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Beacon Partners Signs a Three-Year Agreement with Healthcare South to Provide Level 1 Application Support
Beacon Partners to provide Healthcare South support for their Allscripts EMR

WEYMOUTH, MA – April 18, 2011 – Healthcare management consulting firm, Beacon Partners, today announced the signing of a three-year Level 1 Application Support Service agreement with Healthcare South, an association of physicians practicing in private offices in the South Shore Hospital area of Massachusetts. Beacon Partners, who provides this Level 1 Application Support as part of their Managed Services offering, will be supporting Healthcare South’s Allscripts Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system.

“Physicians and their staff need to focus on maximizing their time to improve the quality of care for the patients,” explains Ralph P. Fargnoli, Jr., president and CEO of Beacon Partners. “With the push for the adoption of EMRs into physician practices, the implementing, supporting and sustaining of these systems is an added burden on their time and finances.

“Utilizing a shared support service like ours allows physicians groups to share resources and their related costs. In addition, with the shortage of healthcare IT professionals, it makes sense that these physician groups do not want to worry about IT recruiting, but instead they get to concentrate on what matters to them the most – patient care.”

Beacon Partners Level 1 Application Support Service includes, but is not limited to:

• Software configuration
• Database management
• Help Desk support for application
• Interface development and support
• Implementation support

“Being able to rely on the expertise of Beacon Partners to help us best utilize our Allscripts EMR will ensure a smooth and efficient workflow,” explains Stephen Golden, MD with Healthcare South. “This allows us to concentrate on treating our patients while leveraging the best of this technology to maximize the overall patient experience.”

About Beacon Partners

As one of the largest independent healthcare management consulting firms, Beacon Partners is chosen by organizations in the healthcare community to provide advisory services to improve overall operational, clinical and financial performance with the adoption of information technology. With their strategic approach and depth of experience, Beacon Partners is uniquely qualified to help organizations navigate the challenges in healthcare and optimize their potential to deliver the highest possible level of patient