SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 14, 2010 — DataCare Corporation (http://www.datacare.com), a leader in workers' compensation software, is pleased to announce that Mike Allen has joined their team as Director of Business Development. Mr. Allen is responsible for strategic planning, marketing and new business development.
DataCare is a rapidly growing healthcare software solution company that delivers specialized workers' compensation solutions to self-insured organizations, insurance companies and third party administrators. DataCare systems provide a true electronic workplace for claims and medical professionals with automated workflows, instant online access to medical documents and built-in medical databases.
"Mr. Allen brings a wealth of expertise and strong leadership to DataCare," said Paulo Franca, Ph.D., DataCare's President and CTO. "I'm confident that his experience with major accounts will be a strong asset as we continue to drive revenue growth."
Mr. Allen's background includes eight years as Senior Vice President at Guarantee Life Companies, where he reported to the Chairman and specialized in solving mission-critical problems. In addition to playing key roles in strategic planning and taking the company public, he served as Division Manager for the group insurance business. In this capacity, he led a major reengineering project which utilized technology to bring an integrated workflow solution to the underwriting, customer service and claims functions, resulting in significant increases in productivity. Previously, he served as President of Louis Allen Associates, an international management-consulting firm where he led strategic planning and restructuring assignments and marketed the firm's services. As Vice President/General Manager at Majers Corporation (now part of Dun & Bradstreet), he was responsible for selling sophisticated marketing intelligence systems to Fortune 500 companies. He serves on the Board of Directors of Janus of Santa Cruz, a leading substance abuse treatment center, volunteers for the Taproot Foundation, and served on the Group Insurance committee at LIMRA.
About DataCare Corporation (http://www.datacare.com)
Headquartered in San Jose, California, DataCare's software technology supports evidence-based treatment decisions with defensible supporting documentation for workers' compensation claims. Our solutions are targeted at the special needs of medical reviewers, coordinating and routing all claim documents — including faxes, mail, and e-mail — in a streamlined but secure manner. DataCare supports the highly specialized workflows for workers' compensation case management, utilization review, and bill audits. These workflows normally span many different organizations and include both internal adjusters and out-of-house experts. Our web-based solutions enable reviewers to be twice as productive as legacy paper-based workflows and offer managers much better visibility into status, quality, and workload issues.
For more information:
Theresa Shafer
Email
408-252-9676
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