International Process Excellence Organization Names Phytel a Finalist for Four Awards

DALLAS, Nov. 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Phytel, the leader in automated provider-led population health, has been selected as a finalist for four prestigious awards by the Process Excellence Network, a global online community of 92,000 process excellence professionals. The awards recognize corporate process excellence initiatives as well as individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the advancement of process excellence. 

For the third straight year, Phytel is a finalist for the Best Business Process Improvement Program award, as well as a finalist for the Best Technology-Enabled Process Improvement Project and Best Business Transformation Project awards.  Additionally, Phytel Vice President of Quality Jerry Green is a finalist for an individual award recognizing the Program Director of the Year.

Phytel is the only healthcare IT company to be named as a finalist in those categories. Winners will be determined by a panel of more than 15 industry leaders and experts in Lean Six Sigma (L6S) and Business Process Management, and announced on January 20^th, 2015 during PEX Week 2015 in Orlando, FL – the largest L6S conference in the world.

The awards recognize process excellence leaders and organizations that have implemented L6S and business process excellence initiatives to systematically manage enterprises, pinpoint process improvement opportunities, develop solutions and ensure benefits are realized.

"We are thrilled to once again be nominated as finalists for these prestigious awards, which reflect the significant contributions Phytel has made to improving our customer service and satisfaction, software development, and implementation methodology for our clients," said Tom Frosheiser, Chief Operating Officer of Phytel.

Last year, the Process Excellence Network named Green the Community Contributor of the Year.

Groundbreaking New Book Details the Process

Phytel recently published "Provider-Led Population Health Management," a book by Chief Medical Officer Richard Hodach, MD, MPH, PhD, with a forward by David B. Nash, MD, MBA, founding dean of the School of Population Health Management at Thomas Jefferson University School of Medicine. The book outlines key strategies and case examples of how health systems are leveraging L6S and process excellence in implementing population health management with the help of information technology. "This book is a must-read for anyone interested in population health," said Donald W. Fisher Ph.D., President and CEO of the American Medical Group Association. Find out more at www.providerledpopulationhealth.com.

About Phytel

The premier company empowering physician-led population health improvement, Phytel provides physicians with proven technology to deliver timely, coordinated care to their patients. Phytel's SaaS-based registry uses evidence-based chronic and preventive care protocols to identify and notify patients due for service, while tracking compliance and measuring quality and financial results. The only company to combine care management automation with an advanced patient engagement engine, Phytel has been heralded by KLAS as an "early leader" in population health management, with a "historical lead" in patient engagement capabilities. Phytel is also ISO 9001:2008 certified, confirming adherence to ISO's internationally recognized Total Quality Management (TQM) standards. For more information, please visit www.phytel.com. Follow us on Twitter and find us on Facebook.

Media Contact:
Amendola Communications for Phytel
Todd Stein – 916.346.4213
[email protected]

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