INSPIRING OTHERS WITH HIS LEADERSHIP: The HCI Group’s CEO, Richard A. Caplin is named as a finalist for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ 2014 Award in Florida.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — May 28, 2014 — The HCI Group is proud to announce that Richard A. Caplin, CEO, was selected by EY (an Ernst & Young Global Limited company) as a finalist for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ 2014 Award in Florida.
Mr. Caplin was selected by EY as a Florida finalist in the Healthcare category for Northeast Florida.
“This is a tremendous opportunity and I am humbled to have been selected as a finalist,” says Mr. Caplin. “At HCI, we are fortunate to have a dedicated team of professionals who is committed to becoming the global leader in healthcare IT consulting and driving down the cost of patient care.“
Mr. Caplin adds that this organizational passion and drive is what has led to the ongoing success and growth of the HCI Group. “Our approach to healthcare IT is what sets us apart; understanding our customer’s needs and providing solutions that will ultimately help our clients provide better and more cost effective patient care.”
The HCI Group has experienced outstanding growth from 2011 - 2013. With a 160 percent growth in employment and an incredible 457 percent growth in annual revenue, Mr. Caplin says he is proud of the hard work and commitment of the HCI team and look forward to continued success.
According to Greg Rosica, EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Florida program partner, “These finalists were selected from 70 nominations by a panel of independent judges.” He continues, “Collectively, these finalists grew their employment by 19 percent and their revenues by nearly 32 percent between 2011 and 2013.”
Rosica adds that this award program recognizes high-growth entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities.
Award recipients will be announced at a special gala event on Thursday, June 12th at the Hilton Orlando.
About the HCI Group
The HCI Group is a global health IT company with headquarters in Jacksonville, Fla. and international headquarters in the United Kingdom, with activities across the U.S., U.K., Middle East and Australia. It offers a broad scope of IT solutions, helping hospitals plan, implement and sustain enterprise information technology systems over the long term. Its services include enterprise IT system implementation and training, specialty service lines in optimization, clinical adoption, integration and testing, go-live and advisory services. The HCI Group’s clients include Johns Hopkins, Tenet Healthcare and UMC Health System (Texas Tech) in the U.S., as well as health systems in the United Kingdom and the Middle East.
Inc. Magazine recognized the HCI Group as the fastest-growing private health care company and the third fastest-growing company overall in the nation on its 2013 Inc. 500 list.
