Geisinger Receives Wharton School and Infosys Award

DANVILLE - The Geisinger Health System has been named a finalist for the Wharton Infosys Business Transformation Award for transforming the health care industry through the use of technology.

The Wharton Infosys Business Transformation Award is a joint initiative from Infosys, a global leader in consulting and information technology services, and the William and Phyllis Mack Center for Technological Innovation at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. The awards, divided into three categories – Enterprise Business Transformation, Best Technology Initiative and Technology Change Leaders - were based on the level of innovation, thought leadership and transformational results represented by the entrants.

Geisinger, chosen from more than 100 entrants worldwide, was evaluated on various factors that emphasized proactive leadership, predictive technology solutions and proven benefits to business. The finalist award was recently presented at a gala ceremony at the Waldorf Astoria, New York. Geisinger received an award as one of three finalists in its category. Other companies competing with Geisinger included: Anheuser-Busch, Canadian Imperial Bank, Eckerd Corporation, City of Houston, GreenPoint Mortgage, Lucent Technologies, MasterCard International, Nextel, Palm, Inc., PNC Bank, Pier 1 Imports and Trigon Blue Cross Blue Shield.

"It is gratifying to have Geisinger named a finalist for this prestigious award," said Frank Trembulak, Chief Operating Officer. "The Geisinger Health System has made strategic investments utilizing technology to improve service to our patients and make our business practices more efficient. This award formally recognizes the progress we have made and the efforts of our employees who made this progress possible."

Congratulating Geisinger on its achievement, Mr. N R Narayana Murthy, Chairman of the Board at Infosys said, "Geisinger recognized that today’s business is about information and enabled the flow of information through technology. We are happy to confer this award on Geisinger for demonstrating exceptional leadership by leveraging technology to enhance business value and set an example for the rest of the industry."

"The high level of response the awards have generated is a clear affirmation of the power of technology to create a business differentiator and we have great pleasure in congratulating Geisinger on its accomplishment", said Patrick Harker, Dean of the Wharton School.

Founded in 1915, Geisinger Health System provides more than two million people in 31 counties in Pennsylvania a complete continuum of quality healthcare. The Geisinger Health System has received national recognition as a model for quality health services delivery and has been listed in Best Hospitals in America, and their physicians have been listed in The Best Doctors in America. Geisinger is a physician-led health care system, dedicated to health care, education, research and service.

Infosys, a world leader in consulting and information technology services, partners with Global 2000 companies to provide business consulting, systems integration, application development and product engineering services. Infosys has approximately 10,000 employees in over 30 offices worldwide.

The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is recognized around the world for is academic strengths across every major discipline and at every level of business education. Founded in 1881 as the first collegiate business school in the nation, Wharton has approximately 4,600 undergraduate, MBA and doctoral students, more than 8,000 participants in its executive education programs annually, and an alumni network of more than 75,000 worldwide.