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Management Health Solutions Appoints Supply Chain Expert Jamie Kowalski to Advisory Board |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 7, 2010 Fairfield, CT – Management Health Solutions (“MHS”), a leading, independent provider of inventory optimization solutions for hospitals and healthcare systems nationwide, announces the appointment of Jamie C. Kowalski to the MHS advisory board. Mr. Kowalski is a widely respected hospital supply chain management specialist with a 35-year track record of success. In 1980, Mr. Kowalski founded Kowalski-Dickow Associates Inc. (“KDA”), a hospital supply chain management consultancy that he built into an internationally recognized organization with over 1,000 clients. Through KDA, Mr. Kowalski helped a broad base of clients launch successful strategic operations and facility plans, substantially improve performance, and realize millions of dollars in savings. As an active speaker and author, he built a reputation for advocating the idea that hospitals invest in and automate their supply chain operations. Throughout his career, he worked in business development and strategic planning positions with national distributors of products for the medical and surgical fields. In 2002, KDA became a subsidiary of Aramark, the world’s largest international management services company, and Mr. Kowalski became the head of its supply chain consulting and management services business unit. “We are extremely pleased to welcome Jamie to the MHS team,” said Bill Zierolf, President and Chief Executive officer of Management Health Solutions. “As a materials management and healthcare supply chain consultant for more than three decades, his deep expertise will help MHS with its product partnerships, go-to-market strategy and industry relations.” “As a member of the MHS advisory board, I will continue to participate in and contribute to the industry that has been my life-long professional focus,” said Mr. Kowalski. “MHS is in an excellent position to capitalize on the need to automate and improve hospitals’ supply chain management systems. I am excited to contribute to the team and its product development.” Kowalski earned both his MBA and BS degrees in Business Administration at Marquette University in his home town of Milwaukee, where he achieved membership in Beta Gamma Sigma for academic achievement. He is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. About Management Health Solutions Management Health Solutions (“MHS”) is a leading healthcare information technology organization that provides integrated, mobile supply chain software applications, content services and professional service solutions to hospitals and healthcare systems nationwide. The Company’s flagship product, Optimal Inventory Control (“OPTIC”), is a powerful suite of services and enterprise software applications that gives hospitals the resources, processes and technology needed to automate and control their complete supply chain, from the loading dock to the clinical area. MHS also provides supply chain technology, a suite of well-integrated, feature-rich supply chain execution software applications that operate via handheld and mobile devices. Through OPTIC, MHS has created the industry-leading technology platform for hospital supply chain management. MHS also draws upon a vast set of analytical tools and a deep pool of benchmarking data that gives its clients greater insight and visibility into industry trends and best practices. MHS provides the services, technology, data and expertise necessary to achieve dramatic improvements in hospital supply chain management and patient care while improving cost management and profitability. For more information, visit mhsinc.com Contact Kris Walsh Management Health Solutions |
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