CareTech Solutions, a Troy-based information technology and Web products and services provider for more than 150 U.S. hospitals, signed a five-year outsourcing contract with San Luis Valley Regional Medical Center, a 57-bed regional medical center and level IV trauma center in Alamosa, Colo.
"In an effort to achieve Meaningful Use and develop a culture of using information to enhance patient care, we knew we needed to look beyond our four walls for the IT expertise and bench strength that would get us over the goal line," said Russ Johnson, CEO, San Luis Valley Regional Medical Center. "CareTech Solutions came highly recommended as being both the strategic resource and operational powerhouse we wanted in our health IT partner."
CareTech's contract with San Luis Valley includes IT infrastructure and application management (strategic planning, performance measurement, problem solving, testing and resolution), network and server monitoring, and a healthcare-specific helpdesk with clinician support available 24/7.
CareTech earned the 2008, 2009 and 2010 Best in KLAS award for IT Outsourcing (Extensive) as ranked by healthcare executives and professionals in the Top 20 Best in KLAS Awards: Software & Professional Services report.
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