Beacon Becomes CHIME Foundation Member

NORWELL, MA. - (JANUARY 22, 1999) - Beacon Partners, Inc. has become a CHIME Foundation member. The CHIME Foundation, a non-profit organization, was established in 1994 to enable providers of H.I.S. products and services to support the educational initiatives of CHIME (College of Healthcare Information Management Executives). CHIME serves the professional needs of health care CIOs by advancing the strategic application of information technology in innovative ways aimed at improving the effectiveness of health care delivery.

"The CHIME Foundation is comprised of 28 prestigious firms serving the health care information management industry," said Ralph P. Fargnoli, Jr., President and CEO of Beacon Partners. "We are very pleased to have the opportunity to be part of this well-respected organization. As a proactive CHIME Foundation member, our goal is to build positive, solid relationships and to support the CHIME Foundation, its members and its initiatives. Our consultants look forward to sharing their thoughts, experiences and ideas, collected over their many years of industry experience, for the betterment of the health care community."

Other CHIME Foundation members include: 3M Health Information Systems; Cisco Systems; Compaq Computer Corporation; Eclipsys Corporation; Epic Systems Corporation; Ernst & Young LLP; HBO & Company; Hewlett-Packard; IBM Global Healthcare Industry; IDX Systems Corporation; Medic Computer Systems; MedPlus, Inc.; Microsoft Corporation; Per-Se Technologies; Software Technologies Corporation; SpaceLabs Intesys, Inc.; and Zeneca Pharmaceuticals.

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About Beacon Partners  
Beacon Partners is a national health care management consulting firm with offices in Boston, Cincinnati and Philadelphia. Since 1989, the consultants of Beacon Partners have provided health care organizations with a wide range of client-focused consulting services, including strategic planning, business operations management, clinical solutions, information systems and technical solutions. Clients include Integrated Delivery Networks (IDNs), hospitals, managed care organizations, and physician group practices, including academic practice plans. Beacon Partners' highly experienced consultants are backed by a firm with a solid reputation for measurable results. To learn more about Beacon Partners' health care consulting services, call 1-800-4BEACON.      

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