WASHINGTON, March 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Netsmart
Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of software and services for
health and human services organizations, has been presented with
the National Association of Counties’ (NACo) Premier Partner of the
Year Award.
Each March during the association’s Legislative Conference in
Washington, D.C., NACo recognizes a premier member that has
demonstrated a deep corporate commitment to empower counties,
county employees, and communities while developing public-private
solutions and relationships.
“NACo is pleased to present this year’s Premier Partner of the
Year Award to Netsmart Technologies,” said NACo Executive Director
Larry E. Naake. “NACo recognizes Netsmart for its sustained
leadership, commitment, and support over many years to help the
association and our member counties.”
Naake said Netsmart leads the movement on Capitol Hill to extend
federal support for health information technology to counties,
which is a priority of NACo’s Health Steering Committee and NACo’s
behavioral health affiliate, the National Association of County
Behavioral Health and Developmental Disability Directors
(NACBHDD).
“As counties throughout the country face unprecedented budget
challenges, our relationships with our private sector partners can
be extremely valuable in developing strategies to maintain service
levels while reducing costs,” Naake said.
Accepting the award during the March 7th Opening General Session
was Kevin Scalia, Netsmart Executive Vice President, Corporate
Development.
“We’re honored to receive this award from NACo, and committed to
continuing our proactive public policy advocacy efforts on behalf
of our behavioral health and public health customers,” said Scalia.
“Our technology solutions are helping hundreds of counties improve
quality of care, and ongoing engagement in this area is essential
to assure that these organizations have the resources needed
to
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