Largest Hospital in New Jersey Taps MedKeeper for Formulary Management (6/30/2009)
The largest hospital in New Jersey by bed size has selected MedKeeper’s FormChecker formulary management system for use in its 1,000+ bed hospital. The MedKeeper Pharmacy Hub is a turnkey portal for hospital pharmacies. The hosted, web-based application integrates MedKeeper’s formulary management, interventions documentation, clinical documentation, drug information, sterile preparation quality assurance, and pharmacy communications modules into one interface. The product was licensed under a strategic relationship with Tampa-based Gold Standard, Inc., an Elsevier company.
Sales and Marketing Executive Joins MedKeeper (6/30/2009)
MedKeeper announced today that Jan Rutherford, with over 25 years of healthcare experience, has joined the MedKeeper organization as the Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Jan will be responsible for all facets of sales and marketing to accelerate the growth of the organization.
“I have known Jan for many years, and we know his leadership will be an asset to the MedKeeper team,” said Jason Kilgour, President and CEO. “We have roughly 600 hospital clients, and many products in development where Jan’s leadership will fuel our significant growth plans.”
“Jason has built a great organization, with an outstanding reputation, and I am excited to be a part of the next phase of MedKeeper’s growth,” said Rutherford.
Jan has held a variety of leadership roles that have spanned marketing, sales, business development, information technology, and training with Novartis, Thomson Micromedex, WellDyneRx, HealthGrades and predecessor companies to sanofi-aventis. Jan is also an adjunct instructor at the University of Colorado and the University of Denver where he teaches leadership to graduate students and Doctor of Nursing Practice candidates. He has also been a speaker at industry conferences in Europe and the United States. Prior to beginning his business career, he spent six years in the US Army Special Forces as a medic and an “A” team executive officer, and three years as a military intelligence officer. Jan holds an MBA from the University of Phoenix, and earned his undergraduate degree in Political Science from the University of South Florida where he was a Distinguished Military Graduate.
About MedKeeper
Approximately 600 hospitals and 2,000 retail pharmacies use our hosted applications to promote patient safety, improve communications and ensure regulatory compliance. Our suite of secure, web-based applications provide organizations with low-cost, easy-to-use, solutions for:
• Medication Tracking
• Formulary Management
• Pharmacist Clinical Documentation
• Adverse Event and Medication Error Reporting
• Sterile Preparation Quality Assurance
Large Midwest Hospital Selects MedKeeper’s Formulary Management Solution (6/29/2009)
MedKeeper announced today that a leading Ohio hospital has selected MedKeeper’s FormChecker product to manage formulary and pharmacy communications. The hospital has received local, state and national recognition for innovative programming and commitment to excellence. The cancer center earned a perfect score on the survey and received special commendation in six of seven categories. The product was licensed under a strategic relationship with Tampa-based Gold Standard, Inc., an Elsevier company.
National retail pharmacy chain renews three-year OnFormulary agreement (6/23/2009)
One of the largest and oldest retail pharmacy chains in the United States has renewed their MedKeeper OnFormulary agreement for the next three years. OnFormulary is an online formulary reference that dramatically reduces time spent selecting the right drug. Using a web browser, health professionals can look up current health plan formulary information for more than 95% of insured patients, including state Medicaid, Medicare Part D and Low-Income Subsidy formularies. OnFormulary incorporates the ability to search by brand or generic name, BIN/PCN or therapeutic class, and run custom comparison reports, for over 4,500 plans. Searches deliver instant results, including tier status and alerts for each plan.
Award-winning retail pharmacy chain renews OnFormulary agreement (6/2/2009)
A Fortune magazine, “100 Best Companies to Work For” for the past 12 years, has renewed their MedKeeper OnFormulary agreement. OnFormulary is an online formulary reference that dramatically reduces time spent selecting the right drug. Using a web browser, health professionals can look up current health plan formulary information for more than 95% of insured patients, including state Medicaid, Medicare Part D and Low-Income Subsidy formularies. OnFormulary incorporates the ability to search by brand or generic name, BIN/PCN or therapeutic class, and run custom comparison reports, for over 4,500 plans. Searches deliver instant results, including tier status and alerts for each plan.
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