Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> February 2, 2002
HOWARD W. DEICHEN has served as Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of MedAssets, Inc., since April 21, 2000. From 1993 to
2000, Mr. Deichen served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of Paradigm Health Corporation, a private company providing
disease state management for complex medical events including
catastrophic injury and extreme low birth-weight neonates. From 1987 to
1993, Mr. Deichen served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of Kinetic Concepts Inc., the nation's largest specialty bed and
medical equipment company. Mr. Deichen helped lead Kinetic Concepts'
initial public offering in 1988. Mr. Deichen holds an MBA from the
Kellog School at Northwestern University. Profile
then a picture of what the company is doing at the present time?
Mr. Deichen: MedAssets' mission is to be the market
