"Jock Putney has a distinguished track record of success and exemplifies the qualities we seek in the company," Bellber said. "Jock is a visionary, and he's assembled a team of professionals including a new COO and Vice President of Product Management, a new Vice President of Development, a new Vice President of IT, a new Vice President of Learning Systems and a new Director of Training who share his vision of providing a Total Technology Solution for healthcare and are committed to making MDSERVE the finest IT partner in the industry."
Putney stated, "I am very pleased to have the opportunity to continue the programs we've put in place that have resulted in:
- Release of new MDSERVE Practice Management V7;
- Roll out of new MDSERVE Claim Services with substantially reduced claim processing costs as a result of an initial claim acceptance rate of up to 95%;
- Launch of new MDSERVE Managed IT Services utilizing our state-of-the-art Houston Data Center to provide back-up, security and database maintenance services;
- Initiation of a new web-accessible Customer Service portal, MDSERVE SupportForce, that enables clients to open and track their own Support tickets;
- Introduction of MDSERVE University, our industry-leading, innovative new e-Learning / Knowledge Management system that substantially reduces training time and cost through web-accessed instruction and certification."
"Each of these initiatives reflects our commitment to deliver a Total Technology Solution that ensures healthcare providers can continue to give the highest quality of care today and in the future," Putney says.
Putney joined MDSERVE in January 2003, from the WebMD Strategic Markets Group. He previously held Sales and Marketing management positions at Infinity Broadcasting, Community Health Center Management, and HealthPro & Medical Manager-WebMD. At MDSERVE he previously served as Vice President of Sales & Marketing, leading the company to two consecutive years of 100% sales growth, as well as Executive Vice President and Acting CEO.
MDSERVE is a healthcare information technology company that offers a Total Technology Solution through consultive relationships and a suite of products and services including practice management, electronic health records, accounting packages, custom reporting, managed IT and data center services as well as web-based training and certification. MDSERVE is unique among IT providers because it is wholly owned by community health centers and works in partnership with NACHC, the National Association of Community Health Centers, to offer the Technology Support Program ("TSP").
Contact
John Putney, VP Communications
MDSERVE
4800 Sugar Grove Blvd., Suite 200
Stafford, TX 77477
(281) 295-1589
jfputney@mdserve.com
www.mdserve.com