ADVISORY/First Consulting Group -FCG- Takes the Stage on Industry Issu

    Business Editors/High-Tech Editors
    ADVISORY...for Sunday - Thursday (Feb. 13-17)
    HIMSS 2005 Annual Conference
    Booth #4136

    --(BUSINESS WIRE)--First Consulting Group:

Interviews Available on Pay-for-Performance, Outsourcing, Blended Shore Delivery and FirstGateways(TM) Clinical Portal Technology

Who: Top executives from FCG (www.fcg.com), a leading healthcare technology outsourcing, implementation and consulting firm, will share its expertise during speaking sessions on two of the industry's most pressing issues during the 2005 HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition.

-- "Pay-for-Performance: Rhetoric, Reality or Both"

-- "Outsourcing Strategies for Savings and Clinical Transformation"

What: "Pay-for-Performance: Rhetoric, Reality or Both"

Summary: Presented from both provider and payer perspectives, this program focuses on current pay-for-performance initiatives and their likely impact on the future of our healthcare system.

Speakers: David Classen, MD, MS, Vice President, FCG Stephen O'Dell, MS, Senior VP, Managing Director, FCG Date: Monday, February 14; 12:30-1:30 p.m. (Session #37)

"Outsourcing Strategies for Savings and Clinical Transformation"

Summary: Clinical transformation and value creation are both strategic imperatives in healthcare delivery. Using outsourcing to support major business functions is the subject of this discussion that suggests opportunities to go beyond current capabilities and optimize IT for high impact. Speakers Incl: Steven Heck, President, First Consulting Group

Date: Wednesday, February 16; 8:30-9:30 a.m. (Session #99)

FCG invites media to schedule interviews with FCG executives prior to the show to discuss these topics as well as company's healthcare technology leadership and trend insights.

FirstGateways Clinical Portal Showcase FCG will showcase FirstGateways(TM), a clinical portal and data warehousing tool that has been successful in helping hospitals improve the value of current systems while improving patient safety. FCG executives will be on hand to walk you through all aspects of the technology, including implementation, benefits to hospitals and successful case studies.

Where/ When: 2005 HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition Dallas Convention Center; February 13-17, 2005

--30--RC/ny*

CONTACT: To Schedule Interviews: M Booth & Associates for FCG Kurt Rossler Office: 212-481-7000 x534 Cell: 646-831-3758 kurtr@mbooth.com

KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA TEXAS TRACK INDUSTRY KEYWORD: MEDICAL SOFTWARE TRADESHOW ADVISORY SOURCE: First Consulting Group

Copyright Business Wire 2005