Health Market Science's Lead Architect, Brian O'Neill named a winner in InfoWorld's 2013 Technology Leadership Awards

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Health Market Science (HMS), a leading supplier of provider data and end-to-end solutions that address data management, regulatory compliance and market intelligence, today announced that Brian O'Neill has been named a winner in the annual award. The award honors senior IT and business executives who have demonstrated creative, effective leadership in inventing, repurposing, managing, or deploying technology within their organizations or in the IT community.

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"Companies are experiencing significant change as multiple factors challenge them in new ways, from the consumerization of IT trend to the ever-faster, complex, more global environment in which they operate," commented Galen Gruman, executive editor/news and features, InfoWorld. "Much of the lifeblood of organizations today revolves around their digital processes and information, which is why technology leadership is more important than ever. With several technology trends coalescing into a fundamental consumerization that changes not only the technology mix but also user expectations as to their role in technology, the landscape in which technology leadership has changed. It's no longer the province of senior IT leaders, though the cut-above thinkers among them remain in the best position to lead. InfoWorld's eight 2013 Technology Leadership Awards winners show that essential combination of creativity, vision, management, and political savvy that are necessary to stand out from their peers in helping their businesses grow, in rearchitecting their IT strategies, in deploying critical emerging technologies, and in innovating technologies themselves. We salute these leaders, and hope they inspire many others as well."

"The market is demanding fresher data, with more dimensions, extracted from an ever-increasing number of sources, often with less structure than before," stated Jeff Klein, COO, Health Market Science. "To address the issues of data variety, volume and velocity, Brian championed a novel solution to the problem that combined cutting edge Big Data techniques to address the issues of scalability, flexibility and timeliness. One further challenge was to integrate the legacy Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) with the Big Data platform. This required creative thinking, and somewhat non-traditional integration techniques, which allowed the company to continue to deliver off the legacy platform, while developing new products, capabilities and services on the new platform."

HMS' Big Data platform is capable of processing vast amounts of data in minutes as opposed to days on a traditional relational platform. This significantly decreases the latency of the company's data and respective analytics. Since critical decision-making depends on the various attributes of a healthcare provider's record, reducing latency is critical given the healthcare system's vulnerability for fraud, waste, and abuse as well as for complying with regulations enforced by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

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About InfoWorld

InfoWorld helps IT decision makers choose the right technology, within the context of a cohesive strategy for business impact at their organizations. InfoWorld identifies and promotes emerging technology segments that add unique value for the organizations that implement them, as well as the vendors that provide those solutions. Using an integrated communications approach including online, events, research, and a continued investment in the independent InfoWorld Test Center, InfoWorld analysts and editors provide hands-on analysis and evaluation, as well as expert commentary on issues surrounding emerging technologies and products. Visit InfoWorld at http://www.infoworld.com.

About Health Market Science

Health Market Science (HMS) helps healthcare organizations solve business challenges centered on healthcare provider information. HMS uses innovative technology and domain expertise to help our clients comply with evolving federal and state laws, reduce operational costs and maximize market opportunities. Health Market Science offers robust solutions based on the most comprehensive provider database, including healthcare providers (HCPs,) healthcare organizations (HCOs,) and their affiliations, coupled with the largest medical claims database in the U.S.  A wealth of highly experienced talent in data analysis, with deep industry expertise, including regulatory compliance, mines these assets continuously for better ways to help clients increase margins and operate more cost-effectively.

CONTACT: Stacey Levas, VP of Corporate Marketing, 484-804-2702, [email protected]

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