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Accretive Health Names Stephen Schuckenbrock President and CEO; Mary Tolan Elected Chairman

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Accretive Health Names Stephen Schuckenbrock President and CEO;

Mary Tolan Elected Chairman

CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The Board of Directors of Accretive Health, Inc. (NYS: AH) announced today that Stephen Schuckenbrock, formerly president of Dell Services, has been named President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Accretive Board of Directors effective on April 3, 2013. Firm co-founder and current President and Chief Executive Officer Mary Tolan has been elected Chairman of the Board of Directors. Co-founder and current Chairman of the Board J. Michael Cline will continue to serve as a director of the company.

“In nine years Accretive Health has grown from a startup to a $1 billion company in market capitalization. As we continue to serve a rapidly changing healthcare marketplace, the new, enhanced management team is a natural evolution as part of our growth. Steve’s strengths in technology, driving growth at Dell Services and operational execution will add to an already capable team,” Cline said.

As president of Dell Services, he oversaw a full range of business solutions from infrastructure and cloud to Business Process Outsourcing. He was responsible for developing and delivering end-to-end IT services and business solutions for global corporations, government, healthcare providers and educational institutions around the world. His work at Dell also included President of Dell’s Large Enterprise business and Chief Information Officer.

“I am excited and honored to be taking this leadership role in a company that I believe can make a real difference in healthcare. In a very short time, Mary and her team have created an innovative business model around the important core mission of improving healthcare for providers and patients alike. Mary’s leadership and expertise will be key as we seek to meet and exceed customer needs in a complex and rapidly evolving industry. I look forward to partnering with Mary and the entire leadership team to take the company to the next level,” Schuckenbrock said.

Said Tolan: “For some time now, the Board and I have been looking to add to the intellectual and operational firepower of our senior leadership ranks. I am delighted to say we have found an extraordinary executive, Steve Schuckenbrock,” adding, “We expect that his experience in scaling the $8.5 billion technology services business at Dell, which had significant healthcare focus and excelled in customer outcomes, will be an important catalyst for our company.”

Prior to Dell, Schuckenbrock was co-chief operating officer and executive vice president of global sales and services for EDS. Before joining …read more
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Everest Group Names Dell Services as Leader in Healthcare Provider Application Outsourcing Service P

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Everest Group Names Dell Services as Leader in Healthcare Provider Application Outsourcing Service Providers

  • Dell Services recognized as a Leader based on analysis of Dell’s IT and business solutions in Healthcare Provider Application Outsourcing
  • Everest Group PEAK Matrix assessed Dell’s market success and delivery capability against competitors and positioned Dell number one

PLANO, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Dell Services today announced that Everest Group positioned Dell as a “Leader” in its Performance | Experience | Ability | Knowledge (PEAK) Matrix for Healthcare Provider Application Outsourcing (AO) Service Providers. Everest Group analyzed the capabilities of eight leading AO service providers based on their market success and delivery capability, and then divided the field into three categories: Leaders, Major Contenders and Emerging Players. Among its competitors, Everest Group positioned Dell Services at the top of the Leader category.

Everest Group recognized Dell as the standout provider, acknowledging Dell Services‘ strong legacy as a leader in healthcare IT and robust capabilities, including EMR cloud and disaster recovery services, cloud clinical archiving and mobility solutions. Dell’s competitive advantages include deep application, business process and infrastructure outsourcing capabilities with large and medium-sized customers, as well as multiple relationships with leading healthcare vendors. The PEAK Matrix also noted the Dell Services acquisition strategy, including security expertise through SecureWorks and apps modernization through Make Technologies and Clerity Solutions, as a key market differentiator.

“The healthcare market is witnessing fundamental changes, as healthcare providers are incented to leverage IT and analytics for improving care quality and health outcomes, while bringing down the cost of care,” said Jimit Arora, vice president, Everest Group. “Hospitals, physicians, health insurers and life science companies alike are looking to service providers to help get the most out of their applications and technology resources to improve processes and drive down costs. Among the service providers we analyzed in the healthcare provider segment, Dell was the leader based on its depth of knowledge and breadth of capabilities.”

More than 2,000 hospitals and 30,000 physicians worldwide rely on Dell for IT support, benefiting from Dell’s full-service, end-to-end IT solutions. Dell works with healthcare organizations to affordably and effectively deploy electronic medical records; improve business processes; enhance access to and gain insights from their data; …read more
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