PatientKeeper President and CEO Paul Brient Named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2011 New England Award Winner

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PatientKeeper®, Inc., the leading provider of physician healthcare information systems, today announced that Paul Brient, PatientKeeper’s president and chief executive officer, received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year^® 2011 New England Award.

“I am fortunate to work with an incredibly talented team. The award reflects the significant innovation and impact that our software and company have made on the healthcare industry.”

According to Ernst & Young LLP, the award recognizes entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in areas such as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. Brient was selected by an independent panel of judges, and the award was presented at a gala event at the Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel on June 15, 2011. He is now eligible for consideration for the Entrepreneur Of The Year National Award.

Brient has led PatientKeeper since 2002. The company has grown to more than 200 employees and serves more than 30,000 physicians.

“It’s a true honor to be recognized by Ernst & Young as a New England award winner,” said Brient. “I am fortunate to work with an incredibly talented team. The award reflects the significant innovation and impact that our software and company have made on the healthcare industry.”

The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Program, which marks its 25^th anniversary this year, celebrates those who are building and leading successful, growing and dynamic businesses. The program has expanded to recognize business leaders in more than 140 cities and more than 50 countries throughout the world.

Founded and produced by Ernst & Young LLP, the Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards are pleased to have the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation as a national sponsor. In New England, sponsors include Boston Magazine, J. Robert Scott, Marsh, Nixon Peabody, RR Donnelley and Regan Communications Group.

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Ernst & Young is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services, with 141,000 people worldwide. Ernst & Young LLP (www.ey.com) is a client-serving member firm of Ernst & Young Global Limited operating in the US.

About PatientKeeper

PatientKeeper® Inc., the leading provider of physician healthcare information systems, enables physicians and hospitals to focus on their patients, not technology, by providing highly intuitive software that streamlines physician workflow to improve productivity and patient care. PatientKeeper’s CPOE, physician documentation, HIE and other applications run on desktop and laptop computers and virtually all handheld devices and tablets. PatientKeeper integrates easily with hospitals’ existing IT infrastructure to create the most cost-effective solution for driving physician Meaningful Use. For more information about PatientKeeper, which is headquartered near Boston, Mass., visit www.patientkeeper.com or call [phone].

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