"Welcome to our company blog. Within these blog posts, we hope to share our insights on clinical quality management, the patient-centered medical home, chronic disease management in primary care, evidence-based medicine, and the use of technology in ambulatory care settings."

- David Morin, CEO and Donald Nease Jr., MD, Chief Medical Officer

We're very proud to announce our acquisition by The Advisory Board Company (Washington D.C.). An except from The Advisory Board Company's February 3, 2011 Press Release entitled "Company Reports Quarterly Revenue Growth of 23.5% and Contract Value Growth of 18.3%; Issues Guidance for Calendar Year 2011; Announces Acquisition of Population Management Analytics and Patient Registry Software Company" ...The Company also announced the acquisition, as of February 1, 2011, of Cielo MedSolutions, a leading provider of population management analytics and patient registry software in the ambulatory environment. The cash transaction enhances The Advisory Board Company's existing suite of physician performance management solutions through the addition of analytics and workflow tools that give providers visibility across a patient population to enable appropriate clinical decisions. Robert Musslewhite commented, "We are excited to add Cielo's outstanding tools to our portfolio and the talented Cielo team to the Advisory Board. As the market moves towards value-based payment structures, there is increasing urgency for physicians practicing at hospitals and health systems to understand care provided to their patients across all settings. The addition of Cielo to the portfolio allows us to provide these population management analytics and patient registry capabilities in a physician-friendly interface through the Crimson platform. In addition, as our members build capabilities to manage patients across the full continuum of care and work with us to develop the structures to do so--for example through our Medical Home Collaborative, now more than 200 hospitals strong--Cielo's solutions will also provide key value to them." Cielo's Chief Executive Officer David Morin added, "The Advisory Board's Crimson platform, deep knowledge base of best practices, and network of over 2,900 members provides the ideal environment to leverage the strengths and capabilities of the Cielo tool. I--along with the entire Cielo team--am thrilled to join forces with the Advisory Board to enhance our impact on physician practice across care settings. We are excited about the large market opportunity ahead of us and the new ways we will work together to help members provide greater value in patient care."Mr. Musslewhite concluded, "We are very excited about the acquisition and the opportunities to incorporate Cielo into our work. Hospitals and physicians look to us as their solution for physician performance, and since patient registry is a key tool that they use, the addition of this functionality to our portfolio will greatly enhance our ability to serve member needs in this terrain." Dave Morin