Ascendian Healthcare Consulting

This article was originally submitted and published on HISTALK.com on 03/24/2010.

While riding the shuttle to my hotel at HIMSS in Atlanta, I overheard two strangers behind me comparing stories of the conference to one another. Their short exchange encapsulated for me both the HIMSS event and the climate in which we are now living. The conversation went something like this:

Two members of the Ascendian executive team, Shawn McKenzie and Jef Williams, have been selected to speak at this year's AHRA Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington D.C. Their presentation takes place on August 24^th from 8:00am-9:30am and is titled "Succession Planning that Makes Sense Fiscally and Strategically."

Shawn McKenzie, President & CEO of Ascendian Healthcare Consulting, has been appointed to a leadership position with one of the Sacramento region's most influential economic development organizations. Known as SARTA, the Sacramento Area Regional Technology Alliance was established in 2001 to support entrepreneurial programs, companies and technology investment throughout Sacramento and the surrounding area.

McKenzie Stephenson, Inc. announced today that they have officially changed their name to Ascendian Healthcare Consulting. Located in Sacramento, CA, the firm provides healthcare professionals worldwide with a variety of information technology and operations consulting solutions. Ascendian will continue to serve independent delivery networks, acute care hospitals, diagnostic imaging centers, correctional institutions and physicians groups with the same superior level of service healthcare leaders have come to expect from the firm.

Ascendian Healthcare Consulting, formerly McKenzie Stephenson, Inc., was awarded the contract with the Federal Receiver overseeing the healthcare remediation for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Diagnostic Imaging Services. The contract marks a significant achievement for the company and conveys the confidence that the CDCR has in Ascendian's ability to execute efficiently and within budget parameters.