UP CHIEF HEALTH AND MEDICAL OFFICER JOINS HKS MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS BOARD

JOHN T. KELLY BRINGS SENIOR MEDICAL MANAGEMENT EXPERTISE TO HKS

HKS Medical Information Systems, the developer of the Organ Transplant Tracking Record (OTTR), has named John T. Kelly, M.D., Ph.D., to its board of directors.  Dr. Kelly is presently serving as vice president, chief health and medical officer, of Union Pacific Railroad, one of America’s leading transportation companies and the largest railroad in North America.

Douglas J. Perry, president and chief executive officer of HKS Medical Information Systems said Dr. Kelly has an extensive background in strategy development, quality improvement and clinical information management.   “He understands the day-to-day challenges of providing quality health care and the financial implications to an employer, health insurance provider, hospital and patient. His unique blend of clinical and business decision making experience will help us expand our leadership within the patient tracking software marketplace.”

Dr. Kelly said he is pleased to be able to join an innovator such as HKS Medical Information Systems.  “They have helped thousands of patients by integrating essential health information from many medical sources into a central repository.  OTTR allows health care providers to spend more time with patients, improve quality care and reduce costs.”

Dr. Kelly received his M.D. from Harvard Medical School and his Ph.D. from Harvard University. Prior to this appointment, Dr. Kelly was senior vice president, Scientific and Regulatory Affairs for Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America. He has held senior executive positions with a number of organizations including the American Medical Association and Aetna. He has served on the clinical faculties of the University of California, San Francisco; University of Chicago; and University of Pennsylvania.

ABOUT HKS MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS

HKS Medical Information Systems, Inc. is a privately held 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 strives to improve the quality of patient care and operational efficiencies for its clients.  HKS products include OTTR (Organ Transplant Tracking Record), the market leader in patient tracking software for organ transplant centers, and OTTR-HLA, which is a comprehensive software system to support the patient management, reporting and regulatory needs of the HLA laboratory.  At the present time, 52 hospital use OTTR to support more than 150 solid transplant programs in the United States and Canada.  These hospitals include Clarian Health Partners, BJC Health System and Shands Hospital at the University of Florida.  More information is available at www.hksys.com or 1-800-411-0975.