Holon Appoints Worth Roberts as Regional Vice President of Sales

ATLANTA, July 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Holon Solutions, a provider of connectivity solutions to healthcare communities, today announced the appointment of Worth Roberts to the position of Vice President of Sales for the eastern region.

Roberts' primary responsibilities will be consulting with healthcare information exchanges and providers to solve the communication problems among and between electronic medical records and other systems to support the exchange of healthcare information in a sustainable way.  Roberts has established a record of success in his more than 25 years of experience in healthcare IT sales and management. His responsibilities have included sales, business development, operations, sales management and 10 years as a CIO at a major medical university. Before joining Holon, he held positions with Lawson Healthcare, Healthvision, Healthcare.com, MUSC and Unisys.  Most recently he served as a Sr. Account Executive with Lawson Healthcare, where he was responsible for customer support and sales for HIE accounts. In his role as CIO at The Medical University of South Carolina he also served as Associate Professor in the College of Healthcare Management. He is a Senior Fellow in HIMSS and has served on several boards including Francis Marion University, Lincoln Cultural Center, the City of Lincolnton Planning Board and is an alum of the Healthcare Information Systems Executive Association (HISEA).

"Pierce English, CEO of Holon Solutions commented, "As the drivers of in the healthcare industry continue to place greater demands on connecting physicians, hospitals and extended care providers, we believe that having a individuals with a great deal experience working with both healthcare information exchanges (HIEs) and providers is critical to support the expansion of our value proposition. Worth's experience in the trenches of health systems and with HIEs, gives him a very keen sense for how information should move through the care process to help improve the value that information exchanges provide toward improving patient outcomes and the cost of information sharing." English added, "We are confident that Worth's technical and sales background will augment our credibility with prospects and help us evolve our offerings as connectivity requirements evolve."

Upon his arrival at Holon, Roberts stated, "I believe that the CollaborNet solution offered by Holon will advance connectivity among providers in a cost effective way and I am eager to contribute to the evolution of interoperability which is key to our mission at Holon Solutions."

About Holon Solutions

Holon's CollaborNet™ manages the assembly, packaging, routing and delivery of vital health information among and between care delivery team members, using the systems you currently have in place and with or without standard communication protocols.  CollaborNet is flexible and adaptable and can support changes to communication standards and methods as they develop.  CollaborNet builds value from the bottom up by delivering information WHEN, WHERE and HOW you need it. For more information please visit us at www.HolonSolutions.com.

SOURCE Holon