American Healthways Engages Ernst & Young as Its Independent Auditors for Fiscal 2003.Business Editors & Health/Medical Writers NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 2, 2002 American Healthways, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMHC AMHC Association of Mental Health Clergy AMHC Aviation Structural Mechanic Hydraulics Chief ) today announced that it has engaged Ernst & Young LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol as its independent auditors for fiscal 2003, which ends August 31, 2003, replacing Deloitte and Touche LLP. This appointment was approved by the Company's Audit Committee. Commenting on the announcement, William C. O'Neil Jr., Chairman of the Audit Committee for American Healthways, said, "American Healthways appreciates the many years of dedicated service provided by Deloitte and Touche, including its work on our audit for fiscal 2002." American Healthways is the nation's leading and largest provider of specialized, comprehensive care enhancement services to hospitals, physicians and health plans. In addition, American Healthways is the only company in its industry whose programs are designed to meaningfully address the needs of 100% of its customer populations. The clinical excellence of the Company's programs have been reviewed and approved by Johns Hopkins Noun 1. Johns Hopkins - United States financier and philanthropist who left money to found the university and hospital that bear his name in Baltimore (1795-1873) Hopkins 2. , and their quality has been recognized by the National Committee on Quality Assurance, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations, and the American Accreditation Healthcare Commission The Healthcare Commission is an independent body, set up to promote and drive improvement in the quality of healthcare and public health in England and Wales. It aims to achieve this by becoming an authoritative and trusted source of information and by ensuring that this , the first and only care enhancement provider in the nation to be accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. or certified by all three organizations. American Healthways contracts to provide disease and care management programs to health plans with members in all 50 states, the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). and Puerto Rico. The Company also operates diabetes management programs in nearly 80 hospitals nationwide. Further information about American Healthways and its programs can be found at www.americanhealthways.com. |
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