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Ai Principal wins 2012 Wharton Competition

Barbara Koch — Mon, 14 May 2012 14:12:43 GMT

A team from Wharton’s MBA for Executives class of 2012, featuring Ai Principal Mrinal Bhasker, has won the Michelson Grand Prize of the 2012 Wharton Business Plan Competition (BPC). Their evidence-based healthcare decision support tool identifies, during the admissions process, what patients are at high-risk for readmission.

Ai Recognized for Innovation and Leadership

Barbara Koch — Thu, 10 May 2012 17:00:31 GMT

Ai is the proud winner of multiple awards and nominations recognizing our technological innovation and leadership this spring. Click the title to read more about the the awards, including SmartCEO100 Best-Run Company, Volt: Leaders in Technology, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® finalist, and Howard Technology Council's 2012 Life Sciences Company of the Year.

Ai Releases 2011 Stakeholder Report

Barbara Koch — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:59:08 GMT

Ai's latest stakeholder report is available for download.

Ai Presents on Health IT at HIMSS12

Barbara Koch — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:15:08 GMT

Rob Horst, Director of Health Information Services for Ai, presented at HIMSS in Las Vegas on February 22nd. Rob presented the topic, “Facilitating Effective Transitions Between Long Term Care Facilities and Hospital Emergency Departments” alongside Dr. Bill Russell, a prominent geriatrician and health IT thought leader in the long-term care space. Rob and Dr. Russell discussed many of the challenges and barriers to technology adoption in long-term care while providing creative solutions that are being explored by CRISP and other awardees of the ONC Challenge Grants that were issued in 2011.

Solving the Challenge of Master Data Management

Ben Purkis — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:10:56 GMT

We’ve all chuckled about the recent commercial that the advertising geniuses have come up with for Staples, the office supply giant. You know the "Dave?", "David?", "Hi Dave", "Mr. Dave" commercial. Well there’s a kernel of truth behind this humorous exchange, and not only within large organizations. Many health information exchanges these days are facing the same challenge—they’re having a hard time finding who, exactly, this Dave person is.

President Obama Announces Plan to Make Government More Business-Friendly; Ai Founder Attends

Barbara Koch — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:03:32 GMT

Ai's Founder and Managing Partner, Christopher Brandt, had the honor of visiting the White House today to attend President Obama's announcement of his proposal to reform, reorganize and consolidate Government. President Obama requested congressional authority to consolidate six government agencies into one more efficient agency to promote competitiveness, exports and American business. The policy is also intended to reduce the maze of federal bureaucracy that businesses must navigate to gain government support.

Ai Founder Appears in SmartCEO Magazine

Barbara Koch — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:10:47 GMT

Baltimore SmartCEO magazine interviewed Ai founder and Managing Partner Chris Brandt for an article on organic business growth in the January 2012 issue. In the article, Chris and other Baltimore CEOs discuss obstacles and solutions to achieving sustainable growth.

Ai Founder Appears in SmartCEO Magazine

Barbara Koch — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:10:47 GMT

Audacious Inquiry and IBM Partner to Provide Initiate EMPI Solutions

Barbara Koch — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:00:04 GMT

Audacious Inquiry (Ai) has announced new plans to leverage its expertise implementing IBM’s Initiate Enterprise Master Person Index (EMPI) as an official IBM Business Partner after completing a rigorous business partner and subject matter expert certification process. IBM Initiate Patient accurately matches and links patient identities to create a single view for use by EMRs, clinical portals, administrative applications and analytics.

Ai Recognized for Growth and Diversity

Barbara Koch — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 06:00:00 GMT

On Nov 17 Audacious Inquiry was presented with the Greater Baltimore Committee’s Bridging the Gap Award for outstanding achievement by a minority-owned company. Ai, a Hispanic-owned business, was chosen for its achievements and contribution to advancing healthcare IT in Maryland and across the country.

UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski featured on 60 Minutes

Barbara Koch — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 06:00:00 GMT

UMBC’s President Freeman Hrabowski was featured in a piece on CBS’s 60 Minutes last Sunday, Nov 13, for leading the University to become a powerhouse in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). The UMBC campus is home to the bwtech@UMBC Research and Technology Park and Audacious Inquiry’s headquarters.

Ai Welcomes Two New Team Members

Barbara Koch — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 19:59:59 GMT

Audacious Inquiry is pleased to welcome two new members to our Health Information Systems practice. Together, Genevieve Morris and Dana Voss bring over 15 years of health IT and project management experience to the firm.

Ai Founder on NPR’s Talk of the Nation

Barbara Koch — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 19:00:40 GMT

Audacious Inquiry’s founder and Managing Partner, Christopher Brandt, joins host Neal Conan on NPR’s Talk of the Nation this afternoon to discuss: “Can New Federal Policies Get Employers Hiring?”

Baltimore Business Journal Features AI’s Role in Md. Health Benefit Exchange

Barbara Koch — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Today’s issue of the Baltimore Business Journal will feature an article about Audacious Inquiry’s role in a study of health insurance exchange options in Maryland. A health insurance exchange gives individuals and small businesses a marketplace to compare health plans from different insurance providers more easily.

AI Debuts on 2011 Inc. 500|5000

Barbara Koch — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 17:37:25 GMT

Audacious Inquiry debuted on Inc. magazine’s list of America’s fastest-growing private companies this month at #2,735.

Medication-Focused HIE Service Goes Live in No. Virginia

David Finney — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 12:37:17 GMT

In an emergency department, where patients’ health and safety hang in the balance, every second counts. Now, thanks to an initiative managed by AI, Inova Alexandria Hospital ED clinicians can quickly access a patient’s prescriptions information, no matter where in the U.S. they were written, enhancing care quality and safety.

AI Releases 2010 Stakeholder Report

Christopher Brandt — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 14:08:33 GMT

Audacious Inquiry FY 2010 Stakeholder Report now available in PDF.

AI Helping to Implement Statewide Exchange in Florida

Christopher Brandt — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 14:57:38 GMT

AI is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a contract by Harris Corp. to support the implementation of a statewide health information exchange (HIE) in the state of Florida. The project, awarded by Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) under a four-year, $19 million agreement, is intended to improve the delivery and coordination of healthcare throughout the state.

AI Director Joins from U.S. Office of the National Coordinator

Christopher Brandt — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 14:42:38 GMT

Audacious Inquiry (AI) is pleased to announce the recent hiring of Melissa Hargiss as a Director of Health Information Systems. Melissa joins AI having most recently worked for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), within the Department of Health and Human Services, as a Senior Policy Analyst.

Team Turns Out in Support of Pratt Library

David Finney — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 16:21:12 GMT

Many members of the AI team turned out to support the Enoch Pratt Library in Baltimore at the library's annual Black & White Ball.

AI Becomes a “B” Corporation, One of the First in Maryland

David Finney — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 21:33:33 GMT

B Corporations are a type of corporation that use the “power of business” to solve social and environmental problems and to provide public benefit.

UPDATED: AI Principal Presents at National HIE Summits

Evan Carter — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Scott Afzal, a Principal at Audacious Inquiry, traveled to San Francisco to give two presentations on his experiences and organizational successes as the Program Director for the Chesapeake Regional Information System for our Patients (CRISP), Maryland’s statewide health information exchange (HIE). His trip resulted in media exposure for AI.

AI Director Joins Johns Hopkins Professional Faculty

Evan Carter — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 21:59:02 GMT

Starting in November, AI’s Director of Health Information Systems, Robert Horst, will be teaching a graduate-level course on medical informatics at Johns Hopkins University

AI Graduates from The Center for Business and Technology Development

David Finney — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:56:52 GMT

Congratulations Audacious Inquiry! The leading management and technology firm will graduate this August from The Center for Business and Technology Development’s NeoTech Incubator to move into its new 2,600-square-foot headquarters at the bwtech@UMBC Research and Technology Park.

AI Team Members Support Baltimore Library

Christopher Brandt — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:35:44 GMT

AI team members were captured by Baltimore Magazine attending the Truman Capote-themed "Black and White Party," a friend and fund raising event for the Pratt Free Library in Baltimore.