ACHIEVING NEW LEVELS OF HEALTH IMPROVEMENT THROUGH INFORMATION STRATEGIES AND TECHNOLOGIES New Heights Consulting, LLC (NHC) is dedicated to health care and how to best leverage health information technology and process redesign to improve the quality of health care, gain operational efficiencies and reduce costs. NHC has worked with a diversity of clients including acute care hospitals (community and multi-campus), academic medical centers, government agencies, behavioral health facilities, long-term care organizations, physician practices, statewide and regional health information exchanges, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). These venues have afforded NHC the opportunity to work "hand in hand" with health care executives, physicians, nurses, other clinicians, and a wide variety of health care professionals. In the words of NHC clients, NHC "brings the human element and organizational perspective, as well as the technical know-how". NHC has successfully: 1. Integrated technology and sound management resulting in more cost effective solutions and improved operational efficiencies 2. Provided strategic and tactical information system leadership to complex healthcare organizations 3. Directed major application, technical and business continuity programs 4. Worked with all levels of corporate management, vendors and professional organizations