QHR Corporation Strengthens Senior Management Team
KELOWNA, BC, Aug. 26, 2013 /CNW/ - (TSX-V: QHR) QHR Corporation ("QHR" or the "Company"), a leader in the Healthcare
Information Technology sector, announces that Mr. Owen Haley will be
joining QHR's senior management team as the Chief Commercial Officer
("CCO"), and will be responsible for guiding QHR's sales, client
implementations and support services. Mr. Haley will not only lead our
continued growth in Canada, but also our expansion into the USA. Mr.
Haley brings extensive national and international experience to QHR at
a time when the Company is expanding into the US.
Mr. Haley was formerly the Senior Vice President and General Manager for
Allscripts International division, based in Singapore, with
responsibilities for Asia, Australia, UK and Canada. Prior to
Allscripts Mr. Haley was with Eclipsys as the Vice President and
General Manager for Asia and was promoted to the Senior Vice President
& General Manager role for their International Business. Eclipsys was
acquired by Allscripts in 2010 where Mr. Haley continued as Senior Vice
President & General Manager. Prior to that, Mr. Haley worked in
Alberta's Calgary Health Region, implementing the Eclipsys solutions
from the customer side, as well as implementing the Meditech system for
the Alberta region known as David Thompson Health region.
Mr. Haley recently relocated his family back to British Columbia and
will start in his CCO role on September 1, 2013. Initial activities
will mainly focus on the EMR and RCM divisions.
"We are pleased to have Mr. Haley join QHR in this senior executive
position. The Company has grown significantly over the past five years
and this new CCO position will provide executive focus and direction on
driving sales and taking our client services team to new levels of
execution and excellence. Owen will be a great compliment and will add
additional strength and experience to the executive management team of
the Company. His understanding of healthcare from both a national and
international level, at all levels of healthcare delivery and
especially from a customer perspective, will be a great addition to our
Company." said Al Hildebrandt, President and CEO of QHR Corporation.
In conjunction with this new position the company has issued 150,000
options to Mr. Haley at $0.80, which have a two year vesting provision
expiring on July 22, 2018.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
Al Hildebrandt
President and CEO
About QHR Corporation
QHR is a leader in quality and technology, providing software and
services in the following markets:
In the Electronic Medical Records ("EMR") market, QHR offers a suite of
medical software modules that provide computer-based medical records
for family physicians, medical specialists, and surgeons, as well as
administrative modules for billing and patient scheduling, that is a
key component in the move throughout Canada to provide electronic
healthcare records for all Canadians. QHR also provides on-site and
off-site (ASP) hosting capabilities for the EMR market.
In the Revenue Cycle Management ("RCM") market, QHR provides best in
class clearinghouse services, with over 1,500 payers, which assist US
healthcare providers to exchange claim information that ensures
accurate revenue management. QHR provides a progressive medical billing
service that outsources coding, payer reconciliation and revenue
reporting. QHR's software also supports employer health plan enrolment,
employee health plan eligibility and health care interoperability
through a 5010 standard based EDI gateway. The RCM markets QHR services
are primarily in the US.
In the Enterprise Management Solutions ("EMS") market, QHR specializes
in workforce management software, which consists of integrated payroll,
staff scheduling and human resource software, and in customized
financial management software built on the Microsoft Dynamics GP
platform. These products are targeted at complex healthcare, social
services and public safety environments.
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