Picis Expands Senior Management Team to Support Continued Growth

WAKEFIELD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Picis, a leading provider of high-acuity care information systems, today announced the appointment of Scott Iverson as senior vice president of professional services and Lourdes Engel as senior vice president of research and development. The announcement comes on the heels of the Picis acquisition of LYNX Medical Systems. In their new roles, Iverson and Engel will help Picis meet the demands of recent growth and continue to expand professional services and research and development functions.

“Picis is experiencing continued growth fueled by strong demand for Picis software as hospitals’ expand their high-acuity departments and look for proven solutions in these demanding areas,” said Chris Cournoyer, chief operating officer, Picis. “We are pleased to have seasoned senior executives like Scott Iverson and Lourdes Engel to help us maintain our high level of service and commitment to continual innovations.”

At Picis, Iverson will oversee the professional service organization, which includes Implementation as well as Learning Services and Business Transformation Services. Iverson brings more than two decades of experience, with expertise in all operational aspects of professional services, to this position. Most recently, Iverson served as senior vice president of professional services at Harte-Hanks, a direct marketing company. Earlier in his career, Iverson built the East Professional Services team at Epiphany Consulting where he was responsible for all delivery engagements of the company’s operational and analytic CRM applications. He began his career with Andersen Consulting.

Engel is a veteran software engineering and technology expert with extensive senior level experience and proven success in management of complex software development projects and teams. As Senior Vice President of Research and Development, Engel will oversee global development of the Picis CareSuite^™ total perioperative solution including teams in Wakefield, Barcelona and the UK. Previously, she held the position of vice president, engineering and technical operations at InMagic, Inc., a provider of Web-based content management solutions for libraries and research centers. In this role, she developed the company’s next generation product line of applications, managed relationships with partners and assisted product roadmap and business plan development. Her extensive work history also includes technical and executive level positions at Motorola, ChannelWave Software and Sensormatic Electronics Corporation.

About Picis

Picis is an established provider of innovative healthcare information technology solutions designed to transform the delivery of patient care information in the high-acuity areas of the hospital, including the emergency department, operating and recovery rooms and intensive care units. Picis offers the most advanced suite of integrated products focused on these life-critical areas of the hospital where the patients are the most vulnerable, the care process is the most complex and an increasing majority of hospital costs are incurred. Headquartered in Wakefield, Massachusetts, Picis has licensed systems for use in more than 1,300 hospitals in 19 countries. More information is available at www.picis.com.

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