Former Cerner Executive Joins Streamline Health® As Executive Vice President And Chief Operating Officer

ATLANTA, Sept. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Streamline Health Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: STRM), a leading provider of transformational data-driven solutions to help healthcare providers reduce exposure to risk, enhance clinical, financial, and operational performance, and improve patient care, today announced the hiring of Mr. David Sides as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer reporting directly to Robert E. Watson, President and CEO of Streamline Health, Inc.  Richard Nelli, who held the title of SVP and COO will assume the new role of SVP Strategy and Business Development.

Mr. Sides was most recently CEO of iMDSoft, a provider of clinical information systems and electronic medical records for critical, perioperative and acute care organizations.  During his tenure, Sides re-focused iMDSoft's strategy to five core direct markets growing sales from under $16 million to over $36 million in less than two years.  Prior to that, Sides worked for 17 years at Cerner Corporation, serving as VP Managing Director of Cerner UK & Ireland, and later as SVP Worldwide Consulting.  He led Cerner's professional services in 24 countries and was accountable for every implementation and all consulting work done by Cerner.  During his tenure in the professional services group at Cerner, he helped grow the business from $400 million in sales in 2008 to over $620 million in 2012, and along the way, early in his career worked directly with Bob Watson, Streamline's President and CEO.

"I've known and admired David for a long time and have followed his career with great interest," stated Robert E. Watson, President and CEO, Streamline Health Solutions, Inc. "I am very pleased to have David join our team to help us leverage the unique attributes of our Looking Glass™ platform.  With David in command of our operations, I will be free to drive our business forward by focusing more of my time and energy on our clients, our shareholders, our associates and our culture."

"I'm convinced that Streamline Health has the right vision and the right solutions to lead this industry," stated David Sides, EVP and Chief Operating Officer, Streamline Health, Inc.  "I'm excited to work with Bob again and to bring my relevant experience to help the team grow the company."

About Streamline Health
Streamline Health Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: STRM) is a healthcare industry leader in capturing, aggregating, and translating enterprise data into knowledge­ – actionable insights that reduce exposure to risk, enhance operational performance, and improve patient care. Through our Looking Glass™ Platform we provide clients with meaningful, intelligent SaaS-based solutions from patient engagement to reimbursement. We share a common calling and commitment to advance the quality of life and the quality of healthcare – for society, our industry, our clients, the communities they serve, and the individual patient. For more information, please visit our website at www.streamlinehealth.net.

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