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Roberta MacDonald, R.N. Joins Beacon Partners to Head Service Delivery Efforts in Canada
WEYMOUTH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--September 13, 2006 -- Beacon Partners, an industry leader in healthcare management consulting today announced that it will be expanding its full line of service offerings into Canada beginning in October of this year. As part of the expansion Beacon has hired Roberta MacDonald, R.N. to head the office in the province of Ontario Canada.
"2006 is proving to be a year of growth and expansion for Beacon. The firm has seen a 50% increase in billings to date, we have opened a new office in California and now with this move into Canada I believe we are poised for even greater growth," said Ralph Fargnoli, President and CEO. Mr. Fargnoli continued, "The Canadian market presents an opportunity for Beacon to offer its full breadth of management consulting services which includes strategic planning and clinical & application services for leading vendors as MEDITECH, Eclipsys, Epic, GE Medical, and McKesson. Offering these services to health care facilities and Local Health Integration Networks positions Beacon well to assist with the implementation of the Ontario eHealth Strategy, including Waitlist and Enterprise Master Patient Index implementations. Roberta is the ideal choice to lead the effort; her experience as a Chief Information Officer and as a clinician is unique and will prove invaluable to our business development efforts."
Ms. MacDonald stated: "I could not be more excited to join Beacon and assist in the development of the Canadian market. Beacon's unique approach of focusing on the integration of clinical practice operations and technology was a deciding factor in my joining the firm. I am also confident that Beacon's approach will resonate with clients in Canada as well." Ms. MacDonald's experience includes 25 years of experience in healthcare and information systems including strategic planning, infrastructure development, large scale clinical implementations, and quality assurance measurements. Previous to Beacon, Ms. MacDonald served as the Chief Information Officer at St. Mary's General Hospital in Kitchener, Ontario.
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Beacon Partners has provided a wide range of consulting services to health care organizations for over seventeen years. Our consultants are health care specialists with an average of 20 years of experience in the industry. We offer strategic management, clinical and information technology consulting services to health care organizations throughout the country. Our approach is client focused and results oriented. Only when our clients are able to independently achieve their organizational goals do we consider ourselves successful. To learn more about Beacon Partners’ health care consulting services, call 1-800-4BEACON or visit www.beaconpartners.com.
Contact:
Beacon Partners
Jay M. Tolchinsky, MarCom Manager
(781) 982-8400, x425
jtolchinsky@beaconpartners.com
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