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CEO & New President Elected To TechHealth Inc. & AccessLife.com.


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TAMPA, Fla.--(BW HealthWire)--Aug. 22, 2000

TechHealth, Inc., an emerging healthcare technology company based in Tampa, Fla., named Steven MacDonald as sole chief executive officer and Charles O'Neill Charles O'Neill (March 21, 1821 – November 25, 1893) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania during the American Civil War and Reconstruction.

O'Neill was born in Philadelphia.
, President of its subsidiary AccessLife.com, a web-portal for the disability community. Steven MacDonald, Charles O'Neill, and Thomas Sweet, President of TechHealth, Inc., founded the company.

TechHealth is a provider of web-based solutions that simplify and improve the delivery and payment of non-hospital healthcare products and services. The Company's revolutionary operating system operating system (OS)

Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs.
 simplifies the acquisition, delivery and reimbursement for covered medical purchases by adjudicating payment from third-party payors in real time. The TechHealth process eliminates much of the difficulty in processing claims for ancillary services and immeasurably improves the percentage of claims that can be managed without a papertrail.

"We had a mission when we founded TechHealth Inc. to unite the patient, the provider and the payor via a speedy and easy transaction process," stated MacDonald. "With this recent restructuring of our company, we are better positioned to leverage the strengths of our operating units and provide more value to our customers and shareholders."

TechHealth, Inc.'s wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary

A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock.

Notes:
In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners.
, AccessLife.com, provides an on-line forum that creates a new attitude and image for the disability community and offers healthcare products to enhance independent lifestyles.

"Since AccessLife.com is an important part of the direction of our company, it is critical to place more focus on its day-to-day operations," said O'Neill.

AccessLife.com features monthly columns by actress, co-host of "Lifetime Live" and wife of Christopher Reeve, Dana Reeve Dana Reeve (March 17 1961 – March 6 2006) was an American actress, singer, and activist for disability causes. She was also the wife of actor Christopher Reeve. Early life and family
Reeve was born Dana Charles Morosini
, as well as renowned members of the disability community such as Greg Smith Greg Smith may refer to:
  • Gregory Smith (born 1983), actor
  • Gregory R. Smith (born 1989), child prodigy and rights advocate
  • Greg Lloyd Smith (born 1962), internet entrepreneur
, a nationally known radio talk show host and advocate; Chris Fonseca, comedian and actor; Sarah Will, Paralympic ski champion; and Jean Driscoll, eight-time winner of the Wheelchair Division of the Boston Marathon.

TechHealth's Board of Directors remains and includes:

- Peter D. Kiernan, III, Co-Head of Investment Management Services, Goldman Sachs & Co., New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
, N.Y.;

- Leonard Kleinrock, Ph.D., Professor of Computer Science, UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles
UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University)
UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX
; Chairman-Nomadiz, Santa Monica; creator of packet networking, founding father of the Internet;

- Steven MacDonald, Founder 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. , TechHealth, Inc. Prior to founding TechHealth, MacDonald was Director of Chronic and Catastrophic Care for PharMerica.

- Charles O'Neill, Founder, TechHealth, Inc. and President, AccessLife.com. Prior to founding TechHealth, O'Neill was Director of Marketing and Communications for PharMerica;

- Christopher Reeve, Actor, Director and Activist, Chairman of the Board, Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation, New York, N.Y.; and

- Thomas Sweet, Founder and President, TechHealth, Inc. prior to founding TechHealth. Sweet was Vice President of Information Technology Services for GTE GTE General Telephone & Electronics
GTE Génie Thermique et Énergie (French)
GTE Gas Turbine Engine
GTE Global Tropospheric Experiment
GTE Geothermal Energy
GTE Gas Turbine Efficiency plc (Sweden & USA) 
, retiring after 26 years with the company.

TechHealth, Inc., located in Tampa, Fla., is a privately held healthcare technology and software development company. For more information on TechHealth, Inc. or its subsidiary, AccessLife.com, contact Sandy Kyros at (813) 248-3788 or at skyros@techhealth.com.

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