CareTech Solutions to Honor Customers With Rising Star Awards and Highlight Security Support Services at HIMSS 2016

TROY, MI--(Marketwired - February 29, 2016) - CareTech Solutions, a leader in information technology (IT) and end-user interface services for U.S. hospitals and health systems, today announced it will present its annual Rising Star customer awards and exhibit at the Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) 2016 Annual Conference and Exhibition from February 29 - March 4, 2016, in Las Vegas, at booth #1221. The company will demonstrate its clinical service desk, IT performance monitoring and provisioning services, that enhance the end-user experience while collectively helping hospital and health systems ensure the security of protected health information (PHI) and mitigate IT problems, amid increasing cybersecurity risks and a shifting landscape due to healthcare reform.

CareTech Solutions will also showcase three new products, designed to further streamline IT functions and support customers' focus on patient care and satisfaction, including:

• Application support services, to stabilize day-to-day healthcare IT operations in a high-volume, post-go-live environment through customizable, cost-effective application support services

• Integration services, to support interface engine implementation, migration and support, facilitating the transfer and transformation of data to critical systems throughout the hospital's environment

• Mobility services, to allow customers to improve patient engagement and satisfaction, through custom-developed mobile applications

"We make it a priority to consistently provide our customers with the tools and services they need to thrive, especially as healthcare delivery transitions to value-based care, and processes must be optimized to promote value and better outcomes," said Jim Giordano, president and CEO of CareTech Solutions. "To do so, data must be integrated throughout the entire healthcare infrastructure, and rising patient consumerism must be prioritized. We're pleased to now offer integration services, mobility services and application support services to customers, to help them address these healthcare challenges, advance the end-user experience and optimize patient engagement and clinical outcomes."

In addition, CareTech Solutions will present 14 customers with 2015/2016 Rising Star Awards, a corporate award program in its ninth year that recognizes clients who exemplify leadership in using information technology as a strategic advantage for their organizations, on Tuesday, March 1 from 10-11 a.m. PT, at HIMSS booth #1221. The winners are (in alphabetical order): Adventist Healthcare, Avera Health, Beaumont Health, Covenant Care, Dignity Health, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Lehigh Valley Hospital, Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital, Mount Sinai Health Systems, MultiCare Health System, Nebraska Medical Center, Saint Luke's Health System, San Luis Valley Health and The Detroit Medical Center.

"Every year, we take a moment at our Rising Star Awards to applaud the hard work demonstrated by our clients in creating optimized healthcare IT environments where patient care comes first, and this year is no different," said Giordano. "From deploying successful multi-go lives to optimizing overall IT delivery to improving the end-user experience, our clients have addressed complicated IT challenges to better their organizations through efficiency, security and quality. We're proud of their success and look forward to continued partnerships with our clients to drive clinical and IT transformation."

To learn more about CareTech Solutions, visit booth #1221 at HIMSS16 from February 29 - March 4 in Las Vegas. Additionally, join the CareTech Solutions team for cocktails, food and conversation at Harrah's Piano Bar on Tuesday, March 1, from 4-6 p.m. PT and at Madame Tussaud's on Wednesday, March 2, from 4-6 p.m. PT. For registration, please call 248.640.0263.

About CareTech Solutions

CareTech Solutions is a leader in information technology (IT) and end-user interface services for U.S. hospitals and health systems. CareTech's more than 1,400 U.S.-based professionals create value for clients through customized IT solutions that contribute to improving the patient experience while lowering healthcare costs. From implementing emerging technologies to supporting day-to-day IT operations, CareTech offers clients expert health information technology services earning it the 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, and 2015/2016 Best in KLAS award for IT Outsourcing (Extensive), and the 2012, 2013, and 2015/2016 IT Partial Outsourcing Award as ranked by healthcare executives and professionals in the respected annual "Best in KLAS Awards: Software & Services" report. CareTech Solutions is a health IT subsidiary of HTC Global Services, a global provider of IT solutions and business process outsourcing services. Learn more about CareTech Solutions at www.caretech.com.