MADISON, Wis., Aug. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Symphony
Corporation, a global healthcare technology solutions provider,
today announced the acquisition of JGI, a New Jersey-based Human
Capital Management consulting and technology firm with a
significant presence in the healthcare industry nationally.
Symphony’s acquisition of JGI is complementary, broadening
and strengthening its offerings to provide the highest level of
benefits to its clients in healthcare, medical devices, academic
institutes, insurance, life sciences, finance, and government
agencies.
“By combining Symphony’s strength in clinical healthcare IT with
JGI’s depth in Human Capital Management technology, Symphony
becomes one of the few healthcare IT service companies that can
provide end-to-end services for clients trying to address the
requirements of healthcare reform,” said Ravi K. Kalla, Chief
Executive Officer of Symphony Corporation.
In its acquisition of JGI, Symphony expands its capability to
assist healthcare clients with services ranging from the
implementation and integration of point-of-care clinical management
systems to business management technology that includes quality
measurement and population health management.
With JGI, Symphony also strengthens its East Coast presence.
For more than 30 years, JGI has built value for its clients
by developing Human Capital Management strategies, designing
effective people resource processes and implementing cutting-edge
technologies. JGI combines superior technical skills with
system specific expertise, to support leading partner applications
from Oracle, PeopleSoft, ADP and Lawson.
“Together as one company, Symphony and JGI now offers a new
‘business intelligence’ approach for the healthcare marketplace,
enabling decision-makers to see data that helps them refine
operations and provides insight needed to increase the bottom
line,” said George DiGrandi, former JGI Chief Executive Officer who
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