Excalibur Awards

October 10, 2008  7:30 am-10:00 am

InterContinental Hotel, Buckhead

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Deadline for Excalibur Applications - September 3, 2008

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TAG initiated the Excalibur awards in 2005 to recognize and call attention to Georgia’s “tech-enabled” companies who demonstrate exemplary competency in utilizing technology to enhance their business. We define a “tech-enabled” as a buyer of technology as opposed to a producer. The best of these companies find great ways to use current and often times, disruptive technology to facilitate competitive advantage.

Every February, at the Georgia Technology Summit, TAG recognizes the achievements of the top technology companies. Our Excalibur awards distinguish the people, departments and companies, large and small, who are the recipients of such technologies. The Excalibur award competition affords technology companies, consultants, Chambers of Commerce and other institutions an excellent opportunity to nominate the companies that understand the importance of technology, make the investment, and reap the rewards.

2008 Keynote Speaker

Pamela J. Pure, Executive Vice President and President

McKesson

Pamela Pure is executive vice president of McKesson Corporation and president of McKesson Technology Solutions (MTS).  She is responsible for overall leadership of IT and automation initiatives across a broad range of customer and operational activities for the hospital, physician and payor markets as well as the company’s RelayHealth connectivity business.

Pure brings nearly 25 years of executive and operational experience in healthcare information technology, particularly in the areas of product management, corporate strategy and business operations. Under her direction, McKesson has successfully introduced and driven broadscale adoption of healthcare IT through its Horizon Clinicals™ product line, which is used by more than 2 million clinicians across North America.  She also led successful acquisitions that have expanded the MTS customer base and healthcare IT portfolio, including the addition of Per-Se Technologies, Practice Partner and Awarix in 2007. Under her leadership, MTS maintains a strong focus on customer satisfaction and service.

Pure is a member of the American Health Information Community (AHIC) Electronic Health Record Workgroup. AHIC is the public-private group formed by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. Its charter is to advise the Department of Health and Human Services on how to advance the nation’s use of electronic health records.  Pure also serves on the HealthLeaders magazine Advisory Board for 2008, and is an adjunct faculty member for the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.

Prior to her current role, Pure was the chief operating officer of McKesson Information Solutions. Before joining McKesson in 2001, Pure was president of ChannelHealth, an Allscripts company focused on providing ambulatory software for physicians.  Previously, she was vice president of marketing and strategic initiatives for IDX Systems Corporation, a leading healthcare provider of financial, administrative, clinical and Internet solutions.  She helped position IDX for a successful IPO in November 1995.  Prior to IDX, she spent 13 years in a variety of positions at Shared Medical Systems (now Siemens Medical Group).

Pure is a graduate of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she earned a bachelor of science in Public Health.  She lives in Alpharetta with her husband and three sons.

McKesson Technology Solutions is part of McKesson Corporation, a Fortune 18 healthcare services and information technology company dedicated to helping its customers deliver high-quality healthcare by reducing costs, streamlining processes, and improving the quality and safety of patient care. McKesson is the longest-operating company in healthcare today, marking its 175th anniversary this year. Over the course of its history, McKesson has grown by providing pharmaceutical and medical-surgical supply management across the spectrum of care; healthcare information technology for hospitals, physicians, homecare and payors; hospital and retail pharmacy automation; and services for manufacturers and payors designed to improve outcomes for patients. For more information, visit www.mckesson.com.

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2008 Press Releases

May 20, 2008 - TAG Annouces 2008 Excalibur Awards Ceremony: Nominate Georgia's tech-savy companies today  

Congratulations to the 2007 Excalibur Award Winners:

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