CSA To Sponsor The 2011 Military Health Systems (MHS) Conference

January 14, 2011 – Mechanicsburg, PA — Client Solution Architects LLC (CSA) announced today that it has been invited by Joint Task Force National Capital Medical Region (JTF CapMed) to participate in the 2011 Military Health Systems (MHS) Conference to be held the 24th through the 27th of January. Elisa Kepner, a member of the CSA’s Business Improvement and Analytical Services (BIAS) team that is currently providing operations research services to JTF CapMed will be presenting a case study on capacity planning in the National Capital Region (NCR) during the conference. CSA and Teaming partners Decision D ynamics and Northern Lights Systems Navigation will also be sponsoring a booth at the conference expo.

The Military Health System is a global medical network within the Department of Defense that provides cutting-edge health care to all U.S. military personnel worldwide. Equipped with 59 hospitals, 364 health clinics and a $50 billion budget, the MHS delivers the highest quality health care to a beneficiary population of 9.6 million service members, veterans, and family members. The MHS is more than a large network of health care providers; it is an elegant synergy of Army, Navy, and Air Force capabilities that serve, protect and treat the service members who defend our country.

The MHS conference focus is on sharing knowledge and achieving breakthrough performance in health-care delivery, research, education and training. Each day of the conference features a specific educational theme with all breakout sessions aligned to furthering the goals of improving readiness, improving the health of all MHS customers, improve healthcare and responsibly manage costs. The 2011 MHS Conference promotes professionalism throughout the organization, enhances partnerships within and outside the federal sector, and concentrates on ways to best serve the preventive and health-care needs of its diverse beneficiary population.

“A recent survey of senior healthcare executives by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) listed capacity problems as one of their greatest challenges. We are proud to be assisting the leaders at JTF CapMed with developing both strategic and tactical plans for addressing the capacity challenges they are currently facing in the National Capital Region’s medical facilities,” said Jerry Rullo, CSA program manager for the JTF CapMed BIAS contract.

CSA’s expertise in forecasting, optimization, modeling and simulation, Lean Six Sigma, inventory management and optimization and transportation planning and optimization as well as ERP and supply chain optimization technologies all have application to the health care industry. This includes suppliers, distributors, manufacturers and hospitals.

About JTF CapMed — The Joint Task Force National Capital Region Medical was established in September 2007 by the Deputy Secretary of Defense to develop and oversee the delivery of integrated healthcare in the National Capital Region (NCR). JTF CapMed will execute the BRAC business plans to achieve the vision of establishing a world-class medical center at the hub of the nation's premier regional healthcare system serving our military and our nation.

About CSA — CSA is a professional services firm providing strategic guidance and operational performance solutions to government and commercial clients. CSA helps clients achieve their goals by enhancing organizational performance and maximizing return on investments. The firm helps clients plan and execute processes associated with Project and Portfolio Management, Acquisition and Program Management, Contracts Management, Business and Financial Management, Logistics and Supply Chain Optimization and Business Improvement and Analytics Services. The firm delivers services by combining deep process expertise with strong program management disciplines, analytics and a focus on performance results.

About Northern Lights Systems Navigation — Northern Lights provides consulting services to improve the operational effectiveness and performance of healthcare organizations by providing advanced analytical consulting services and products, including computer simulation modeling. With deep expertise in both civilian and DoD/military hospital operations and healthcare simulation modeling as well as a proven track record of improving efficiencies, Northern Lights provides impactful results for clients.

About Decision Dynamics — Decision Dynamics provides expertise in analysis and combined OR/ME analytics. The Decision Dynamics patent outlines a method for determining the best combination of OR/ME tools and techniques to meet a particular process. This methodology can be applied across any work environment but is especially useful in highly variable and complex healthcare planning. The Decision Dynamics methodology has been used in military and private healthcare organizations over the last 15 years for efforts ranging from long range strategic planning to daily clinical operations.

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