Cape Fear Valley and ISH team up to implement an IT-Enabled Business Strategy powered by Lawson.

ISH forges an alignment between IT investment and the bottom line.

West Orange, New Jersey - Implementation Specialists for Healthcare (ISH), today announced it has signed an agreement with Cape Fear Valley Health System (CFVHS) of Fayetteville, North Carolina to implement an IT-enabled business strategy powered by Lawson Software's integrated, web-deployable software package for their Finance, Materials Management, Human Resources and Payroll departments. The software was purchased through SMS, under the NOVIUS banner to standardize data and integrate new processes and better business practices across the enterprise.

"We had to demonstrate a return on our investment with this software. We chose ISH because our research showed that their approach offered a measurable return and offered us an added value to our strategic goals for IT and our overall business," stated David Dillehunt, CIO at Cape Fear Valley Health System.

"CFVHS expects the implementation of NOVIUS TM to deliver real value by improving their operations and decision-making capabilities. With our Lawson knowledge and operations expertise we knew we could deliver tangible benefits and a 'go-live'; on-time, measurable, guaranteed. Our return on investment (ROI) will be realized in less than 3 years." stated Crawford Hammett, Vice President, ISH Inc.

ISH is an independent, privately held professional services firm nationally recognized for quality services to the Healthcare Industry. Through a unique combination of consulting and "hands-on" implementation, we map clear cause-and-effect relationships between IT and the bottom line by focusing on four key areas of opportunity: financial performance, operational excellence, customer service and professional education and development. Founded in 1989 and located in West Orange, NJ they have over one hundred and thirty full-time Operations, Logistics, Clinical and IT Specialists who are experts in Finance, Supply Chain Management, Human Resources, Payroll, Time & Attendance, Surgical Services, Sterile Processing, Pharmacy, and Case Management. Cape Fear Valley Health System joins our growing list of clients that benefited by partnering with "the specialists in implementation," Implementation Specialists for Healthcare, Inc. (ISH). For more information visit www.ishinc.com.