Paul Gurny Joins InforMed's Senior Management Team

ANNAPOLIS, Md., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- InforMed, LLC, a leading health technology and medical management firm, announced today the arrival of Paul Gurny, MBA, MA to head up its quality practice and performance outcomes activities.

As Director of Quality Practice Outcomes, Mr. Gurny will enhance payor and provider performance measurement systems. In addition, he will support the assessment, design and implementation of strategies for community-based health plan solutions -- which currently represents one of InforMed's core market segments. He also will be supporting InforMed's medical management division, InforMed Medical Management Services, LLC.

Mitch Davis, President & CEO of InforMed, observes that "Mr. Gurny brings a wealth of experience to InforMed based upon his nationally-recognized expertise in understanding physician behavior and motivation." Mr. Davis notes further "for many years, Paul has served as a well-respected faculty member of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and School of Professional Studies where he has taught and trained some of the brightest physicians in the U.S."

Mr. Gurny adds "my new position at InforMed represents a significant opportunity to implement many of the best practices that I have learned over the years to improve the quality, practice patterns and financial outcomes of health plans." He elaborates that "InforMed's cutting-edge health information technology platform and medical management services provides a unique and dynamic foundation to achieve these goals."

Most recently, Paul Gurny served as the Deputy Secretary for Health Care Financing in the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene where he oversaw Maryland's Medicaid program.

Mr. Gurny also has served as technical advisor to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Standards and Quality Bureau. In addition, he worked in CMS's (formerly known as the Health Care Financing Administration's) Office of Research and Demonstrations where he evaluated managed care programs and patient-risk assessment strategies. While at CMS, Mr. Gurny was responsible for the design, administration, and evaluation of alternative payment systems for Medicare, Medicaid, and managed care organizations. During his tenure with the federal government, Mr. Gurny received a number of awards including the Department's highest award for research integrity.

Mr. Gurny holds a master's degree in business administration with a concentration in health care and a master's of science in finance, both from Loyola College in Baltimore.

InforMed drives health care improvement by enhancing health care quality, promoting better patient outcomes, and reducing cost through the effective deployment of information and medical management solutions. InforMed's executive team leads the company with a passion for improving health care. This passion is fueled by InforMed's extensive experience in health care systems development, with an emphasis on cutting-edge medical management solutions, clinical and local provider integration, robust financial reporting, comprehensive data base management, efficient and reliable health care transaction processing, and the use of the Internet as an information distribution tool. See http://www.informed-llc.com/ for additional information about the company or contact InforMed at (410) 972-2025.

  Contact:  Mitch Davis
            410-972-2025
            MitchDavis@Informed-llc.com