Amendola Communications Congratulates Health Catalyst and Phytel on Being Named "Cool Vendors" for Healthcare Providers by Gartner

PHOENIX, AZ, May 11, 2013

Amendola Communications, a full service public relations and marketing agency specializing in healthcare IT, congratulates clients Health Catalyst and Phytel on being included as a "Cool Vendor" in the Cool Vendors for Healthcare Providers, 2013 (i) report by Gartner, Inc.

Gartner, widely recognized as one of the world's leading information technology research and advisory companies, profiled five companies, including Health Catalyst and Phytel. According to the report, "Each of this year's Cool Vendors for CIOs, CMIOs and healthcare IT leaders offers an innovative way to respond to the stress that arises from wholesale changes in healthcare systems."

"For our healthcare system to succeed in the transformation to value-based care, the world's most innovative companies must step up and contribute powerful new technologies, guided by the shared vision of better, more cost-effective care for everyone," said Jodi Amendola, CEO of Amendola Communications. "We have been fortunate to have helped a number of these innovators achieve market success. I'm proud to congratulate two of them, Phytel and Health Catalyst, on being named 'cool vendors' by Gartner."

Download a copy of Gartner's "Cool Vendors for Healthcare Providers, 2013" report here.
http://pages.healthcatalyst.com/EM201305GartnerCoolVendor_GartnerReportRequestFormLP.html

Health Catalyst, the leader in healthcare data warehousing, empowers health systems to turn information into a strategic asset with powerful "discovery applications" built on the Health Catalyst Late-Binding Data Warehouse platform. These analytic applications provide executives and clinicians with drill-down functionality leading to insights that inform their care improvement efforts. To achieve results, Health Catalyst provides analytic modules within the EDW specific to operational or clinical focus areas such as heart failure readmissions or central line infections. These modules provide dedicated teams with the tools and a proven, systematic approach to improve care processes in important ways that make a significant impact.

Phytel, the leader in automated, provider-led population health improvement, enables providers to better manage quality and proactively improve chronic and preventive care across a population. Phytel's platform for population health improvement -- enables the care management processes to scale and enhance patient engagement across the board. The technology stratifies populations by health risk and automates personalized care interventions for members of a population at any level of risk. As a result, Phytel clients can more effectively support emerging care delivery models.

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(i) Gartner "Cool Vendors in Healthcare Providers 2013," by Wes Rishel, Zafar Chaudry, M.D., Thomas J. Handler, M.D., Barry Runyon, and Vi Shaffer. 4/22/2013.

About Amendola Communications
Amendola Communications is a full-service, national public relations, social media and marketing communications firm serving the healthcare, healthcare IT, pharmaceutical and high tech industries. AC's award-winning PR pros combine creativity, a strategic approach and tactical excellence to implement targeted programs that contribute to clients' bottom-line success. Their deep industry knowledge and long-standing media, blogger and analyst relationships enable them to position clients as thought leaders and differentiate them from the competition. For more information, contact Todd Stein at 916-346-4213, tstein@ACmarketingPR.com, visit http://www.acmarketingpr.com, follow us on Twitter and find us on Facebook.