Leadership Change Announced for KLAS

Sept. 11, 2008 - PRLog -- Adam Gale has been named President of KLAS Enterprises, LLC, succeeding Kent Gale.  As one of the four founders of KLAS, Adam has twelve years of healthcare experience and is a graduate of Brigham Young University in Business Information Systems.  Adam has served as the company’s Chief Operating Officer (COO) since 2001.

This transition had been occurring slowly over the past two years until an official announcement was made on Tuesday, September 9, during a company conference held in Orem, Utah. Kent Gale continues to play an active role in the company as Founder and Chairman of the Board but has transferred all day-to-day operations of the company to Adam and other key executives which include: Jeremy Bikman (Research and Strategy), Jared Peterson (Operations), Karen Ondo (Research Integrity), Chris Wright (Technology), Jenifer Gordon (Research Quality) and Ryan Glenn (Finance).

About KLAS
KLAS is a research firm specializing in monitoring and reporting the performance of healthcare vendors.  KLAS’ mission is to improve delivery, by independently measuring vendor performance for the benefit of our healthcare provider partners, consultants, investors, and vendors.  Working together with executives from over 4500 hospitals and over 2500 clinics, KLAS delivers timely reports, trends, and statistics, which provide a solid overview of vendor performance in the industry.  KLAS measures performance of software, professional services, and medical equipment vendors. For more information, go to www.KLASresearch.com, email marketing@KLASresearch.com, or call 1-800-920-4109 to speak with a KLAS representative.
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KLAS is a research firm specializing in monitoring and reporting the performance of healthcare’s information technology (HIT) vendors. KLAS’ mission is to improve HIT delivery.