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MedeAnalytics selects Savvis to help expansion of healthcare
business services
25 June 2009
Savvis Inc has won a contract to provide managed IT infrastructure
services to MedeAnalytics, a leading healthcare performance analytics
company.
MedeAnalytics customers, including the Healthcare Financial
Management Association (HFMA), which represents the National Health
Service (NHS) and healthcare finance professionals across the UK, will
now have access to analytics solutions that improve the operational and
clinical performance of their businesses.
MedeAnalytics provides on-demand business intelligence for the
healthcare sector, with more than 700 healthcare organizations in its
network. Its performance analytics solutions help improve financial,
operational and clinical performance by monitoring and measuring key
metrics necessary to successfully manage a healthcare business,
including segmenting patients by their ability to pay, finding cash that
has been misallocated and analyzing call volumes in call centres.
Under the terms of the agreement, Savvis is providing MedeAnalytics
with managed IT infrastructure services delivered from one of its ISO
27001 certified hosting facilities in the UK. The solution includes
virtualized utility services consisting of managed compute and storage,
managed network as well as managed security that features threat
management services, intrusion detection systems and virtualized
firewalls.
The Savvis solution underpins MedeAnalytics’ SaaS delivery model
providing customers with more timely access to its cutting-edge
software; eliminates the need to operate the application within the
enterprise; and reduces manpower and costs associated with software
maintenance. As MedeAnalytics’ network of healthcare customers continues
to expand, Savvis’ global footprint of 28 data centres can scale to
provide extra capacity the company needs to meet the increasing demand
for SaaS.
MedeAnalytics recently underwent significant expansion in the UK,
which required the company to quickly develop and deploy a
locally-based, managed IT infrastructure services solution to support
its expanding SaaS business model.
Without an in-house IT team in the UK to handle the IT infrastructure
needs and also its business and clients, MedeAnalytics selected Savvis
to build and deliver an outsourced IT infrastructure solution in a very
short timeframe.
“Our SaaS delivery model is what differentiates us from most of our
other competitors that are still purchasing and installing software
themselves. With more and more customers joining the MedeAnalytics
community, we needed to ensure we could quickly deploy our SaaS platform
to stay ahead in the UK,” said David Watson, Senior Vice President,
Chief Information & Technology Officer.
“After evaluating a number of options, we selected Savvis based on
the strong reputation of its SaaS-enabling IT infrastructure services,
its global capabilities and local team in the UK. Savvis responded
quickly with a high availability and high performance SaaS
infrastructure solution that will expand with us as we continue to help
our customers focus on the business of healthcare.”
“We are committed to providing unmatched support and services that
serve as the foundation of our customers’ critical applications and
ensure that their businesses continue to grow,” said Tom Riley, Senior
Vice President, Managing Director Savvis International. “We look forward
to working with MedeAnalytics to identify new technology solutions that
empower the global healthcare industry to deliver quality patient care
while effectively managing their financial performance.”
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