KELOWNA, BC, April 1, 2015 /CNW/ - (TSX-V: QHR) QHR Corporation ("QHR" or the "Company") announced today that it has executed an agreement with Mark Kohler formalizing the terms of his appointment as Executive Chairman on August 20, 2014. The Company has agreed to amend the terms of the stock options previously granted to Mr. Kohler in connection with his appointment as Executive Chairman of QHR. As a result, 250,000 of the 500,000 options granted to Mr. Kohler in August of 2014 have been cancelled and the Company expects such options to be granted to certain employees to award them for performance. In addition, the Company has accelerated the vesting of the remaining 250,000 options, which previously vested in tranches over a three year term, so that all remaining options which had not yet vested, are vested effective April 1, 2015.
About QHR Technologies
QHR has an unrelenting focus on introducing technology to improve the quality of human health. With a 10+ year track record offering what is now the single leading Electronic Medical Records platform in Canada, QHR has a suite of technologies that work together to enable secure medical records management for clinical environments, to empower health providers with tools for virtual care including secure video consultation and messaging, and to facilitate billing, health insurance eligibility and adjudication, including the secure transfer of data related to claims. Health providers around the world use these technologies to drive innovation within their practice and improve the quality of care delivered to patient populations.
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Jerry Diener, VP Finance & CFO, 250-979-1722, jerry.diener@QHRtech.comCopyright CNW Group 2015