A.D.A.M., Inc. Elects Dr. Mark Kishel to Board of Directors.Business Editors ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 7, 2001 Mark Kishel, M.D., FAAP FAAP Fundação Armando Álvares Penteado (University from São Paulo - Brazil) FAAP Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics FAAP Framework for African Agricultural Productivity FAAP Food Allergy Action Plan FAAP Federal-Aid Airport Program , the former Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of Blue Cross & Blue Shield Blue Shield A US not-for-profit health care insurer that is a reimbursement intermediary for physicians. Cf Blue Cross. of Georgia (BCBSGA BCBSGA Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia (US) ), has joined A.D.A.M., Inc.'s Board of Directors. Kishel developed and led the quality improvement, medical management and medical policy areas for Georgia's largest health insurer until its recent acquisition by Wellpoint in March of this year. His election strengthens A.D.A.M.'s expertise in the health insurer and managed care markets. "Mark's broad business experience with large health insurers and managed care organizations coupled with his strong background in clinical management and practice will be particularly valuable in helping to guide our efforts in developing products and strategy for these important sectors of healthcare," said Robert S Robert, Henry Martyn 1837-1923. American army engineer and parliamentary authority. He designed the defenses for Washington, D.C., during the Civil War and later wrote Robert's Rules of Order (1876). Noun 1. . Cramer, Jr., A.D.A.M.'s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "These areas are the next logical growth opportunities for us, especially as we see our new technology and content development initiatives evolve around disease management," continued Cramer. Kishel joined Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Georgia in 1993 overseeing all of the organization's medical and quality management programs. During his tenure as Chief Medical Officer, BCBSGA continually earned the highest quality marks from the National Committee for Quality Assurance National Committee for Quality Assurance Medical practice A private, not-for-profit organization which has become the leading accreditor of managed care plans; in site visits, NCQA reviewers evaluate a managed care plan in terms of quality management, physicians' and the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission/URAC. Kishel has also held senior level positions with The Traveler's Health Company, Lincoln National, and FOCUS Healthcare Management. Kishel, a graduate of Lehigh University Lehigh University, at Bethlehem, Pa.; coeducational; chartered and opened 1866 by Asa Packer. It has undergraduate colleges of arts and science, business and economics, and engineering and applied science, as well as several graduate programs. and SUNY SUNY - State University of New York School of Medicine, is board certified board certified, adj the status of a dental specialist such as an orthodontist who has become a board diplomate by successfully completing the certification program of the recognized certification board in that area of practice. in Pediatrics. About A.D.A.M., Inc. For more than a decade, A.D.A.M. (Nasdaq: ADAM Adam, the first man, in the Bible Adam (ăd`əm), [Heb.,=man], in the Bible, the first man. In the Book of Genesis, God creates humankind in his image as a species of male and female, giving them dominion over other life. ) has been a leading developer of interactive health and medical information for consumers, students and healthcare professionals. A.D.A.M.'s products combine physician-reviewed text, medical illustrations, multimedia, and interactive tools and technology that explain complex medical and health information in a consumer-friendly manner. Since 1998, A.D.A.M. has been marketing its health information products to major website portals, healthcare providers and other healthcare-related organizations including the National Library of Medicine's MEDLINEplus. A.D.A.M.'s proprietary content assets include an illustrated 3,800 topic medical encyclopedia; topical health centers, 40,000 medical illustrations; 3D models; animations; and interactive tools and technology. A.D.A.M. is a founding member of Hi-Ethics, a coalition of the most widely referenced health websites and information providers committed to developing industry standards for quality of consumer health information. Forward-Looking Statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. Except for historical information, all of the statements, expectations and assumptions contained in this press release are forward-looking statements. These statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance or developments to differ materially. Factors that could affect the company's actual results, performance or developments include general economic conditions, development of the Internet as a source of health information, pricing actions taken by competitors, demand for the company's health information, regulatory changes, and other laws that impact how the company conducts its business. |
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