22nd December 2011 - CACI today announces that Cardiff and Vale University Health Board has won the inaugural HFMA Costing Award, which was presented as part of the 2011 HFMA Awards programme and announced at this year's annual conference in London.

The award was made for the improvement that the Health Board has made to costing processes and information, which has resulted in better financial and clinical decision-making.

Cardiff and Vale have been using CACI's Synergy Costing software for more than 2 years, which alongside developing patient level costing information and methodologies, has played a major role in their ability to improve costing practices.

Commenting on the award, Lisa Powell, Costing Accountant at Cardiff and Vale, said,

"We are incredibly pleased with the Award, and we thank CACI for their continued support throughout the project - we couldn't have done it without them!"

Commenting on the win, Graham James, VP and Director of CACI's Business Intelligence group said,

"We're delighted that Cardiff and Vale have won this award - and very pleased that their win clearly shows how important having the right processes, information and software in place can be in achieving such business critical improvements. Having worked with Cardiff and Vale over the past couple of years, I know how dedicated they have been to the project and can see why they've won this award!"

Further information about the Award can be found on the HFMA website here and additional product information here.

For further information:

Angela Norman, T: 0161 232 6297, E: anorman@caci.co.uk