misys plc (FTSE FTSE A company that specializes in index calculation. Although not part of a stock exchange, co-owners include the London Stock Exchange and the Financial Times. Notes: The FTSE is similar to Standard & Poor's in the United States. : MSY MSY Maximum Sustainable Yield MSY New Orleans, LA, USA - Moisant International Airport (Airport Code) MSY Male Specific Region of Y (genetics) MSY Moisant Stock Yards in New Orleans .L), the global software and solutions company, is one of the world's largest and longest-established providers of industry-specific software. Founded in 1979, Misys serves the international banking and healthcare industries, combining technological expertise with in-depth understanding of customers' markets and operational needs. In banking Misys is a market leader with over 1,200 customers, including 49 of the world's top 50 banks. In healthcare Misys is also a market leader, serving more than 110,000 physicians in 18,000 practice locations, 1,200 hospitals and 600 home care providers. Through Sesame, a wholly-owned subsidiary, the company is also a leading provider of support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services to financial advisers in the UK. Misys employs around 6,000 people who serve customers in more than 120 countries. For more information, visit www.misys.com. |
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