For Third Consecutive Year Coastal Healthcare Consulting Earns 'Best in KLAS' for Clinical Implementation - Supportive

Seattle, WA (PRWEB) December 20, 2007 -- For the third consecutive year, Coastal Healthcare Consulting, Inc. (Coastal), a premier provider of information technology consulting services for healthcare facilities, has received the "Best in KLAS" designation for the professional services market segment Clinical Implementation - Supportive. This award is based on satisfaction surveys collected from interviews with healthcare providers who have used professional service firms for technology projects. This performance data was recently published in The Top 20 Year-End Best in KLAS Report, distributed by KLAS Enterprises.The "Best in KLAS" award means that Coastal ranked first among its peers for projects in which Coastal provided resources and tools for a portion of an implementation or upgrade, including key intellectual capital, and completed a measurable portion of the project.The Top 20 Year-End Best in KLAS Report showed Coastal with a 92.8 percent client satisfaction ranking for its Clinical Implementation - Supportive services; a two percent increase in its score from the previous year.

"We are extremely proud of our ability to provide clients with unmatched experience and knowledge to help address their healthcare information system needs," said Amy Collins, President, Coastal Healthcare Consulting. "We view each project as an opportunity to build a lasting relationship with our clients by delivering results-oriented, client-focused consulting services. We are delighted that once again, our clients are pleased with the services that Coastal delivers."

Coastal specializes in providing consulting resources to healthcare facilities in order to assist with the project management and implementation of information systems. Coastal follows a proven method and works closely with its clients to ensure the success of each phase of implementation. About Coastal Healthcare Consulting, Inc.Coastal Healthcare Consulting, Inc. (Coastal) is a premier provider of healthcare information systems consulting with a proven track record of performance over the last eleven years. Coastal's hard-working, client-focused professionals have the information, expertise and solutions to ensure successful completion of projects for healthcare facilities. Coastal specializes in providing project management and implementation services, including tailoring, testing, training and go-live, to an entire healthcare facility or to a single department.

For more information, visit http://www.coastalhealthcare.com.About KLAS Enterprises, LLCKLAS, founded in 1996, is the only research and consulting firm specializing in monitoring and reporting the performance of Healthcares Information Technology vendors and beginning in 2004, the performance of healthcare Professional Services Firms. The KLAS staff and advisory board offer an average of 25 years of healthcare information technology experience.

12/15/2007 Top 20 Year-end Best in KLAS Report, © 2007 KLAS Enterprises, LLC. All rights reserved.

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