Former Allscripts executive brings product
strategy and development experience to healthcare IT enterprise
company.
ATLANTA, GA - December 4, 2007 -Care Logistics®,
the leading provider of patient flow logistics and tracking
software, announces the appointment of Jim Rosenblum as executive
vice president, products and chief technology officer. Rosenblum
joins Care Logistics®' senior leadership team and will
be responsible for defining product strategy and development, as
well as scaling the organization and processes to support the
company's growth. Care Logistics®' unique
hospital-wide enterprise solution focuses on optimizing patient
throughput and capacity by managing patient flow from admission to
discharge.
"As Care Logistics® has proven the market
opportunity for patient flow solutions and we've seen demand
increase, it was time to bring in talent to help take us to the
next level," said Eric Morgan, president and CEO of Care
Logistics®. "Jim brings valuable healthcare industry
experience, as well as software development leadership that will
ensure the performance of our product."
Care Logistics® coordinates patients and resources
from admission through discharge, including bed management,
environmental services, transportation, patient LOS management, OR
patient flow, ED patient flow, and discharge coordination. It
informs physicians, staff, and family as to the location and status
of the patient throughout the care progression, and it provides
real-time tools to effectively manage that flow within and between
departments. A number of leading and innovative hospitals in the
U.S. are using Care Logistics® to address their
patient flow challenges.
"Care Logistics®' unique solution was designed
specifically to tackle patient throughput and capacity management
challenges," said Rosenblum. "With the growing demand to improve
operations, communications, and satisfaction with care in
hospitals, Care Logistics® provides an enterprise
solution that touches every area from admissions to discharge.
They've taken a logistics technology that has been used in other
industries successfully for years and have applied it to
healthcare, the industry that needs it the most. I look forward to
providing technical guidance to the Care Logistics®
team and its customers."
Rosenblum brings nearly 20 years of software development and
healthcare solution leadership experience to Care
Logistics®. Most recently, he served as chief
technology officer for Emmi Solutions where he was responsible for
technology platform, software development, IT, QA and client
services departments. Prior to that, he served in senior executive
roles at I-trax and Ikadega. Before I-trax, Rosenblum was chief
technology officer of Allscripts, Inc., a billion dollar healthcare
information technology company. At Allscripts he managed the
product development of its successful, hand-held physician
prescribing system and contributed significantly to Allscripts
becoming a billion dollar company. Rosenblum is a Certified
Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems
(CPHIMS).
About Care Logistics®
Care Logistics®' patient flow logistics and
tracking software was developed to improve hospital-wide
communications, patient throughput and capacity management. This
unique healthcare IT solution provides an immediate and
comprehensive view of the entire patient flow process with
real-time tools to manage that flow within and between departments.
Operational visibility increases, communication is enhanced, and
patient care hand-offs are turned into handshakes. As a result,
financial performance is maximized while greatly enhancing the
patient experience. A number of leading and innovative hospitals in
the U.S. are using Care Logistics® to address their
patient flow challenges. Care Logistics® is a
subsidiary of Jackson Healthcare Solutions, a group of companies
focused on providing the healthcare industry with innovative people
resources and IT solutions. For more information contact us at
800.930.0870 or at
info@CareLogistics.com.