Oct. 7, 2009 (Business Wire) -- Conifer Revenue Cycle Solutions, Inc. today announced that Chris Tyler has been named the company’s chief information officer. He will lead the company’s strategic focus on its technology needs and solutions as they relate to existing business systems and those of new Conifer clients.
“Over the past 30 years, we have invested hundreds of millions of dollars to build a readymade system that is automated, adaptable and scalable to meet hospitals’ needs, and we are very excited to have someone of Chris’ caliber to help us take our industry-leading infrastructure to the next level,” says Conifer Revenue Cycle Solutions President Stephen M. Mooney. “Chris has vast experience with the systems we already have in place and the insight we need to make sure we continue providing the best solutions possible for the hospitals and health systems we serve.”
Mr. Tyler comes to Conifer with more than 13 years of service at Perot Systems Corporation, 11 of which were dedicated to Tenet Healthcare. Most recently, he served as Perot’s chief operating officer for the Tenet account with overall responsibility for both technical project delivery and day-to-day technical operations for hospitals across Tenet’s enterprise. During his tenure with the Tenet account at Perot Systems, one of his many accomplishments was the creation of the enterprise integration architecture that Conifer uses to serve its hospital clients today. Mr. Tyler received his bachelor’s degree in computer science from Texas A&M University.
About Conifer
Conifer Revenue Cycle Solutions and Conifer Patient Communications are operating subsidiaries of Conifer Health Solutions, Inc. They provide services to more than 100 hospitals and health systems nationwide. Conifer Revenue Cycle Solutions utilizes proprietary workflows and technology to offer comprehensive revenue cycle services ranging from patient pre-registration through the processing of governmental, managed care and self-pay claims. Conifer Patient Communications provides best-in-class communication services that include physician referrals, patient education, marketing services and pre-admission clinical appropriateness reviews.
Born from healthcare, Conifer Health Solutions is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and employs more than 2,200 people. For more information, call 1-877-CONIFER or visit the company’s Web site at www.coniferhealth.com.
Conifer Health Solutions, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE:THC). Some of the statements in this release may constitute forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on our current expectations and could be affected by numerous factors and are subject to various risks and uncertainties, certain of which are discussed in Tenet’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2008, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and periodic reports on Form 8-K. Do not rely on any forward-looking statement, as we cannot predict or control many of the factors that ultimately may affect our ability to achieve the results estimated. We make no promise to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of changes in underlying factors, new information, future events or otherwise.
