Healthlink Incorporated Appoints Dana Sellers President

HOUSTON, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Healthlink Incorporated, a Houston-based, provider focused, privately held, healthcare information systems consulting firm, today announced the appointment of Dana Sellers as President of the company. Mrs. Sellers will also continue as COO, an appointment she received last year. In addition to managing the company’s operations, Mrs. Sellers has responsibility for business development as well as many of the administrative services of the company. Ivo Nelson will remain as CEO of Healthlink.

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“Dana has been outstanding in her role as COO and an asset to Healthlink since she joined in 1992,” said Ivo Nelson, CEO. “In addition to her extensive experience in the healthcare industry, she has been instrumental in the growth the company has achieved over the last several years. The company’s operations have been strengthened due to her exceptional leadership, her customer focus, and commitment to the company’s core values. I have the highest level of confidence and respect for Dana as she takes on this important position.”

Mrs. Sellers has a track record of more than 24 years’ experience in the healthcare and information technology industries. She is a member of the Foundation Board of the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) with a corresponding position on the CHIME Board. Since joining Healthlink in 1992, she has held several positions including account manager, interim CIO at key client accounts, operations and business development positions, executive vice president managing the Healthlink implementation team, and most recently COO. Her experience previous to Healthlink includes positions with the IBM Corporation, Trinity Computing Systems, and DuPont. She has also held executive leadership positions in information systems, marketing, sales, operations, and strategic planning. Mrs. Sellers is also active in healthcare in her community and is currently Chairman of the Board of Healthcare for the Homeless-Houston.

About Healthlink

Since its inception in 1992, Healthlink Incorporated has dedicated itself to helping healthcare organizations achieve business and clinical performance improvement through the intelligent use of information technology and process redesign. Headquartered in Houston, Healthlink employs more than 400 consultants, serving clients throughout the nation, and recently opened offices in London and Washington D.C. Throughout its 12-year history, the company has completed more than 2,000 client engagements exclusively for healthcare provider organizations. Healthlink distinguishes itself as the healthcare industry’s process expertise leader and was recently recognized as the Number One Professional Services firm in Clinical Implementations in a study conducted by KLAS Enterprises. With process redesign at its core, Healthlink provides IT strategy, selection, implementation, and optimization consulting services to help healthcare organizations realize exceptional value from their IT-enabled initiatives. The company delivers these services based on its Prolink4(TM) methodology -- a proven approach that addresses key issues with governance, alignment, operations, and technology, ensuring that projects achieve desired business results. From clinical systems to financial systems, Healthlink provides the expertise to help organizations optimize their technology investments. For more information on Healthlink and its services, visit http://www.healthlinkinc.com/ .

CONTACT: Nhora Cortes-Comerer Healthlink Incorporated 212-687-1148 nhora.cortes-comerer@healthlinkinc.com

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CONTACT: Nhora Cortes-Comerer of Healthlink Incorporated,+1-212-687-1148, or nhora.cortes-comerer@healthlinkinc.com