Electronic Health Reporter

Paula Elliott, vice president at Impact Advisors, an award winning healthcare information technology consulting firm was named one of the “Women Leaders in Consulting” of 2014 by Consulting Magazine. Elliott was recognized in the Client Services Award category. She will be traveling to New York City to attend the “Women Leaders in Consulting” Celebratory Recognition Dinner on November 6^th.

Consulting Magazine’s “Women Leaders in Consulting” award, which started in 2007, is announced every fall and recognizes the value and impact of women in the consulting field. In addition to Elliott, 11 women leaders in the profession and the firms they represent were recognized in various categories including Leadership, Client Service, Future Leader and Lifetime Achievement. This year, more than 400 nominations were received by the magazine. To view the complete list of the “Women Leaders in Consulting,” click here.

“I am honored and humbled to be recognized among this group of professionals,” said Elliott. “Our firm’s goal is to create a positive Impact in the healthcare industry and I am proud to be recognized in a category highlighting our commitment to our clients.”

Elliott has more than 30 years of experience implementing and managing healthcare information technology projects and is an accomplished and talented executive program manager. Her depth of experience with leading electronic health record (EHR) and revenue cycle systems projects, combined with her operational change management skills, allows her to work across a variety of venues and in challenging settings. She has been credited with turning around numerous EHR implementations and driving them to success. Elliott leads Impact Advisors’ Strategic Implementation service line and has been with the firm since 2008.

Impact Advisors’ President and Co-Founder Andrew Smith was also recognized this past spring by Consulting Magazine as one of the “Top 25 Consultants” of 2014.

For more information on Impact Advisors, visit www.impact-advisors.com or find the company on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/impactadvisors.

About Impact Advisors, LLC

Impact Advisors, a distinguished healthcare information technology consulting firm, improves its clients’ healthcare delivery through technology. As a trusted healthcare leader, the firm helps hospitals and health systems maximize clinical and operational performance with its Best in KLAS® strategic advisory, implementation and optimization services. Since its inception, Impact Advisors has consulted to more than 140 hospitals and health systems nationally and internationally. The firm has earned a number of industry and workplace quality awards including Best in KLAS® for six consecutive years, Healthcare Informatics HCI 100, Crain’s Chicago Business Fast Fifty and Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to Work.  For more information about Impact Advisors, visit www.impact-advisors.com.