Career Step Taps Laurie A. McBrierty as Vice President of Corporate Training

    PROVO, UT, December 31, 2015 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Career Step, an online provider of career-focused education and corporate training, has appointed Laurie A. McBrierty to serve as its Vice President of Corporate Training. In this role, Ms. McBrierty will drive the development of Career Step product set, with particular emphasis on offerings and positioning within the company's Corporate Training division.

"We are very excited to have Laurie on board," said Steve Tober, Career Step President and CEO. "She brings a wealth of experience in healthcare, health information management and product management. We have already seen positive results from her strategic and focused approach."

Ms. McBrierty has nearly 30 years of experience working in healthcare information systems and has held a number of executive positions in product development and management. Prior to joining Career Step, Ms. McBrierty held positions at xG Health Solutions, WellPoint, Resolution Health, QuadraMed, Kaiser Permanente, SoftMed, 3M Health Information Systems and Stanford Health Services.

A recognized leader in health information management, Ms. McBrierty served on the American Health Information management Association's (AHIMA) Foundation of Research and Education (FORE) Board of Directors and on the AHIMA Virtual Laboratory Strategic Advisory Committee. She has also been published in the Journal of AHIMA and a number of other healthcare IT trade publications.

"With Laurie's market focus and broad healthcare experience we will build better solutions for our corporate clients," said Mike Hodgson, Career Step Executive Vice President of Healthcare Products and Partnerships. "Her perspective will enable us to grow our Corporate Training division by empowering our clients with the educational tools they need to be successful."

Career Step has educated more than 100,000 learners in multiple allied health fields over its 22 year history, successfully placing 84 percent of its graduates with over 900 employers. The Corporate Training division has educated more than 8,000 health information management professionals with documented successful outcomes for clients.

To learn more about Career Step's corporate training offerings, visit corporatetraining.careerstep.com.

About Career Step
Career Step, an online provider of career-focused healthcare education and corporate training, has trained over 100,000 students, has more than 150 partnerships with colleges and universities nationwide, and has educated more than 8,000 health information professionals through its Corporate Training Division. Career Step provides training for several of the largest and most respected healthcare employers in the nation and is committed to helping students and corporate employees alike gain the skills they need to be successful in the workplace, improving lives and business results through education. More information can be found at http://www.careerstep.com or 1-800-246-7836.

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