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Health IT Services Provider Earns Recognition for its Growth in the Federal Health IT Market
ARLINGTON, VA – OCTOBER 12, 2010 - Ellumen, a provider of expert services and IT solutions to federal and commercial health enterprises, today announced it has been named to Washington Technology’s Fast 50 list of growing government IT companies in 2010. In the company’s first attempt at earning a spot on the esteemed list, Ellumen ranked number 50. The company was honored in the magazine’s annual list for its growth in the federal health IT market with sales of nearly $6 million in 2009 for a compound annual growth rate of 63.7 percent over five years.
William McCollough, Ellumen co-founder and CEO, commented: “Ellumen is honored to be one of Washington Technology’s Fast 50 companies. We operate the world’s largest health data exchange and have been expanding Ellumen’s health IT programs into federal, as well as civilian and commercial health enterprises. This recognition underscores Ellumen’s growth and our commitment to helping improve the quality of medical care.”
As the architects behind the world’s largest health information exchange (HIE), Ellumen has been operating and maintaining the bi-directional HIE (BHIE) for the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments. BHIE enables DoD and VA clinicians, healthcare and benefits administrators to securely access sensitive health records in real-time for over 15 million beneficiaries. This experience implementing, operating and maintaining critical systems that facilitate health IT transformation, has led to Ellumen’s success helping health enterprises in the public and private sectors prepare for the nationwide health information network (NHIN) and fulfill President Obama’s Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record (VLER) initiative, which is to offer a seamless lifetime electronic medical record for all service members from active duty through retirement.
Ellumen has provided technology solutions in IT architecture, infrastructure, imaging, software development, and security in support of the following contracts: GSA IT Schedule-70, VETS GWAC, D/SIDDOM and Vista VCS.
Washington Technology’s annual list recognizes the most successful companies in the government market. The 50 fastest small businesses are ranked according to their compound annual growth rate of government revenue over five years.
About Ellumen Inc.
Ellumen, an innovative provider of IT services and solutions for federal and commercial health enterprises, specializes in the integration of electronic health records, clinical and business applications, and digital medical imaging within and across organizational boundaries. Architects of the bi-directional health information exchange (BHIE) for the DoD and VA, Ellumen helps clients prepare for the future of health information exchange (HIE) through clinical standards interoperability, data analytics and data security. Agility, responsiveness, and personal commitment to the needs of our customers are hallmarks of Ellumen’s projects, and our collaborative culture encourages teamwork and accountability among our employees. Ellumen is headquartered in Arlington, VA. More information can be found at www.ellumen.com.
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