URAC new boardmembers

-- Pharmaceutical Care Management Association

Finally, Board Members who will continue to serve include:

-- Steven L. Coulter, Executive Vice President & President, Government

Business, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee (AHIP Representative)

-- Robert B. Doherty, Senior Vice President Governmental Affairs and

Public Policy, American College of Physicians (ACP Representative)

-- Fred Ferree, CEO, Alabama Quality Assurance Foundation (American

Health Quality Association Representative)

-- Stephen W. Gammarino, Senior Vice President National Programs, Blue

Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA Representative)

-- Gerald E. Harmon, M.D. (American Medical Association Representative)

-- Winifred S. Hayes, MS, Ph.D., President and CEO, Hayes, Inc.

(Member-At-Large)

-- Debra A. Hochron, CRC, CCM, Vice President, World Wide Medical

Manager, Chubb & Son (American Insurance Association Representative)

-- Suzanne D. Kelly (Member-At-Large)

-- Scott J. Kipper, Commissioner of Insurance, Nevada Department of

Business & Industry (National Association of Insurance Commissioners

Representative)

-- Steven Kreisberg, Health Care Policy and Collective Bargaining

Director, American Federation of State, County and Municipal

Employees, AFL-CIO (Public Representative)

-- Isis Montalvo, RN, MS, MBA, Director, national Center for Nursing

Quality, American Nurses Association (ANA Representative)

-- Alan B. Rosenberg, M.D., Vice President of Medical Policy, Technology

Assessment & Credentialing, WellPoint (AHIP Representative)

-- Vernon C. Rowen, Vice President, Government Affairs, Express Scripts,

Inc. (Pharmaceutical Care Management Association Representative)

-- Charles W. Stellar, Executive Vice President, America's Health

Insurance Plans (AHIP Representative)

-- Steven D. Wood, Ph.D. (Member-At-Large)

-- David C. Wynstra (Member-At-Large)

"We thank all of our Board Members for their dedication to URAC's mission

and vision," said Alan Spielman, URAC President & CEO. "With the changes

facing health care in the wake of the new reform legislation, the coming year

will see great challenges and opportunities for URAC and I am honored to have

this distinguished group working to guide us."

URAC, an independent, nonprofit organization, is a leader in promoting

health care quality through its accreditation, education and measurement

programs. URAC offers a wide range of quality benchmarking programs and

services that keep pace with the rapid changes in the health care system, and

provide a symbol of excellence for organizations to validate their commitment

to quality and accountability. Through its broad-based governance structure

and an inclusive standards development process, URAC ensures that all

stakeholders are represented in establishing meaningful quality measures for

the entire health care industry. For more information, visit http://www.urac.org.

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