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IMI Health Ranks No. 1865 on the 2008 Inc. 5,000
With Three-Year Sales Growth of 201.1%
NEW YORK, August 20, 2008 – Inc. today ranked IMI Health No.1865 on its annual ranking of the 5000 fastest-growing private companies in the country and No. 20 among the 5000 fastest-growing private companies located in the Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro, TN region. The list is the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy – America’s independent-minded entrepreneurs. Taken as a whole, these companies represent the backbone of the U.S. economy.
“Our second annual Inc. 5000 continues the most ambitious project in business journalism,” said Inc. 5000 Project Manager Jim Melloan. “The Inc. 5000 gives an unrivalled portrait of young, underreported companies across all industries doing fascinating things with cutting-edge business models, as well as older companies that are still showing impressive growth.”
For over thirteen years, IMI Health has transformed healthcare data into reliable, actionable knowledge for some of the largest health plans around the country. IMI’s growth over the past few years can be attributed to their insight and ability to efficiently evolve their data platform to support solutions to some of healthcare’s most pressing opportunities. Providing access to the right information and knowledge in the right context to the right people at the right time is what drives this company’s activities.
“It’s a privilege and an honor to be selected among the top 40% of the Inc 5000 list,” stated CEO Leon Dowling. “We believe in the ability of technology to transform healthcare and hope to continue to make even more significant contributions in the coming years. To receive such recognition is validating and rewarding for the entire team.”
The 5000 companies that made the list reported aggregate revenue of $185 billion and median three-year growth of 147 percent. Most important, the 2008 Inc. 5000 companies were engines of job growth, having created more than 826,033 jobs since those companies were founded. Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and a list of the fastest-growing companies that can be sorted by industry and region can be found at
www.inc5000.com.
Methodology
The 2008 Inc. 5000 list measures revenue growth from 2004 through 2007. To qualify, companies must be U.S.-based and privately held, independent – not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies – as of December 31, 2007, and have had at least $200,000 in revenue in 2004, and $2 million in 2007.
About IMI Health IMI Health transforms healthcare data into reliable, actionable knowledge for some of the largest health plans around the country with over 4.5 million covered lives running through our platform every day. Our solutions and services are designed to provide healthcare organizations the visibility they need to improve the quality and cost of care as well as provide adaptability to the changing needs of the industry. Visit http://www.imihealth.com.
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