Press Release
For Immediate Release
MedeFinance and Media Contact: James T. Quist Chairman & CEO 510.647.1300 extension 204 email: jquist@medefinance.com
MedeFinance Announces Key Appointments to Fuel Continued Expansion
OAKLAND, Calif.– June 3, 2004 — Emeryville-based MedeFinance, a leading provider of revenue cycle analytics for the healthcare industry, announced today the appointment of Rudy Varela as Vice President of Sales for the U.S. southern region, and Colette Henderson as a Director of Strategic Accounts. As regional Vice President of Sales, Mr. Varela is responsible for sales and territory management for MedeFinance's suite of business intelligence tools, including ATB Manager™, a module currently installed in over 400 U.S. hospitals to help hospital management monitor and measure key performance metrics of the revenue and accounts receivable cycle. Mr. Varela has more than 25 years' of sales management experience in large-scale technology systems and solution-oriented software applications. Most recently, he was Director of Business Development for Creative Healthcare USA. Varela also previously served as Sr. Vice President of Sales for McKesson Corporation. Colette Henderson joins MedeFinance as a Director of Strategic Accounts, and is responsible for maintaining and managing client and partner relationships with select MedeFinance accounts. Ms. Henderson brings more than 14 years of business development, consulting, and information technology experience to the company, and was most recently a senior-level consultant with EDS Corporation. She has also previously held management positions at Healtheon/WebMD Corporation, and Accenture. “Both Rudy and Colette have the talent and real world experience to help us meet our ambitious growth and customer-service objectives. They immediately strengthen our management team and will be a tremendous asset for the company,” stated Jim Quist, Chairman and CEO of MedeFinance. About MedeFinance MedeFinance is a leading provider of revenue cycle analytics for the healthcare industry. The company is recognized for delivering innovative products and services that improve bottom-line performance and create sustainable value for its clients, which include Kaiser Permanente, Tenet Healthcare Corp., Partners HealthCare, and Triad Healthcare Inc. MedeFinance is a privately held company based in Emeryville, Calif. To find out more about MedeFinance, visit www.medefinance.com.