Christopher Fey, Chairman and CEO of U.S. Preventive, Talks to The Wall Street Transcript.

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A transcript of record has published an in-depth interview with Christopher Fey, 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. of U.S. Preventive preventive /pre·ven·tive/ (pre-vent´iv) prophylactic.

pre·ven·tive or pre·ven·ta·tive
adj.
Preventing or slowing the course of an illness or disease; prophylactic.

n. , in which he talks at length about the Company.

The entire 2,500 word interview is available free online at http://www.twst.com/ceos.htm.

U.S. Preventive Medicine preventive medicine, branch of medicine dealing with the prevention of disease and the maintenance of good health practices. Until recently preventive medicine was largely the domain of the U.S. [R], in co-ownership with hospitals and physician groups, is developing a national system of preventive care Preventive care is a set of measures taken in advance of symptoms to prevent illness or injury. This type of care is best exemplified by routine physical examinations and immunizations. The emphasis is on preventing illnesses before they occur. See also

Public health

centers, The Center for Preventive Medicine[R]. This branded, physician-integrated, pre-symptomatic, preventive medicine and "early diagnosis" paradigm leverages the use of hospitals' and physicians' existing excess capacities of sophisticated diagnostic technologies and proven preventive-interventional therapies.

When asked about the company's current position Mr. Fey stated, "At the highest level the business of U.S. Preventive Medicine is to address this continuum Continuum (pl. -tinua or -tinuums) can refer to:

Continuum (theory), anything that goes through a gradual transition from one condition, to a different condition, without any abrupt changes or "discontinuities"

for people who self-select, who want to be proactive to do more to ensure a higher quality of life and longer life. We want to make a portfolio of services available to them. Essentially, we commercialize the prevention market by bringing hospitals and physicians into this large opportunity for preventive business, create new revenues for our partners, provide solutions to consumers do so in a way that rewards our shareholders -- adding value to the company."

Regarding the company's agenda Mr. Fey stated, "We have started our entry into certain markets through a Request for Partnership Proposal program -- in which we blanket within a metropolitan region the hospitals that meet our criteria and want an exclusive relationship within that market. That creates awareness and allows our resources to be allocated efficiently. That process puts us in front of billion dollar health organizations that understand their own markets and the value that U.S. Preventive represents to them and to their customers."

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