McKesson Presents ICARE Award to New York Company Precision HealthCare Consultants

Precision HealthCare Consultants announces that its president, Vanessa Best was honored by McKesson as the 2008 Medisoft ICARE Award Winner. The Gala Awards Celebration was held Wednesday January 28, 2009 at the Renaissance Atlanta Hotel. The 250 in attendance gave a standing ovation as Vanessa Best

Baldwin, NY (February 12, 2009) –

Precision HealthCare Consultants announces that its president, Vanessa Best was honored by McKesson as the 2008 Medisoft ICARE Award Winner. The Gala Awards Celebration was held Wednesday January 28, 2009 at the Renaissance Atlanta Hotel. The 250 in attendance gave a standing ovation as Vanessa Best accepted the award for the company’s positive impact in the local healthcare community.

McKesson (NYSE:MCK), in addition to celebrating 175 years in business, ranked 18 on the Fortune 500 and in its most recent fiscal year saw revenues of $102 billion, McKesson emphasizes the importance of I Care. Mr. John Hammergren Chairman and CEO stated in a video after ringing the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) this summer, “At McKesson, we are guided by a common set of values: Integrity, Customer-First, Accountability, Respect and Excellence. These values shape the corporate culture and enable McKesson and local VAR’s (Value Added Resellers) to make a positive difference in the world.

McKesson’s Executive team including, David Henriksen, GM, Physician Practice Solutions, along with Bob Allen, Vice President of Sales, and Derek Schoonover GM of Medisoft presented the Inaugural 2008 ICARE Medisoft Award to Vanessa Best of Precision HealthCare. “I was honored to receive recognition from McKesson through the executive team!” exclaims Ms. Best. “To hear the accolades echoed thru the ballroom and receive standing ovation from over 250 nationwide colleagues in attendance was an amazing experience. It motivates me and my team to stay committed to the Shared Values of ICARE.”

Along with the excitement of Precision being chosen as a leader in the community, we learned about the release of the lowest priced CCHIT (Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology) certified EMR (Electronic Medical Record) next quarter. Medisoft Clinical will be offered by Precision HealthCare for practices looking to streamline their office and make it more efficient in a paperless fashion while staying with a nationally certified package.

Precision HealthCare provides online and audio seminars along with Training Workshops in the New York Metropolitan area that cover billing topics, credentialing, Medicare Regulations, Electronic Solutions, EMR and Medisoft Training. Ms. Best teaches coding classes and business startup seminars.

Precision HealthCare Consultants (http://www.precisionhcc.com) was recently featured in Small Business Opportunities Magazine and in 2007 was selected by Dell, the computer company giant, to be part of an exclusive group of businesses recognized as part of Dell’s commitment to small business. Ms. Best, President and CEO have also received certification from the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) as a CCS-P (Certified Coding Specialist, Physician Based) and with the American Academy of Procedural Coders (AAPC) as a CPC (Certified Procedural Coder). She is a member of the National Association of Female Executives and the author of “How to Jump Start a Successful Medial Billing Service”, a guide to enable others to follow in her footsteps by starting their own medical consulting firm.

Source: Medisoft