CHICAGO – Keane, Inc., a global services firm that specializes in optimizing businesses IT investments, today announced the launch of Keane Optimum, a one-source solution for healthcare organizations to improve both financial performance and patient care. Keane Optimum will be showcased at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) 2009 Annual Conference from April 5th to 8th  in Chicago, Illinois.

This powerful software suite minimizes the expense associated with managing discrete IT solutions to give hospitals a unique level of visibility into their business operations, to improve accounts receivable cycles, reduce medical errors, and simplify complex third-party billing. Keane Optimum leverages the strength of Keane's industry-leading Patcom with its iMed product, to include a full suite of integrated financial, clinical, and EHR applications to simplify the management of the entire healthcare IT environment.

"This new offering manages both the RCM and clinical environments to ensure the right information is accessible while providing a significant return on investment," said

Walt Kaczor , Senior Vice President, Keane Healthcare Solutions Division. "Keane Optimum improves the capture of patient information by streamlining data collection at each point of service to ensure the consistency and accuracy necessary to improve patient care and meet regulatory requirements while maximizing timely reimbursement so vital to an organization's financial performance."