10/31/2011 - Qvera Appoints Dr. Thomas Landholt as Medical Director

KAYSVILLE, Utah, October 31, 2011 – Qvera announced today that Thomas Landholt, MD, has been named medical director of the company. In this role Dr. Landholt will assist Qvera with strategic product planning and direction. His past experience includes similar roles at industry-leading healthcare IT companies such as MedicaLogic, GE, Kryptiq and MassPRO.

Dr. Landholt is an actively practicing, board-certified primary care physician in Springfield, Missouri. As a pioneer in clinical information technology (IT), he has used automated medical records and related IT systems since 1995.

“Working with Qvera is a rare opportunity to combine the demands of everyday medicine with cutting edge technology,” said Dr. Landholt. “It is our goal to provide efficient, effective tools and services that work out of the box for clinics and networks of any size.”

Merging his background in business management with his medical expertise, Dr. Landholt has created a “best practices” clinic which has demonstrated exceptional quality of patient care and superior clinical efficiencies. His practice, PatientCare Family Clinic, has been a leading GE show site for the past ten years.

“I have worked with Dr. Landholt in various capacities for almost a decade,” said Sam Shapiro, president and CEO of Qvera. “He has an extraordinary vision for how healthcare IT can be correctly applied to improve quality of care and reduce waste. We look forward to drawing on Dr. Landholt’s vision and expertise as Qvera continues to deliver innovative products and services that effectively address today’s healthcare interoperability challenges.”