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LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Healthcare management consulting firm, Beacon
Partners, announced today a new Web-based project management and
implementation tool called Pillars Project Planner. Pillars offers
healthcare organizations real-time access to their projects, making
implementations and overall project workflow more consistent and
efficient.

“Managing workflow for an implementation project is challenging and
stressful for a healthcare organization. Pillars is designed to help
improve project planning efficiencies and communication by offering a
consolidated database for issues and work plans coupled with powerful
reporting functionality”

Pillars simplifies large databases of tasks, owners, hours, dates and
milestones to help keep projects on time and on budget. The project
management tool provides customizable dashboards, communication tools
and powerful reporting capabilities for a real-time view into each phase
of a project, keeping it on track every step of the way. Pillars’
current healthcare project templates include CPOE, ICD-10 and HIPAA
Security, with other templates in development.

Attendees of the HIMSS12 Conference in Las Vegas will be able to see
live demonstrations of Pillars in the Beacon Partners booth #3926.

“Managing workflow for an implementation project is challenging and
stressful for a healthcare organization. Pillars is designed to help
improve project planning efficiencies and communication by offering a
consolidated database for issues and work plans coupled with powerful
reporting functionality,” explains Daniela Mahoney, vice president at
Beacon Partners. “Pillars allows you to efficiently manage projects,
such as cross-disciplinary CPOE or ICD-10 implementations, providing the
team with a variety of indicators to help keep projects on time and on
budget.”

Top features of Pillars include:

• User-Friendly Interface: Intuitive, easy-to-use interface
• Dashboards: Customizable dashboards for all levels of users,
  from clinicians to PMPs
• User Management: Individually manage each user’s access and
  permissions
• Task Management: Manage all your tasks and team members from
  one location
• Issue Management: Built-in issue tracker easily links tasks and
  issues
• Project Communication: Built-in messaging system automatically
  notifies team members of important changes to their projects via
  Pillars mail or email
• Reporting and Exporting: Provides up-to-the-minute information
  on your projects that can be shared outside of your team in Word,
  Excel or PDF format

For more information, demonstrations will be given at HIMSS12 in booth
#3926, or visit http://BeaconPartners.com/Pillars
or contact Pillars@BeaconPartners.com.
Participate in the Pillars demo at HIMSS12 and be entered to win an
iPad®2.

About Beacon Partners

As one of the largest healthcare management consulting firms, Beacon
Partners is chosen by organizations in the healthcare community to
provide advisory services to improve overall operational, clinical and
financial performance with the adoption of information technology. With
their strategic approach and depth of experience, Beacon Partners is
uniquely qualified to help organizations navigate the challenges in
healthcare and optimize their potential to deliver the highest possible
level of patient care. For more information, please visit http://www.beaconpartners.com

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