Governor Appoints Plexis CEO Jorge Yant to Oregon Health Policy Commission
Governor Ted Kulongoski has appointed Plexis Healthcare Systems CEO Jorge Yant to serve as a member of the Oregon Health Policy Commission. Yant joins thirteen other members on the Commission, which is a policy-making body and primary advisory committee to the Office for Health Policy & Research, the Governor and the Legislative Assembly.
Ashland, OR (PRWEB) May 21, 2004 -
– Governor Ted Kulongoski has appointed Plexis Healthcare Systems CEO Jorge Yant to serve as a member of the Oregon Health Policy Commission. Yant joins thirteen other members on the Commission, which is a policy-making body and primary advisory committee to the Office for Health Policy & Research, the Governor and the Legislative Assembly.
“Mr. Yant will bring tremendous expertise to Oregon's Health Policy Commission,” said Bruce Goldberg, MD and administrator of the Office for Oregon Health Policy and Research. “As a successful businessman, he understands many of the healthcare issues facing employers and employees today. In addition, he understands the complexities of healthcare delivery systems and healthcare information. We are grateful that he is willing serve the citizens of Oregon in this capacity.”
“Healthcare is evolving rapidly, and Oregon should be at the forefront of many of these new developments,” said Yant. “I’ve had the opportunity to see how the healthcare system works from the inside and how processes can be significantly streamlined to reduce the cost of healthcare. I look forward to working with the other members of the Commission to find solutions that improve healthcare, reduce administrative costs while improving access, and begin a new era of affordable healthcare for all of Oregon’s citizens.”
Yant has been a leading innovator in healthcare benefits administration for more than a decade. Before founding Plexis Healthcare Systems in 1996, Yant served as Vice President of Mariner Systems medical software division. Top-ranked Plexis CM automates the benefits administration process. The companyÂ’s next generation software solution, due for release in late in 2004, is designed to support new health plans that feature consumer-driven options and vastly improved access to information by all concerned. Plexis currently serves healthcare organizations across the United States and in four other countries.
About Plexis Healthcare Systems, Inc.
One of the fastest-growing benefits administration software companies in the healthcare marketplace, Plexis Healthcare Systems has been developing top-ranked solutions since 1996 in Ashland, Oregon. Plexis is currently developing technology that will allow future health plans to be more consumer-driven as well as powerful information access software tools. Plexis serves healthcare organizations across the United States and in a growing number of countries around the world. For more information, please call toll free (877) 475-3947 or visit http://www. plexisweb. com.
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