Advanced Health Corporation corrects figures in 4th graf and year end figures in financial table.TARRYTOWN Tarrytown (târ`ētoun), village (1990 pop. 10,739), Westchester co., SE N.Y., a residential suburb of New York City, on the E bank of the Hudson opposite Nyack; settled in the 17th cent. by the Dutch, inc. 1870. , N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 6, 1997--In BW1108 (ADVANCED-HEALTH) Reports Positive Earnings In Fourth Quarter and Releases Year End Results, in 4th graf, net loss figures for 1996 are corrected. Also, in table for Year Ended 1996, Other Income, Net Loss and Net Loss Per Share figures have been corrected. The corrected version follows: Advanced Health Corporation (Nasdaq: ADVH) today announced its revenues and earnings for fourth quarter and year ended December December: see month. 31, 1996. In announcing the results, Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. and Chief Financial Officer Alan A`lan´ n. 1. A wolfhound. Masarek commented, "The fourth quarter was a strategic quarter for Advanced Health. We are reporting positive earnings for the first time, an indication that our operating plan is on target and has momentum. We believe our continued growth is a result of our focus on physician requirements: revenue growth and cost reductions with concurrent improvements in the quality of care. We continue to execute our strategy of expanding our group practice and network management service agreements along the East Coast, while leveraging the use of our information tools for physicians at the point-of-care. In the fourth quarter, we increased the number of group practices under management, from 4 to 6, increasing the number of physicians under our direct management from 74 to 116." Earnings Turn Positive For the three months ended December 31, 1996, net revenues increased more than ninefold ninefold Adjective 1. having nine times as many or as much 2. having nine parts Adverb by nine times as much or as many Adj. 1. to $6.8 million from $701,000 for the same period in 1995. Net income grew to $429,000 in fourth quarter 1996, as compared to a loss of $(2.2) million for the same period in 1995. Accordingly, net earnings per share for the quarter were $0.06, an improvement over last year's comparable net loss per share of $(0.44). For the year ended December 31, 1996, net revenues increased to $18.9 million from $1.1 million in 1995. Net loss for the company was $(2.4) million in 1996, as compared to a loss of $(5.7) million in 1995. Accordingly, net loss per share for 1996 was $(0.43), an improvement over last year's net loss per share of $(1.47). "Physicians on the East Coast are now feeling the squeeze of managed care," said Jon JON Jonah JON Jesus of Nazareth JON Job Order Number JON Johnston Island, US, Outlying Islands (Airport Code) Edelson, MD, Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , "and they are looking to us to help them succeed in this environment. Few companies can provide these physicians with both the business and clinical management solutions they need. Our unique approach to physician practice management -- driven by the power of information technology -- has fueled our success with our current clients and will continue to give us an edge, we believe, with prospective clients in 1997." Advanced Health Corporation (AHC AHC Appalachian Hardwood Center AHC American Heritage Center (University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY) AHC American Horse Council AHC Association for History and Computing AHC Australian Heritage Commission AHC Assault Helicopter Company ), based in Tarrytown, NY, is a health care management company, providing services that enable physicians to advance the quality and cost-effectiveness cost-effectiveness pertaining to cost-effective. cost-effectiveness analysis a comparison of the relative cost-efficiencies of two or more ways of performing a task or achieving an objective. of health care. AHC provides physician practice management services through its Advanced Health Management subsidiary and currently serves over 1,800 physicians. Unlike other physician practice management companies, Advanced Health partners with - instead of purchasing - physician group practices, thereby maintaining physicians' independence and autonomy. AHC provides clinical information systems through its Advanced Health Med-E-Systems' subsidiary; these systems provide physicians with patient-specific clinical and payor payor (payer) n. The one who must make payment on a promissory note. information at the point-of-care to improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care. -0-
ADVANCED HEALTH CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended For the Year Ended
Dec. 31, Dec. 31, Dec. 31, Dec. 31,
1996 1995 1996 1995
Total revenues $6,751 $701 $18,923 $1,054
Gross Profit 2,678 397 8,886 714
Operating income/(loss) 237 (2,203) (2,484) (5,699)
Other income/(loss) 192 (6) 43 (8)
Net income/(loss) $429 ($2,209) ($2,441) ($5,707)
PER SHARE
INFORMATION
Net income/(loss) per
share $0.06 ($0.44) ($0.43) ($1.47)
Weighted average common
shares outstanding 7,556 4,987 5,639 3,893
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