Our Mission

DakotaTek's mission is to provide exceptional value to our customers via specialty products and services, to enrich our personnel through opportunities for professional growth and to provide a reasonable return to our investors.

Company Profile

DakotaTek has evolved from several service levels. In 1975, Computran Systems, Inc. was founded by Werner G. Nistler, Jr. to provide data processing services to the healthcare industry. By 1986, Computran had four divisions and 600 customers in 45 states.

In 1982, Mediform Printers & Publishers, Inc. (later MEDICAL EXPRESS) was founded by Werner G. Nistler, Jr. and Thomas L. Biel to provide publications, medical forms and durable medical equipment.

In late 1987, the separate companies, MEDICAL EXPRESS and DYNATRAN were merged to form HEALTH SPECTRUM , INC. (HSI) with MEDICAL EXPRESS providing medical supplies, equipment and educational materials and DYNATRAN providing software and service bureau services, all under the Health Spectrum product and service umbrella.

In August 1995, HSI sold DYNATRAN to Omnicare. Omnicare is the leading institutional pharmacy for long-term care and will promote DYNATRAN's MasterChart program throughout the United States. HSI Computer Systems continued to develop business software and kiosks while the Medical Express division continued to develop and market information systems, DME, furnishings, loose durable and specialty healthcare products.

In 2003, Tom and Robin Biel, having moved to Bend, decided to bring the balance of HSI's products with them, and formed a new company, today's DakotaTek.