Vitalize Consulting Solutions, Inc.

VCS Expands their Ambulatory Offerings

Cyndi Cahill — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:14:00 EST

Vitalize Consulting Solutions, Inc. (VCS) is launching an initiative to better serve our clients’ current challenges with Ambulatory solutions. Along with their established practices Cerner, Siemens, Eclipsys, Epic, MEDITECH, and McKesson, VCS will now provide consultants with expertise in Allscripts, eClinicalWorks, GE Healthcare, and NextGen applications. Each VCS ambulatory team member averages 14 years of healthcare experience and is dedicated to assisting with implementations, upgrades, optimizations, custom reporting, interfaces, and assessments across a broad range of solutions.

A Consultant’s Creed

Bill Childs — 26 Jun 2009

A few years ago I interviewed a very successful consultant in order to obtain some insight into the HIT consulting business. He told me that his bill rate was over $300.00 an hour. I asked him, in his own words, to define a great consultant. With tongue in cheek, he told this story. “When a client asks a great consultant ‘What time is it?’ the consultant will ask to see the client’s watch and ask ‘What time do you want it to be?”’ When I asked, “Did the consultant give the watch back to the client?” He smiled and said “That depends!”

Third Time’s a Charm – VCS ranks 62nd on the 2009 HCI Informatics Top 100 List

Cyndi Cahill — 01 Jun 2009

Kennett Square, PA– June, 2009– For the third year in a row Vitalize Consulting Solutions, Inc. (VCS), a leader in solution driven consulting, has been recognized by one of the healthcare industries leading magazines, Healthcare Informatics, as a Top 100 Healthcare IT company. Published in June, VCS was featured at #62 based on healthcare IT revenues. VCS had previously appeared on the list in 2008 at spot 71 and in 2007 at spot 84.

MEDITECH names Vitalize Consulting Solutions, Inc. an Approved Advanced Clinical Consulting Vendor

Cyndi Cahill — 06 May 2009

Kennett Square, PA– May 4, 2009– The healthcare software leader MEDITECH has added Vitalize Consulting Solutions, Inc. (VCS) to their list of approved advanced clinical consulting vendors. The consultants on the list represent some of the most respected and knowledgeable names in healthcare consulting. This partnership is granted to firms who have invested significant effort in gaining knowledge in MEDITECH systems and signals that VCS is a high quality vendor with a positive relationship with MEDITECH and their customers.

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) – The Next Big Thing

Jack Wagner — 30 Apr 2009

Virtualization, virtualization, virtualization. At every turn, we are confronted with the term “virtualization” and the talk of the potential it holds for our organizations. In truth, much of the potential is there and the effects of “virtualization” can help many of us get closer to our goal of trimming operating expenses by “going green” (another oft-used buzzword). However, no sooner do we get used to the idea of virtualized servers than we get hit by the next big wave, “virtualized desktops.” What are these devices? How do they help my organization? How do they work? Is there a pot of gold at the end of the virtualization rainbow? Is there an angry leprechaun protecting that pot of gold? (Sorry for that last one, I got carried away). Back on topic, virtualization is an intriguing and promising technology and that requires expertise to employ it successfully.

The Role of a Project Sponsor

Linda Franks — 02 Apr 2009

The role of the project sponsor is a topic that is not specifically addressed in the Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) and therefore may be an area that is potentially overlooked during project planning. It is ultimately the project manager’s responsibility to provide the customer guidance on the need for this very important role and should be one of the first discussions that occur once the project manager is engaged.

VCS Gives Back to the Community at HIMSS ‘09

Cyndi Cahill — 17 Mar 2009

Kennett Square, PA– March 2, 2009 – Mmm Mmm Good Deeds. Vitalize Consulting Solutions Inc., (VCS) will team up with the Greater Chicago Food Depository this year at HIMSS annual conference to help fight the battle against hunger in Chicago’s Cook County. It’s been a hard year for many and the executives at VCS were having a tough time shelling out the usual dollars to participate in the conference. CEO Bruce Cerullo says “With some major vendors pulling their support out this year, we definitely thought about the necessity of the usual spending. But our food bank campaign struck a perfect balance. On a reduced show budget and an increased charitable donation promise, we’re able to be a part of HIMSS and help the Chicago community. It’s a good reflection of who we are.”

Considerations for Adding Third Party Content to the Electronic Health Record

Ann Marie Tyrell, RN, MS, CEN — 12 Mar 2009

Installation of an integrated electronic health record is a time consuming, labor intensive task. Organizations frequently turn to third party content to assist in defining content, completing the build, establishing clinical guidelines, improving documentation, decreasing variation in practice, and measuring success in patient care improvement. However, third party content provides some challenges to the build and maintenance, as well as end user understanding and adoption planning. Considerations for managing third party content for clinical, pharmacy, order set, and discharge instruction content are reviewed with recommendations for clinical adoption and technical build.

Vitalize Consulting Solutions, Inc. Acquires r3 Health Partners to Benefit Clients' Accessibility of High Quality Resources

Cyndi Cahill — 5 Mar 2009

VCS is thrilled to announce the March 02, 2009 acquisition of r3 Health Partners, LLC. ("r3"). Combining with r3 adds three important contributions to VCS' future.

CEO Bruce Cerullo featured in HISTech

HIStech — 1 Feb 2009

In a special feature for HISTech, Bruce discusses VCS’ high client and employee satisfaction as a product of human investment, despite a natural tendency to rely on technology. He describes VCS as a people-centered organization that focuses on making its clients and employees happy as a secret to strong, long-term growth...

Vitalize Consulting Solutions, Inc. Makes the PHILADELPHIA 100® As One of the Region’s Fastest Growing Privately-held Companies

Gwen Cantarera — 23 Oct 2008

Vitalize Consulting Solutions, Inc. (VCS) has been recognized as one of the fastest growing, privately held companies in the Philadelphia region. This year, VCS has been acknowledged as number 53 on the list, extending the tradition of continual growth since the company’s inception.

Vitalize Consulting Solutions Makes an Encore Appearance on the Inc. 5000 List

Jennifer Verdiani — 10 Sep 2008

Vitalize Consulting Solutions, Inc. (VCS) has been added to Inc. 5000's fastest growing private companies in America for the second year in a row. Touting an impressive 353% growth in the last three years, VCS has landed at number 1062 on the list.

Epic Systems Corporation names Vitalize Consulting Solutions, Inc. as a Certified Consultant

Jennifer Verdiani — 7 Aug 2008

The healthcare software giant Epic has added Vitalize Consulting Solutions, Inc. (VCS) to their list of certified consultants. The 25 consultants on the certified consultant list represent some of the most respected and profitable names in healthcare consulting.

VCS recognized in Healthcare Informatics Top 100

Jennifer Verdiani — 6 Jun 2008

VCS ranks 71st in this years Healthcare Informatics Top 100, after debuting at number 84 last year.

Vitalize Consulting Solutions, Inc. Announces Newest Board Member

Jennifer Verdiani — 5 Jun 2008

Vitalize Consulting Solutions, Inc. (VCS) is pleased to announce that they have named James H. Crook to their Board of Directors.

Vitalize Consulting Solutions, Inc. Recapitalized and Acquires Lucida Healthcare IT to Strengthen Their Team

Cyndi Cahill — 31 Dec 2007

VCS Recapitalizes and Acquires Lucida.

Inc. 5000 - 2007 VCS Debut #883

Inc. 5000 — 29 Aug 2007

To be included in America's fastest growing private companies is quite an honor. VCS qualified as #21 in the Philadelphia Region and the only representative from Kennett Square, Pa.

Who’s Who in Healthcare IT

Healthcare Informatics — 05 Jun 2007

The Lay of the Land - is the actual title of the Healthcare Informatics 100. The actual article which starts on page 18, VCS #84 on page 52 and the culmination - our VCS ad on page 59. If you would like more information on how we got to be in the top 100, please contact us at 610-444-1233 or visit our website.

I.T. Threats: Obvious, Unknown or Hyped?

Healthcare Informatics — 01 May 2007

“Most security issues have to do with things the I.T. department doesn’t know about,” John Smaling, principal at Vitalize Consulting Solutions Inc. of Kennett Square, Pa. contends. “Unless I.T. is involved in the procurement process, computers will unknowingly enter the organization and fall under the security radar.”