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Healthcare Data Services (HDS) Announces Contract with Beth Israel Deaconess Physician Organization (BIDPO) and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC)

Posted on: Tuesday, 10 February 2009, 09:00 CST

BOSTON, Feb. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Healthcare Data Services (HDS) is pleased to announce a two-year renewal contract with Beth Israel Deaconess Physician Organization (BIDPO) and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) to provide data management services and the implementation and use of their proprietary HDS Analyst tool. The renewal was agreed upon following a one year pilot relationship that allowed BIDPO/BIDMC to compare HDS products and services to their existing reporting and analysis tools, as well as other available options.

HDS Analyst extrapolates and organizes vital healthcare and financial data from limitless sources and provides every client with flexible, needs-based reporting systems that effectively measure and analyze data to improve healthcare quality and cut costs.

"HDS Analyst is unique in that it offers an exceptional level of customization, giving BIDPO/BIDMC extraordinary control, flexibility, visibility, and utilization of financial data," says Jonathan Porter, Principal of HDS. "By choosing to leverage HDS data management services, BIDPO has demonstrated its commitment to reducing financial risk, cutting costs by monitoring efficiencies, and improving the quality of healthcare services offered to patients."

According to Roberta S. Zysman, Executive Director of BIDPO, "We selected HDS based on the exceptionally high level of customer service they demonstrated during the pilot relationship, in addition to their ability and willingness to adapt our data warehouse to changing market demands. As a provider organization, we are faced with a rapidly changing market landscape, and we are confident that our relationship with HDS will allow us to effectively manage these changes."

About BIDPO/BIDMC:

Beth Israel Deaconess Physician Organization, LLC (BIDPO) is a value-based physician network of approximately 1500 participating providers. Through coordinated, integrated medical management programs and managed care contracts, BIDPO promotes the highest quality of patient care, patient safety, and cost effective care among its participating providers.

The BIDPO network is affiliated with the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) in Boston, which serves as the hospital site for tertiary and quaternary care for all of BIDPO's providers, and as the primary hospital for providers in closer geographic proximity to BIDMC. For more information, visit www.bidpo.org and www.bidmc.harvard.edu.

About HDS:

Founded in 2004 in Boston, MA, Healthcare Data Services (HDS) provides a highly customizable approach to integrated healthcare data analysis. HDS's approach allows payers, providers, and employers to make accurate, proactive, and knowledge-based decisions in a timely manner by uncovering hidden patterns and predictive data.

HDS Analyst enables consolidation of critical data, on-demand reporting, and high-level analytic solutions for clients, while HDS Expert guarantees platinum level service enhancements, customization capabilities, and superior technical support for every user. Together, HDS Analyst and HDS Expert are leveraged to reduce financial risk, cut costs by monitoring efficiencies, and provide the tools to improve patient care.

For more information, call 617.597.0111 or visit www.hdsweb.com.

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