JACKSONVILLE, FL – December 23, 2015 – U.S. leader in healthcare information technology expands global footprint; brings expertise to growing U.K. health information technology market.
The HCI Group, an industry – leading healthcare IT services consultancy, with operational bases in the United States and the United Kingdom, today announced it has acquired United Kingdom-‐based High Resolution Consulting and Resourcing. The acquisition is strategically designed to broaden the HCI Group’s international footprint, combining High Resolution’s expertise in the U.K. market with the HCI Group’s experience in global markets.
The move enables the HCI Group to expand its ability to assist global healthcare customers in the transformation and improvement of quality of care, while reducing costs.
“High Resolution has supported dozens of NHS Trusts and other healthcare organisations in the U.K., developing effective ICT strategies, securing funding for benefits-‐driven investments and procuring and implementing Electronic Patient Records solutions,” said Greg Jones, president, HCI Group. “That deep level of understanding within the U.K. market dovetails nicely with the HCI Group’s significant experience in U.S. clinical software that is now being adopted internationally.”
The expanded organisation offers all customers a full range of services with an emphasis on the effective use of technology as an enabler for cost reduction, improvements in patient care and transformational change. In addition to the combined best practices of two market–leading consultancies, the expanded array of benefits now includes access to a more diverse group of thought leaders, with experience in the world’s most evolved health informatics markets; increased individualised support through a staff team of 30 recruiters, 400 consultants and 600 independent contractors; the ability to ensure integration of IT systems to reduce costs; access to a dedicated data migration team; and information on practical applications to improve patient care through the use of collected data.
“The HCI Group has years of experience with helping healthcare organisations in the U.S. to adopt and implement technology. This will serve as a firm backbone for our collective growth,” said Lisa Shotton, managing director, High Resolution. “As the U.K. health digital market continues to mature, HCI’s foresight makes them perfect partners to provide leading healthcare technology expertise, management and ongoing consulting to our customers.”
The acquisition will not affect the fundamental working relationship between High Resolution and its customers, nor HCI and its customers. The only change will be the additional services and expertise that will be available.
About The HCI Group
The HCI Group is a global leader in healthcare IT consulting with headquarters in Jacksonville, Florida. and international headquarters in the United Kingdom. It offers a broad scope of healthcare IT solutions in more than 10 countries from North America, Europe, Middle East, Asia and Australia, helping healthcare organisations plan, implement and sustain enterprise information technology systems.
Its services include enterprise IT system implementation and training, specialty service lines in optimisation, clinical adoption, integration and testing, go-live and advisory services. Learn more about the HCI Group by visiting thehcigroup.com
About High Resolution Consulting and Resourcing
Since 2009, High Resolution Consulting and Resourcing has been facilitating successful outcomes in the health informatics market for our customers in the UK and Ireland.
Since its inception, High Resolution has assisted more than 80 NHS trusts and healthcare organisations in developing and realising digital strategies aligned to their particular corporate business objectives and set within the broader national context. High Resolution has provided its customers with a wide spectrum of consulting services including strategy definition, structured decision-making through business case development and procurements and the on-going implementation and management of systems. High Resolution has extensive expertise in Electronic Patient Record (EPR) systems, business change management, benefits realisation, and IT Services.
For additional information about High Resolution Consulting and Resourcing, please visit www.highresolutionconsulting.co.uk
Media Contact:
Anthony Binge Managing Director, International
HCI Group
Anthony.binge@thehcigroup.com
