Opus Healthcare Solutions Names Ray Bechtold as Controller

AUSTIN, Texas, July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Opus Healthcare Solutions, Inc., a leading national provider of clinical information systems, has named Ray Bechtold, CPA, as controller. Based at the company's Austin headquarters, Bechtold will be responsible for overseeing all accounting and financial administrative functions.

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Bechtold joined Opus Healthcare Solutions after serving in a number of senior executive positions at Sage Software's Austin offices, including chief operating officer and interim chief financial officer of the Industry and Specialized Solutions Division. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Florida State University and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Texas at Austin. He is registered as a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Texas.

Fred Beck, president and co-founder of Opus Healthcare Solutions, noted, "We are very pleased to name Ray as our controller. His expertise in financial management at a leading technology company will help our leadership team as we continue our strong growth rate. Opus Healthcare Solutions now serves 10,000 clinicians at more than 30 different facilities. Ray's experience will help us maintain our reputation for strong financial management as we grow our operations and expand our product offerings."

The OpusClinicalSuite(R) includes systems for clinical documentation, order management, computerized physician order entry, medication administration, Web portals for remote physician access, and laboratory workflow. Using a Web-based architecture, the Opus solution provides a single point-of-access for clinicians to retrieve all patient clinical information from one application, rather than having to jump between different applications or access points.

The company's newest product, OpusMobility(R), debuted in 2007, enables physicians to monitor their patient's lab results and diagnostic reports outside of the hospital using smart phones and PDAs. OpusMobility(R) operates on most major cell phone networks.

Founded in 1987 and based in Austin, Opus Healthcare Solutions, Inc. has been named one of the top 25 software developers in the region by the Austin Business Journal for the past five years. The company's systems are used by many organizations across the country including the George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C. and the South Texas Health Systems. For more information, http://www.opushealthcare.com/

   For more information:
   Chris Mountzouris
   Vice President, Marketing and Business Development
   512-336-7200
   cmountzouris@opushealthcare.com

   James Harris
   Westside Public Relations
   310-398-5565
   jharris@westsidepr.com

CONTACT: Chris Mountzouris, Vice President, Marketing and Business Development, of Opus Healthcare Solutions, +1-512-336-7200, cmountzouris@opushealthcare.com; or James Harris of Westside Public Relations, +1-310-398-5565, jharris@westsidepr.com

Web site: http://www.opushealthcare.com/

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