Adaptis Announces New Vice President of Project Management Office

SEATTLE, Wash., Oct. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Adaptis, a leading comprehensive source for Business Process Integration solutions for health payors, today announced the hiring of Keith Morris as Vice President of the Project Management Office. Mr. Morris' healthcare knowledge and deep experience in leading software development, project management and product development organizations will help Adaptis build a world-class project management office that will be instrumental as the Company capitalizes on emerging market opportunities. Morris will join the executive leadership team at Adaptis and will report to Company CEO, Jim Anderson.

"Keith is a highly experienced executive and we look forward to tapping into his project management knowledge and leadership experience to further leverage the talent within our project management organization," stated Jim Anderson, CEO of Adaptis. "Furthermore," explained Anderson, "as the healthcare market continues to ebb and shift, we will count on Keith and the executive team to be market-ready with solutions that enable health payors to strategically compete. Our flexible and customized business process integration solutions streamline operations, freeing up time and funds for improvements in quality, access and profitability."

Keith Morris brings more than 20 years of experience to Adaptis. During his career, he has been heavily involved in designing methodologies in project management, infrastructure and software development and has used his talent to guide architecture and process improvement. Most recently Keith served as Senior Director of Software Development at eAcceleraton Corporation where he was responsible for leading a 150-person team of software engineers, project managers and content development associates. In addition to the creation of a world class project management office, Keith was credited with an organizational turnaround that significantly contributed to the company's growth. Keith's healthcare experience includes senior leadership with Premera Blue Cross, where he was instrumental in developing their Enterprise Project Management methodology, IT Project Development Lifecycle and System Development Lifecycle. His healthcare experience began with Medalia Healthcare, developing applications that brought legacy system data to newly implemented systems.

About Adaptis

The portfolio of Adaptis offerings positions the Company as the comprehensive source for Business Process Integration solutions focused on health payor organizations with up to 500,000 members. Solutions include claims management, medical management, credentialing, health outcomes analysis and reporting, pharmacy benefits management, compliance, and fraud and abuse. The company also offers consulting expertise in business process re- engineering and Change Management. Adaptis is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, with a regional operations center in Yakima, Washington, and an international facility in Pune, India. For more information, visit http://www.adaptisinc.com/ .

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