McKesson recognized for cloud computing innovation and development of healthcare software
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FRANCISCO, Calif., April 3, 2014 – McKesson Corporation, the nation’s largest
healthcare services and information technology company, today announced that it
ranked eight on this year’s InformationWeek Elite 100 – a list of the top business
technology innovators in the U.S. The full list can be found on http://www.informationweek.com/elite100.
McKesson was recognized for
its development of McKesson OneCloud, an internally developed private and
public cloud capability used in the development of internal and customer-facing
solutions. OneCloud enables McKesson technologists to meet the demands for secure,
regulated exchange of healthcare information, while providing the organization
with low-cost agile development environments. Taking advantage of economies of
scale with OneCloud, the organization can more easily leverage newer technologies
to drive business growth, lower costs and reduce development time to more
quickly bring solutions to market.
“McKesson is honored to be
recognized as one of today’s top technology innovators,” said Randy Spratt,
chief information officer and chief technology officer, McKesson. “As a leader
in healthcare, McKesson is committed to evolving our business through the innovative
use of technology to shape the future of healthcare and to help our customers and
their patients achieve better health.”
OneCloud is a self-service
business model serving as the platform for the next generation of McKesson’s
products and services. With OneCloud, McKesson business and technology workers
can quickly provision new cloud servers or business applications in just minutes.
The project speeds up the delivery of business and technology apps used by
McKesson’s business units, who in turn serve the company’s external customers,
without compromising on security or technology standards. Through OneCloud,
McKesson is able to meet the needs of today’s healthcare customers as they seek
to improve the health of the patients they serve.
“The digital
business movement is a force CIOs can't ignore. Just as Amazon.com transformed
the retail industry, Netflix changed the face of movie distribution, and Orbitz
and others reinvented travel planning, new digital companies, technologies, and
business models will shake up a range of other industries, from healthcare to
manufacturing to higher education. Digital businesses are adept at using the web in conjunction with mobile, social,
analytics, and other technologies to not only boost sales, but also change
their relationships with customers. The 2014
InformationWeek Elite 100 highlights companies that are leading this digital
business revolution, redefining business models and reshaping industries,” said
InformationWeek Editor In Chief Rob Preston.
This is InformationWeek’s 26th year
identifying and honoring the nation's most innovative users of information
technology. For 2014, this assessment was narrowed to a more elite 100
organizations. Our InformationWeek Elite 100 research tracks the
technology-based investments, strategies, and results of some of the best-known
organizations in the country. Unique
among corporate rankings, the InformationWeek Elite 100
spotlights the power of business technology innovation.
Additional
details on the InformationWeek Elite 100 can be found online at http://www.informationweek.com/elite100.
About
McKesson Corporation
McKesson
Corporation, currently ranked 14th on the FORTUNE 500, is a
healthcare services and information technology company dedicated to making the
business of healthcare run better. McKesson partners with payers, hospitals,
physician offices, pharmacies, pharmaceutical companies and others across the
spectrum of care to build healthier organizations that deliver better care to
patients in every setting. McKesson helps its customers improve their
financial, operational, and clinical performance with solutions that include
pharmaceutical and medical-surgical supply management, healthcare information
technology, and business and clinical services. For more information, visit www.McKesson.com.
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