MedSpeed Strengthens Technology Group with New VP
New team member supports company growth and commitment to
technology innovation.
Elmhurst, IL, February 19, 2013-MedSpeed LLC,
an HFMA peer-reviewed partner that strengthens supply chain and
overall business operations through centralized healthcare transportation
networks, today announced that it is bolstering its management team
and offering with the appointment of Chris Calhoun as vice
president of information technology.
Mr. Calhoun will lead the company's growing technology team to
expand and enhance MedSpeed's proprietary technology
platform. His new role will include a core focus on product
innovation, scalability and the continued development of
repeatable, efficient processes.
"Technology plays an essential role in providing high quality,
efficient service and generating the information needed to make
smart, informed business decisions," said Bonni Kaplan, MedSpeed's
vice president of marketing. "It is crucial to our customers that
our technology remains state-of-the-art and reliable and ensures
accurate chain of custody to enhance the patient experience. Chris
is highly knowledgeable about the healthcare industry, understands
the challenges the industry faces today and knows how to
successfully overcome these challenges."
Mr. Calhoun has more than 15 years of information technology
experience in applications development and engineering, project
management, product development, infrastructure and leadership.
Most recently, he served as vice president and chief information
officer for Pharos Innovations, a technology driven healthcare
services provider, where he oversaw the company's internal
infrastructure and led the development of the company's new
technology platform. Prior to Pharos, Mr. Calhoun held technology
leadership positions with McKesson and HealthCom Partners. He
received a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of
Dayton.
About MedSpeed
Every patient interaction, from a routine clinic visit to an
urgent blood transfusion, relies in some way on the same-day pickup
and delivery of a specimen, pharmaceutical, radiology film, blood
product, medical record or supply. MedSpeed is an ISO-certified,
technology-enhanced healthcare transportation
solutions provider that strengthens supply chain and overall
business operations through centralized transportation networks.
MedSpeed has also been granted the "Peer Reviewed by HFMA®"
designation, a rigorous eleven-step objective third party
evaluation of products and services conducted by the Healthcare
Financial Management Association (HFMA). For more than twelve
years, MedSpeed's Lean Six Sigma approach to transportation design
and execution has transformed transportation into
globally-optimized, leverageable logistical frameworks that
consistently deliver operational quality, economic value and strategic advantage.