Mecklenburg Lauds SA Ignite for IL Tech Assoc Recognition

April 16, 2012 - PRLog -- SA Ignite Named Finalist forIllinois Technology Association CityLIGHTS Award

13thAnnual CityLIGHTS Awards honor top performers in technology who innovate and drive growth in Illinois

CHICAGO, IL – April 16, 2012– SA Ignite, Inc.has beennamed a finalist in the Newcomer Award category in the 2012 Illinois Technology Association (ITA) CityLIGHTS awards. SA Ignite, Inc. builds innovative software products that enable unprecedented improvements in electronic health record (EHR) usage. Its software solutions streamline the Meaningful Use (MU) reporting process and automate the identification of root causes behind usage problems.

The ITA received a record-setting number of nominations this year, with the ITA’s panel of judges selecting the top entries in each of nine award categories.

“We are really proud of the work of Tom Lee and his team at SA Ignite and pleased that ITA has recognized it this year,” said Gary Mecklenburg, SA Ignite Advisory Board Member, Executive Partner at Waud Capital and former CEO of Northwestern Memorial Hospital. “SA Ignite found an innovative solution to a big gap in Meaningful Use reporting, and that solution will result in truly transformative improvements in physician efficiency.”

“It was no easy feat for the judges to determine the finalists for each award,” said ITA CEO Fred Hoch. “The past 12 months have been a time of unprecedented growth, accomplishments and innovation in Illinois and this energy is reflected in the quantity and quality of CityLIGHTS awards nominees.”

Public voting is online at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CLVOTING through April 25. The Newcomer Award winner is determined by a blended score based equally on public voting and the judges’ panel. Winners will be announced at the CityLIGHTS Awards Gala Thursday, May 10, 2012, in the Great Hall at Union Station in Chicago.

The panel of judges consists of 68 esteemed technology leaders including Dan Lyne, World Business Chicago; Patricia Anderson, Apartments.com; Howard Tullman, Tribeca Media FlashPoint Academy; Ed Domain, Tech.li; Mark Achler, Redbox; Jai Shekhawat, Fieldglass; Irv Shapiro, Ifbyphone; Lance Pressel, the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce; Roger Liew, Orbitz Worldwide; Ross Kimbarovsky, Crowdspring; and Troy Henikoff, Excelerate Labs.

About SA Ignite
SA Ignite, Inc. builds innovative software products that enable unprecedented improvements in EHR usage. Its software solutions streamline the Meaningful Use (MU) reporting process and automate the identification of root causes behind usage problems. Now serving more than 3,000 providers, SA Ignite’s products work with any EHR system without requiring the assistance of EHR vendors. SA Ignite believes monitoring and improving EHR usage can bring transformative improvements to healthcare efficiency. Visit www.saignite.com.

About the ITA
The Illinois Technology Association (ITA) is a driving force behind the growth of Illinois' vibrant technology industry. We are relentless in championing the development and application of technology, from start-up companies to industry leaders, leveraging the transformative nature of technology to revolutionize industries. ITA uniquely capitalizes peer-to-peer collaboration, networking, and access to experts across the breadth of business to cultivate the Illinois technology industry. The unique and powerful integration of these valuable and experienced resources differentiates the ITA as a source of accelerated growth for the technology industry of Illinois. For more information about ITA, please visit www.illinoistech.org.

Contact the ITA at headquarters@illinoistech.org, follow the ITA on Twitter at @itabuzz and the CityLIGHTS conversation with hash tag #ITACITYLIGHTS, and visit www.illinoistech.org to find out more about how ITA supports the growth of the local industry.