Alere Medical Appoints New Chief Operating Officer, New VP Sales and Client Services; Management Team Strengthened for Accelerated Growth.RENO, Nev. -- Alere Medical Inc. announced today that it has promoted Janet Tewhill, MHA MHA microangiopathic hemolytic anemia. , to the position of senior vice president/chief operating officer. Tewhill was previously vice president of client services for the company. Alere also announced that Neil Dickman, Ph.D., has joined the company as vice president of sales and client services. Tewhill is an accomplished executive with more than 20 years of professional experience and demonstrated success in providing operational, financial and business development leadership to complex healthcare organizations. She is a registered nurse and has a master's degree master's degree n. An academic degree conferred by a college or university upon those who complete at least one year of prescribed study beyond the bachelor's degree. Noun 1. in healthcare administration Healthcare administration is a term that typically refers to the Master of Health Administration (MHA)—also Master of Healthcare Administration— degree, which is a graduate professional degree that provides training in health policy, economics, project and from the University of Minnesota (body, education) University of Minnesota - The home of Gopher. http://umn.edu/. Address: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. . In her new role, Tewhill will take responsibility for overseeing Alere Medical's clinical operations, information systems and manufacturing. She will also continue with responsibility for the company's enrollment services. The changes are designed to enhance efficiencies between Alere Medical's operating departments. Dickman joins Alere Medical as vice president of sales and client services. He was most recently vice president, strategic initiatives for United Behavioral Health Behavioral health was first used in the 1980's to name the combination of the fields mental health and substance abuse. As an example, an organization serving both mental health and substance abuse clients might refer to its practice as behavioral health or , a subsidiary of United Healthcare, managing mental healthcare benefits for more than 20 million members. In his new role at Alere Medical, Dickman will take responsibility for overseeing Alere's sales activities, as well as continuing to develop Alere's client services division. Dickman has more than 25 years of professional experience, including serving as 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. of a managed care company. Additionally, his expertise includes business development, account management, product development, clinical delivery models, quality management, and marketing and program development. He is a licensed psychologist with a Ph.D. in clinical psychology. About Alere Medical Inc. Alere Medical Inc. is a leader in remote monitoring (protocol) remote monitoring - (RMON) A network management protocol that allows network information to be gathered at a single computer. Whereas SNMP gathers network data from a single type of Management Information Base (MIB), RMON 1 defines nine additional MIBs that provide a services that provide physicians with empirical, actionable information to enhance patient management. Alere Medical has received NCQA NCQA National Committee on Quality Assurance, see there Patient Oriented Full Accreditation for its Heart Failure Disease Management Program (2004-2007), and is also ranked No. 64 on the Inc. 500 list of America's fastest-growing private companies (2004). As the first company to monitor daily weights and symptoms reported by patients from their homes, Alere provides a unique combination of at-home monitoring, nursing assessment and patient education. Their connecting, caring and empowering approach helps patients adhere to their treatment plan, while providing physicians with objective, practical information. This results in positive clinical outcomes, greatly reduced hospitalizations and substantial cost savings. For more information visit www.alere.com or call 775-829-8885. |
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