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HKS Medical
Information Systems is a private company headquartered in Omaha,
Nebraska. Founded in 1993 by Dr. Byers Shaw of the University of
Nebraska Medical Center, Hubert Hickman and Paul Kenyon Ph.D., HKS
Medical Information Systems has worked to develop state-of-the-art
software products that improve the quality of patient care, workflow
management and provide operational efficiencies for the healthcare
industry. HKS Medical Information Systems' premier product, OTTR (Organ
Transplant Tracking Record), was a break-through patient tracking
application and electronic health record (EHR) developed specifically
for solid organ transplant centers. HKS Medical Information Systems
currently has contracts with transplant centers in the United States
and Canada and supports over 200 different transplant programs in the
specialty areas of kidney, liver, heart, pancreas, islet, bowel, and
lung. HKS has created over 200 HL-7 compliant interfaces into OTTR from
various hospital information systems.
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In 2003, HKS
was named to Inc. Magazine’s list of 500 fastest growing private
companies. The University of Nebraska awarded HKS with the Walter
Scott Entrepreneurial Business Award in 2005. In 2008, HKS was named
to Inc's 5000 fastest growing private businesses.
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HKS currently
employs a dedicated, full-time staff engaged in software design and development,
project management and implementation, data conversion, report
creation, training, ongoing client support, sales, marketing and
administration.
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