Cleveland, Ohio (PRWEB) July 29, 2013 -- Socrates Analytics, a healthcare IT company that helps hospitals to strategically control costs, today announced the hiring of Jim Evans as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Evans brings 20 years of expertise in healthcare data management, strategy, reimbursement and corporate development. He is a specialist in payer and provider markets and previously held senior roles in the past.
“We’re very excited to have Jim on the team,” says Conor P. Delaney, M.D., founder of Socrates. “Jim brings precisely the depth of experience and extensive relationships we need to scale this business.”
Socrates Analytics enables hospitals to analyze granular utilization of hospital resources to better manage risk and optimize spending. The business was launched in October 2012 with funding from University Hospitals Case Medical Center.
“University Hospitals is pleased with the valuable data analytics that Socrates Analytics has consistently provided the hospital,” says Brad Bond, Vice President of Treasury, University Hospitals. “Under Jim’s leadership, we look forward to continued growth and success of the company.”
“There is an enormous market opportunity in helping hospitals improve efficiency, evaluate business models, and assess risk in the next generation of healthcare,” said Evans. “Dr. Delaney’s leadership and University Hospitals’ sponsorship have built the foundation upon which we will grow one of the most valuable healthcare startups in the city of Cleveland.”
About Socrates Analytics
Founded in 2012 by Dr. Conor P. Delaney MD MCh PhD, Chief of the Division of Colorectal Surgery at University Hospital Case Medical Center, Socrates helps hospitals adapt to the current changes in reimbursement, which has shifted financial risk to the service providers. Socrates highlights and tracks achievable clinical process improvements and reveals the financial risks of all the services offered. By providing high resolution for better care, Socrates is an essential tool to plan future hospital business decisions. For more information, please visit http://www.socratesanalytics.com.
About University Hospitals
University Hospitals serves the needs of patients through an integrated network of hospitals, outpatient centers and primary care physicians. At the core of our health system is University Hospitals Case Medical Center. The primary affiliate of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, University Hospitals Case Medical Center is home to some of the most prestigious clinical and research centers of excellence in the nation and the world, including cancer, pediatrics, women's health, orthopedics and spine, radiology and radiation oncology, neurosurgery and neuroscience, cardiology and cardiovascular surgery, organ transplantation and human genetics. Its main campus includes the internationally celebrated UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, ranked among the top children’s hospitals in the nation; UH MacDonald Women's Hospital, Ohio's only hospital for women; and UH Seidman Cancer Center, part of the NCI-designated Case Comprehensive Cancer Center at Case Western Reserve University. University Hospitals Case Medical Center is the 2012 recipient of the American Hospital Association – McKesson Quest for Quality Prize for its leadership and innovation in quality improvement and safety.
For more information, go to http://www.uhhospitals.org
Drake Gheta, Socrates Analytics, http://www.socratesanalytics.com, +1 (216) 931-0321, [email protected]
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