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05/15/2008
The Portland Business Journal Honors Kryptiq’s Kurt Koehler with CFO of the Year Award
Award Recognizes Outstanding Performance to Company Growth, Industry Leadership and Contributions to the Community
Portland, Ore. – May 15, 2008 – Kryptiq, the leading provider of next generation healthcare connectivity solutions, today announced that its chief financial officer (CFO) Kurt Koehler was awarded the 2008 CFO of the Year award in the Small Business category by the Portland Business Journal. Kurt’s strong business leadership, his uncompromising business ethics and active involvement in the community are key strengths that earned him the honor and have led to the continued growth of Kryptiq.
In his tenure, Kryptiq secured major partnerships with GE Healthcare, Sage Software and TriZetto, and has grown a customer base of more than 1,200 healthcare organizations throughout North America.
Prior to Kryptiq, Kurt spent 20 years at Intel in a variety of roles including finance, product marketing, general manager, plant manager and director of internal application development. Kurt received a BA from Stanford in 1977 and an MBA from Wharton in 1981. Kurt and his wife Mary live in downtown Hillsboro where they raised seven children.Kurt is a founding board member and past president of the Hillsboro Schools Foundation and a board member of the Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce.
“We are privileged to have Kurt share his talents with our company and the local community," said Luis Machuca, president and CEO of Kryptiq. "This award represents a great mark of achievement for both Kurt and Kryptiq, as the business community recognizes his strategic and ethical leadership.”
About Kryptiq Corporation
Kryptiq is the leading provider of next generation healthcare connectivity solutions, enabling healthcare providers and health plans to utilize and share vital information effectively. Kryptiq’s award-winning Connect IQ and Choreo solutions are being adopted by many of America’s top providers, health plans, and leading healthcare IT vendors to achieve new levels of mobility, accessibility, and visibility to critical information. For healthcare providers, Kryptiq’s Connect IQ product suite revolutionizes collaborative care. Connect IQ establishes the secure connectivity and system interoperability necessary to streamline information sharing among healthcare professionals, their colleagues, and patients they serve. Uniquely designed for health plans, Kryptiq’s Choreo product suite transforms provider contracting and network management processes. Choreo provides the information transparency and process automation necessary to competitively grow and manage provider networks.
Many of the nation’s top health plans and providers rely on Kryptiq and Kryptiq’s strategic partners and relationships such as GE Healthcare, Microsoft, Sage Software, and The TriZetto Group, to improve business results and enhance care. Organizations such as Providence Health System, MedStar Health, Village Health Partners, MeritCare Health System, BlueCross and BlueShield of Minnesota, and The Regence Group turn to Kryptiq’s solutions to improve workflow, gain unparalleled access to information, and foster greater collaboration and communication among health plans, health care providers, and consumers. For more information on the company, visit http://www.kryptiq.com/.
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Albert Fong
Racepoint Group
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afong@racepointgroup.com
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