Atlanta, February 22, 2012 – PointClear Solutions, a leading healthcare software technology firm, announced that it has chosen metro Atlanta for its newest office location. PointClear Solutions estimates that their Cobb County location will create approximately 10 high-paying jobs over the next two months and up to 75 over the next three years.
PointClear Solutions is headquartered in Huntsville, Ala. and currently has 40 employees --10 of these employees are in metro Atlanta, and most of the others are in Nashville, Tenn., Huntsville, Ala. and Birmingham, Ala.
“PointClear Solutions is excited to open an office in Atlanta as our business has grown substantially here over the past 18 months and we continue to sign new business,” said David Karabinos, CEO of PointClear Solutions. “We now have a critical mass of clients and employees here and feel that it is time to establish operations here. We selected Atlanta as our next office because it has an extensive Healthcare IT ecosystem, has experienced software development and usability professionals in the market and has a large concentration of prospective clients and partners to work with. The Healthcare IT and User Experience talent pool here is one of the deepest in the country.”
PointClear Solutions is celebrating its 5th anniversary in 2012, and the company’s Atlanta-area clients include the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, McKesson, Greenway Medical Technologies, ShareCare and SeeMyRadiology.
“We are so pleased with PointClear Solutions’ decision to open an office in Atlanta -- the nation’s health IT capital,” said David Hartnett, vice president, bioscience - health IT industry development for the Metro Atlanta Chamber. “Their facility is a valuable addition to metro Atlanta’s growing HIT cluster and a true testament to the talent and resources available here.”
"The addition of PointClear Solutions in Cobb County is incredible for our community, and for all of metro Atlanta,” said Brooks Mathis, vice president of economic development with the Cobb Chamber of Commerce. “IT and healthcare related jobs create high wages and are the types of employment opportunities that we want to create for our citizens."
“Georgia works in aggressive ways to be sure health IT companies in our state can continue to compete and innovate here and in global markets,” said Carol Henderson, director of Health Sciences and Advance Technologies, Georgia Department of Economic Development. “By locating in metro Atlanta, PointClear Solutions can fully leverage Georgia’s progressive business environment as well as the state’s industry-leading health IT infrastructure.”
About the Metro Atlanta Chamber
Everything we do at the Metro Atlanta Chamber -- from recruiting businesses to Atlanta from all over the world, to tackling policy issues -- is about creating jobs and prosperity to help Atlanta thrive. Our board is made up of Atlanta's top business leaders. Our professional staff serves 4,000 member companies that employ nearly 1 million workers. We focus on recruiting headquarters and global business -- and companies in the supply chain and advanced manufacturing, bioscience, technology and business services sectors. In public policy, we tackle critical issues such as transportation, water and education. For members, we offer 150+ events and activities each year. In sports, MAC's Atlanta Sports Council has helped drive almost $2 billion in economic impact through sporting events over the last 10 years.
About PointClear Solutions
PointClear Solutions is focused on transforming healthcare delivery through technology innovation that improves user experience. Its competencies lie at the intersection of product strategy, technology and user experience. It deploys a user-centered approach to software development that assures its solutions are accessible, relevant and actionable -- driving user adoption, promoting human-centered delivery of professional healthcare, and ultimately creating business value for our clients. PointClear Solutions serves provider, payer, pharmaceutical, and public health organizations, and the technology market that supports them.