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Cogent’s New Approach to Hospital Medicine Yields Six New Programs

Last month, Cogent Healthcare announced six new hospital contracts executed in the first two quarters of 2008. Founded in 1997, Cogent is a pioneer and leader in the field of hospital medicine, the fastest growing medical specialty in the history of medicine. The company offers hospitals a comprehensive System of Care™ that supports hospitalists in the delivery of inpatient care and includes structure, a coordinated care team, data driven processes, rigorous ongoing training and experienced leadership.

“About a year ago, on Cogent’s tenth anniversary, our team conducted a thorough assessment of what hospitals today are looking for in a hospital medicine program,” said Gene Fleming, Chief Executive Officer of Cogent. “It was abundantly clear that hospitals – from large academic centers to smaller community hospitals – are looking for leadership, flexibility and results in a hospitalist partner. They want a menu of tested and successful solutions from which to choose.”

 With this new approach in mind, Cogent tapped Jim Panoff as its Chief Development Officer in January 2008. Panoff most recently served as President of Harpeth Consulting and prior to that headed up sales, marketing and business development for Spheris. The new hospital medicine contracts range from full-service to management engagements to consulting with hospitals in Florida, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.

Chest Pain Center News

Recently, Maury Regional Hospital announced attainment of three-year accreditation as a chest pain center from the Society of Chest Pain Centers. The hospital received full Cycle II accreditation with Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) from the Accreditation Review Committee. Noting that “time is muscle,” the chest pain center’s protocol-driven and systematic approach to patient management allows physicians to reduce time to treatment during the critical early stages of a heart attack and to better monitor patients when it is not clear whether they are having a coronary event. “When minutes count, this kind of top to bottom commitment pays dividends in lives saved,” said cardiologist Kevin Maquiling, MD, who serves as the medical director for the chest pain center.

Saint Thomas Health Services has built the largest network of freestanding, affiliated chest pain centers in the nation, and now it is expanding the services of the network into southern Kentucky, officials announced last month. The Saint Thomas Chest Pain Network is a division of STHS that coordinates with local emergency medical services and hospital providers to offer a complete range of cardiac care services to populations at risk for heart-related problems. Currently, the Chest Pain Network includes 11 hospitals accredited by the Society of Chest Pain, including the first hospital in the country to receive certification as a Medicare Critical Access Hospital (CAH). “At Saint Thomas Health Services, we have the ability and the expertise to extend our exceptional heart care practices beyond our hospitals’ doors and into communities in three states,” said Jim Houser, president and CEO of STHS.

New Law Benefits Mental Health & Drug Court Programs

Judge Seth Norman, Tennessee Department of Mental Health & Developmental Disabilities Commissioner Virginia Trotter Betts, Governor Phil Bredesen and Judge Dan Eisenstein recently marked the enactment of a new law that will benefit Mental Health Court and Drug Court programs in Tennessee. Under the new law, funds generated by DUI fines can be used by the state's General Sessions Courts for their Mental Health and Drug Court programs.  These funds can be used to provide services for people with drug/alcohol problems, and people with drug/alcohol problems who have also been diagnosed with mental illness. Judge Norman presides over the Drug Court program of Division IV/Davidson County of the State Criminal Courts, a program he initiated 11 years ago. Judge Eisenstein presides over the Mental Health Court of Davidson County's General Sessions Court.   

Behavior Analysis Clinic Now Treating Children as Young as 3-Years-Old

The Vanderbilt Kennedy Behavior Analysis Clinic, which serves families who have a child with an intellectual or other developmental disability and who also engage in challenging behaviors, is now working with children as young as 3-years-old.

 “Many children and adolescents with disabilities have behavior problems that interfere with typical development and learning,” said Nea Houchins-Juarez, clinic coordinator. “We moved our minimum age from 5-years-old to 3-years-old to help support families and children when intense challenging behaviors are initially observed after diagnosis of a developmental disability rather than having a family wait until age 5, which can lead to even more intense challenging behaviors.”

Parents, or other care providers, and their child visit the clinic for an initial functional behavior assessment. During a second visit, families work with clinic staff to develop and refine a behavior intervention plan that is individually tailored to the needs of the child. Clinicians then work with the family in their home for the next month, teaching the skills needed to minimize the child’s behavior problems. Typically, the majority of behavior problems are reduced by 90 percent or greater after taking part in the program. For information or referral, call (615) 322-9007 or e-mail n.houchins-juarez@vanderbilt.edu.

Joiner Named VP at Passport

Paul Joiner has been tapped as vice president – business development at Passport Health Communications, Inc. in Franklin to help manage the company’s continued merger and acquisition activities. Joiner was most recently a senior associate in equity research at investment banking firm Jeffries & Company, Inc., where he covered healthcare technology companies. His duties at Passport will involve the research and analysis of acquisition candidates, assisting in the company’s organic growth strategy and helping integrate financial data from recently acquired Nebo Systems, Inc. and its claims outsourcing and consulting subsidiary, Cosand Group.

In other staffing news from the company, Passport has added four new employees and promoted five others. New hires are: Vera Payne, human resources analyst; Terence Smith, enrollment coordinator; Brett Walker, QA developer; and Ben Worley, technical support analyst. Denise Maddox, formerly a project manager in product development, has been promoted to senior director of implementation. Kristen Byrd and Lisa Wayman have been named senior national trainers. Connie Bullard and Grace Friedberg have also been promoted to senior accounts receivable and senior technical support analyst, respectively.

Cowart Named AHLA Fellow

Former American Health Lawyers Association President Richard G. Cowart has been named one of two members of this year's AHLA Fellows class. He is a shareholder in the Nashville office of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, where he chairs the Health/Public Policy Department, and is He is a nationally recognized authority in advising clients on the legal, regulatory and business issues related to healthcare services

Under Cowart's leadership, the Health/Public Policy Department of Baker Donelson is regarded as one of the most prominent health law practices in the country. It has been ranked in the top 10 practices by Modern Healthcare and recognized as one of the nation's leading healthcare practices in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business and Health Lawyers News. Last year Cowart received AHLA's David R. Greenburg Award for Lifetime Service to Health Law and is an editorial board member of the Journal of Health & Life Sciences Law. He has been a frequent contributor to Nashville Medical News, as well as other publications, on a range of legal matters impacting the business of healthcare.

Southern Hills Elects New Medical Staff Officers

Gastroenterologist Jonathan Rotker, MD, is the newly elected chief of staff of Southern Hills Medical Center. Rotker and five other physicians were elected to leadership roles at the hospital’s annual medical staff meeting.

Also elected to two-year terms running through June 2010 are pulmonologist Robert McCain, MD, vice-chief of staff; hospitalist David Reyes, MD, chief of medicine; general/vascular surgeon James Ettien, MD, chief of surgery; family practice physician Jonathan Kary, MD, chief of family practice; and anesthesiologist Hugh Head, MD, credentials committee chairman. Oncologist Jeffrey Patton, MD, is the immediate past chief of staff.

New Cardiologists Join Centennial Heart

David Huneycutt, MD, and John Riddick, MD, are now seeing patients at Centennial Medical Center. Specializing in Cardiac MRI Imaging, Huneycutt received his medical degree from Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta and completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Emory University Hospital, where he served as Chief Resident from 2004-2005. He also completed his cardiology fellowship at Emory. Riddick, an Interventional Cardiologist, received his medical degree from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine where he also completed his residency in Internal Medicine. He completed his cardiology and interventional cardiology fellowships at Emory University Hospital. Both are accepting new patients at their Patterson Street office.

Thomas Named Director of Community Clinics for STHS

Saint Thomas Health Services has named Retha B. Thomas, RN, MSN, the director of community clinics, which include the Saint Thomas Family Health Center West, South and Preston Taylor Clinic. The Saint Thomas Community Health Centers fulfill Saint Thomas Health Service’s mission to care for all persons with special attention to those who are poor and vulnerable. Thomas is certified as an advanced practice nurse and licensed nurse practitioner by the State of Tennessee and the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. She has extensive nursing and management experience and has been with STHS since 1987.

“We are pleased to have someone of Retha’s experience leading this important ministry for Saint Thomas,” said Nancy Anness, vice president of advocacy and access for STHS. “Retha will help us achieve our goal of 100% access. We want to make health care available and affordable to everyone, whether they’re uninsured or immigrants. Our clinics serve that important need in our community.”

PivotHealth Names Logan EVP

Brentwood-based PivotHealth, a physician practice management company, recently announced Brad Logan has joined the company in the role of executive vice president. As such, he will be responsible for overseeing the company’s Physician Services Company (PSC) Division, which provides assistance to hospitals and health systems in the implementation and management of hospital-physician strategies to provide core services to area physician practices.

Prior to joining PivotHealth, Logan served as both Department Administrator of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Chief Administrative Officer of the Williamson Vanderbilt Medical Group.

Luffman Joins change:healthcare as Director of Marketing

Dian Luffman has been named director of marketing for healthcare technology company change:healthcare to develop and manage the firm’s product and marketing strategy and execution. Luffman will also manage the company’s public profile, including oversight of all collateral and web messaging. She will additionally coordinate the company’s internal and external stakeholders. In addition to her extensive marketing background, Luffman sits on the local board of directors for Our Kids and for Sales and Marketing Executives International.

Heffernan Joins Centennial Pediatrics

Alison Heffernan, MD, FAAP, joined Centennial Pediatrics at the Centennial Park location last month. She is a native of New Orleans and moved to Nashville in June 2008. Heffernan said she is eager to explore the city with her family and is excited about all aspects of her work, especially preventive care, education, and relating her own experiences as a mom with being a pediatrician. She also has a special interest in newborn care and breastfeeding. Heffernan is married to Ted Heffernan, MD, a radiology fellow at Vanderbilt University.

Kalra Joins Southern Hills Family Practice

Manisha Kalra, M.D., FAAFP, joined Southern Hills Family Practice of Nolensville last month and will see patients of all ages. Kalra most recently was a staff physician with Summit Primary Care at Summit Medical Center in Hermitage.

She relocated, along with her family, from Iowa in 2006 where she was medical director and a staff physician at River Hills Community Health Center. Kalra, who earned her medical degree in India and her master’s degree in preventative medicine and public health from the College of Medicine at the University of Iowa, completed her residency from Mayo Family Medicine Residency Program at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, where she also served as the chief resident.

Nashville Medical Group Welcomes Two New Physicians

Nashville Medical Group, which is affiliated with Baptist Hospital and maintains for offices in the greater Nashville area, has recently announced the addition of neurologist Mark Jones, MD, and internist Leah Patton, MD.

Jones, who is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology with a subspecialty certification in clinical neurophysiology, received his medical degree from the St. Louis University School of Medicine. He completed a pathology residency at Northwestern University Medical Center, internal medicine residencies at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Chicago and The General and Cottage Hospitals in Santa Barbara, Calif., and a residency in neurology at St. Louis University Hospitals. Jones served his fellowship in neurophysiology and epileptology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School.

Patton, a board certified internal medicine physician, attended Vanderbilt University and the University of Panama Medical School. She completed her residency at the University of Tennessee/Baptist Hospital, serving as the chief resident of internal medicine. She is active in medical leadership having served on the Board of Trustees of the Tennessee Medical Association as chair of the resident and fellow section and was a delegate to the American Medical Association for several years. Patton is fluent in Spanish and serves as a volunteer physician at Siloam Clinic and Catholic Charities, as well as participating in medical missions to Ecuador and Panama. 

BioMimetic Therapeutics Launches Augment™ as New Brand Name for Orthopedic Product Line

At the end of June, BioMimetic Therapeutics (NASDAQ: BMTI) introduced Augment™ as the new brand name for its portfolio of orthobiologic product candidates. This name replaces the GEM (Growth-factor Enhanced Matrix) family of trademarks, which was acquired by Luitpold Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in a transaction that divested the Company’s remaining dental business earlier this year. Augment-branded products combine recombinant human platelet derived growth factor (rhPDGF-BB), with tissue specific scaffolds to create bioactive orthopedic implants. rhPDGF-BB replicates the activity of PDGF which is the primary initiator of musculoskeletal healing and regeneration. The Augment name will be incorporated into all current and future product candidates that contain rhPDGF-BB and will be used worldwide.

HMS Announces Partnership with Data Advantage, LLC

Healthcare Management Systems, Inc.® (HMS) and Data Advantage, LLC will partner to offer Data Advantage’s DataView Quality Performance, a core measures reporting application, to HMS’ more than 500 customer facilities nationwide, officials announced today.

Nashville-based HMS is one of the nation’s leading information technology systems companies focused on the community hospital marketplace. Data Advantage is a healthcare information company specializing in independent, objective and comprehensive data solutions for healthcare providers, consultants, analysts and suppliers. Through this partnership, Data Advantage’s web-based core measures reporting application will pull the necessary data directly from the HMS system and allow the customer to record additional data through the web. Once completed, the information will be sent to JCAHO and CMS.

“This is an exciting opportunity for HMS and Data Advantage to provide our customers with a proven and trusted web-based solution to evaluate quality and safety performance,” stated Tom Stephenson, president and chief executive officer of HMS.

New Chaplains Enliven Southern Hills Spiritual Program

The reverends Ashley Bell and James A. Parnell are the newly appointed chaplains at Southern Hills Medical Center. The two will work in partnership with the hospital’s spiritual committee to support the spiritual wellness of patients, families, physicians and staff. Among the new initiatives are a prayer line and chaplain pager system.

Bell is a skilled counselor and chaplain experienced in daily ministry through her Air National Guard role as protestant chaplain posted to Saudi Arabia and Albuquerque, NM. She worked as a hospice chaplain for Odyssey Healthcare where she provided pastoral ministry to a diverse population of various cultures, ethnicities, beliefs and social conditions. Parnell serves as youth minister and associate family counselor at Donelson Church of Christ and chaplain at Summit Medical Center. At Summit, he revitalized the hospital’s spirituality program by establishing the option of choosing prayer as part of a patient’s care plan, prayer request boxes, blessing of the hands for hospital caregivers who want it and renovating the hospital chapel.

Ryan Named Director of National Accounts for Opus Healthcare Solutions

Austin, Texas-based Opus Healthcare Solutions recently announced that Todd Ryan has been appointed as their new Director of National Accounts based in Nashville. Founded in 1987, Opus Healthcare Solutions is a clinical information systems and services company that specializes in providing hospitals, physicians, and caregivers with innovative, Web-based, clinical technology tools to improve clinical workflow, patient care, productivity, and regulatory compliance. Prior to joining Opus, Ryan served as an account executive with Cardinal Health in their Clinical Technologies Division with Pyxis medication distribution and pharmacy automation products.

Vanderbilt Study Suggests Coffee May Help Alcoholics Quit Drinking

Not all recovering alcoholics smoke cigarettes, but almost all of them drink coffee, according to a new Vanderbilt study suggesting that healthy consumatory behaviors could help addicts kick their habit. The study, "Coffee and Cigarette Consumption and Perceived Effects in Recovering Alcoholics Participating in Alcoholics Anonymous in Nashville, TN," was released at the end of July at OnlineEarly and will be featured in the October print issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research (ACER).

Study co-author Peter Martin, MD, director of the Vanderbilt Division of Addiction Medicine, said Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) participants are reportedly notorious for their coffee drinking and cigarette smoking, but very little research has quantified their consumption. His study confirmed that coffee and cigarette use among AA members is greater than among the general U.S. population. Martin and colleagues asked 289 participants in all open AA meetings during the summer of 2007 in Nashville to self-report a variety of information including a "timeline followback" for coffee, cigarette and alcohol consumption. Results indicated that a greater proportion of AA participants drink coffee (88.5 percent) than smoke cigarettes (56.9 percent).

"If coffee is beneficial to health, and cigarettes are harmful to health, AA members seem to be going in the right direction by reducing smoking and perhaps increasing their coffee drinking," Martin said. "This is very important indeed in this era of attempting to develop medications that may enhance recovery by diminishing craving and relapse to alcoholism," he noted.

Nashville Gastroenterology Consultants Join Frist Gastroenterology at Centennial

Drs. William Alexander, Alan Dopp, Babu Rao, and Ira Stein have joined Frist Gastroenterology at Frist Clinic. The group joined the team practices of Drs. A. Saeed Fakhruddin, Thomas Lewis and Wallace McGrew. All seven physicians are located in the Physician Park Building at Centennial Medical Center, but also provide services for the communities of McMinnville, Livingston, Carthage, Smithville, Woodbury, Dickson and Ashland City.

“The affiliation of these established physicians with our organization broadens our existing medical group and expands services to our patients, including access to clinical research studies in collaboration with the Sarah Cannon Research Institute,” said Michael Conrath, Executive Director of The Frist Clinic, which is a multi-specialty practice consisting of 40 physicians and mid-level providers.

…And They Lived Happily Ever After

Editor’s Note: With the August clinical focus being dedicated to pediatrics, it only seemed fitting to end on a high note since all children deserve a “happily ever after.”

Goodlettsville toddler Erik Jackson celebrated his second birthday this week. Normally, that’s only big news to family and friends but to Erik’s parent’s Bruce and Kelly Jackson and the staff of Skyline Medical Center’s Emergency Department it’s something of a miracle.

Just three months ago, Erik was fighting for his life after being brought to Skyline’s Emergency Department after falling head first into a well of water at a local daycare. Erik was clinically dead when he was first brought to the hospital where staff performed CPR on him for 90 minutes until they detected a pulse. “We knew the odds were stacked against Erik that day. Always, especially with children, it’s a gut check on making sure you do everything you can during that golden hour,” said Emergency Department Director Juan Corder. After being transferred to Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital, as well as spending several weeks at a pediatric rehabilitation facility in Atlanta, doctors say Erik’s prognosis is now very good.

At the end of July, the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt received a donation of a large aquarium for the neonatal nursery. Perot Systems, Inc. presented a 65-gallon aquarium for the NICU, along with a 4x6-foot, aquarium-themed painting that is being installed on the 8th floor of the hospital.

The Perot Systems Community Art Program engages healthcare professionals attending the industry's most notable conferences to complete a 6-foot art canvas, then register their hospital to receive the finished piece of art. This first aquarium-themed canvas was completed in February during the HIMSS (Health Information Management Systems Society) conference in

Orlando, where two associates from Vanderbilt, Sandra McDonald and Lynn Brooks, helped finish the painting.

Gold Skin Care Center Exclusive Carrier of New Smartlipo MPX ™

Gold Skin Care Center recently introduced the new Smartlipo MPX™ system for laser assisted lipolysis, a procedure that disrupts fat cells and causes coagulation of the tissue leading to skin tightening, to the Nashville area. The Smartlipo MPX provides the aesthetic surgeon a new, less-invasive method for reducing fat cells with minimal downtime. The newest version of the Smartlipo system, the Smartlipo MPX platform provides a safer, more effective procedure during minimized treatment time because of its dual laser Mulitplex technology which has two laser wavelengths incorporated into one laser system. “Smartlipo MPX allows us to treat small, targeted areas of unwanted fat with laser technology which means less overall risks than conventional liposuction,” said Michael H. Gold, MD, Dermatologic Surgeon and Medical Director of Gold Skin Care Center. “Besides the melting of the targeted fat cells, the laser wavelengths were chosen to also be beneficial in the tightening of the treated area’s skin, something not seen with traditional liposuction.” Treatments with the Smartlipo MPX system generally result in less bleeding, bruising, swelling, trauma, and down time as compared to traditional liposuction methods and can usually be performed in one 45-minute session.

CET Life Sciences Center Welcomes Belmont University School of Pharmacy

In July, Cumberland Emerging Technologies, Inc. announced Belmont University has established the Belmont School of Pharmacy Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Laboratory at the CET Life Sciences Center in downtown Nashville.

Belmont has leased the space to support research and service programs of its School of Pharmacy. The primary objective of the lab is to provide dosage form development, characterization and quality analysis. The school will work with the pharmaceutical industry and local and regional healthcare providers to meet previously unmet and emerging needs related to drug delivery. Belmont’s School of Pharmacy will seat its first class of 75 for the 2008/09 academic year.

Baptist, MTMC Launch Therapeutic Massage Service for Expectant and New Moms and Their Infants

Saint Thomas Health Services’ hospitals, including Baptist Hospital in Nashville and Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro, deliver a combined total of nearly 10,000 babies annually. These babies and their mothers will benefit from a new therapeutic massage service launched in June at Baptist Hospital and expanded to Middle Tennessee Medical Center in July.

Prenatal and neuromuscular massage techniques can assist a woman during pregnancy or after childbirth by reducing muscle tension, addressing postural issues and improving the immune system’s ability to reduce swelling. Infant massage releases endorphins for babies and parents, supports the development of neuro-pathways, helps to relieve colic and increases bonding between parents and baby.

A free, 15-minute massage will be offered to women who deliver their babies at Baptist Hospital or Middle Tennessee Medical Center. The massage will be provided during their hospital stay, pending physician approval, and the patient can choose to have the therapist focus on the neck and shoulders, back or legs and feet. Additional 15-minute sessions can be purchased for $20 each.

An introduction to infant massage class will be offered Monday through Saturday and will include demonstrations that encourage parents to utilize massage to care for and bond with their baby.  Class fees are $10 per family and grandparents or other family members are welcome to attend with parents. Pregnant women and parents interested in infant massage will also have access to these services outside of the hospital. Baptist Sports Medicine clinics, which provide outpatient rehabilitation and therapies, in addition to sports medicine services, will also offer therapeutic massage and complete infant massage classes. The services will be launched at the clinic on the Baptist Hospital campus, located in Baptist Medical Plaza II, 2021 Church Street, and eventually expanded to participating outpatient clinics in the Nashville areas based on demand.

The therapeutic massage services available for women before or after delivery are $75 for an hour session and $40 per half hour session. The complete infant massage classes are more in-depth than the introduction classes and are $40 per couple. For more information about the therapeutic massage services, call (615) 284-PINK (7465).

Brentwood Services Signs Contract with Children’s Health Systems

Brentwood Services Brokerage Inc. (BSBI) and Brentwood Services Administrators Inc. (BSA) recently announced the signing of a contract to provide risk management services to Children’s Health System, based in Birmingham, Ala., for its self-insured program through the Brentwood Services’ Birmingham Office, according to Jeff Pettus, chief operating officer of Brentwood Services Inc., a specialty insurance brokerage firm and third-party administrator.   

Under the agreement, BSBI and BSA are providing risk management services, including claims administration, loss control consulting and excess insurance brokerage, for Children’s Health System’s self-insured workers’ compensation program. The 12-month contract covers the system’s 3,500 employees.

“Being selected by such a highly regarded health care system is a tremendous honor,” emphasizes Barry Layton, ARM, CSP, vice president marketing and sales, for BSA. “We are proud to serve Children’s Health System in this partnership and look forward to assisting them with optimizing the results of their self-insured workers’ compensation program.”

KraftCPAs Adds Tax Specialist

Jonathan Faught, CPA, JD, LLM, has joined the Nashville-based firm of KraftCPAs PLLC as a manager in the firm’s tax department where he will specialize in state and local tax issues.

According to Merwin Ullestad, CPA, the member in charge of KraftCPAs’ tax department, “The addition of Jonathan gives us additional expertise in an area where almost every business has tax issues. Many businesses erroneously believe they do not have to file tax returns in other states if they do not have a physical presence such as a building in that state. This assumption can be a costly mistake. Likewise, some businesses miss out on tax credits and incentives because they don’t realize they might qualify. Jonathan’s experience and expertise in state and local tax issues will give our firm and our clients additional resources to deal with these types of issues and opportunities.”

National Distribution & Contracting, Inc. Announces Promotions

National Distribution & Contracting (NDC) –– representing over 284 distributors, the largest organization of independent medical, surgical, veterinary, dental and laboratory supply distributors in the United States –– recently announced the promotion of Chuck Miller to Vice President of Operations and Vendor Relations. Miller has been the Vice President of Operations for nine years. In this newly expanded role, he will continue to oversee the operations of the southeast and west coast distribution centers as well as oversee the evaluation, negotiation, and maintenance of the vendor partner relationships.  Miller succeeds Burns Phillips who resigned on July 15, 2008 after two years of service.

The company also announced the promotion of Lori Paulson to Vice President of Marketing and Dental Programs. Paulson has been Managing Director of the American Dental Cooperative (ADC) and United Dental Dealers (UDD), two NDC subsidiaries for over eight years. In this newly-created position, she will expand responsibilities within the medical market while still remaining active in dental dealer interactions. NDC acquired ADC in 1999 where Paulson was Vice President of Marketing. Prior to ADC, Paulson was Director of Marketing for Pelton and Crane, a leading dental equipment and sterilization manufacturer. Additionally, Paulson managed several key product lines at Midwest Company (now Dentsply Professional).



August 2008

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