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The National Association for the Support of Long Term Care elects healthcare software expert Eric Christ to Board of Directors

Atlanta, Ga. (PRWEB) December 22, 2008 -- The National Association for the Support of Long Term Care (NASL) has elected Eric Christ to the organization's board of directors. Christ is the president of Patient Placement Systems, part of the Jackson Healthcare family of companies located in Alpharetta, Ga. NASL is a trade association of ancillary providers of products and services to the post-acute industry.

"As an advocate of healthcare technology, it is with great honor that I serve on the NASL Board of Directors," said Christ. "I look forward to supporting an association that exhibits such commitment to establishing standards for interoperability and information exchange among software and technology systems in long-term care."

Patient Placement Systems provides industry-leading, Web-based software solutions for hospitals and long-term care providers. Christ is an active member of the NASL Information Technology Committee, which focuses on lowering costs, improving results and backing critical IT initiatives in post-acute care. Health information technology is making considerable strides as long-term care providers become educated on its solid value proposition.

"We are pleased to welcome Eric Christ to our board of directors. He comes to us with a wealth of industry knowledge that will
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