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For Immediate Release
Spheris Adds Jack Kane to Board of Directors
Franklin, Tenn — November 22, 2006 — Spheris, a leading global provider of clinical documentation technology and services, today announced the appointment of John “Jack” A. Kane to its board of directors. The addition of Kane brings the number of Spheris directors to nine.Kane was formerly Senior Vice President - Finance, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer of IDX Systems Corporation from 1984 until the acquisition of IDX by GE Healthcare in January 2006. Prior to joining IDX, Kane was employed as an audit manager at Ernst & Young, LLP, in Boston.
"Jack is a well-respected executive within the healthcare IT industry and is a wonderful addition to the Spheris board of directors," said Spheris President and CEO Steven E. Simpson. "His background as a public company CFO and experience in financial positioning and strategy will be a tremendous asset for Spheris as we continue to execute our growth plan. Jack's intimate knowledge of the forces shaping the evolution of the clinical documentation technology and services industry will also provide unique insight and perspective."
The Spheris board of directors also includes Joel Ackerman, general partner of Warburg Pincus & Co. and managing director of Warburg Pincus, LLC; Jonathan Bilzin, managing director of TowerBrook Capital Partners - New York; Robert Z. Hensley, former audit partner of Ernst & Young, LLP; Michael J. King, former chairman and CEO of HealthScribe, Inc.; Neal Moszkowski, Co-CEO of TowerBrook Capital Partners - New York; Steven E. Simpson, president and CEO of Spheris; Wayne T. Smith, chairman of the board, president and CEO of Community Health Systems; and David J. Wenstrup, general partner of Warburg Pincus & Co. and managing director of Warburg Pincus, LLC.
About Spheris Spheris is a leading provider of clinical documentation services and technology to health systems, hospitals and group practices throughout the U.S. Founded by physicians in 1993, Spheris employs a global network of medical language specialists for true 24-hour service, seven days a week, 365 days a year. The proprietary Spheris Clarity™ technology platform integrates the full range of clinical documentation software and hardware into one seamless, customizable system, including embedded speech recognition technologies. The Spheris solution is flexible and scalable to balance the needs of HIM directors, CFOs, IT directors and physicians with an emphasis on verifiable quality, turnaround time, security and pricing. Spheris' worldwide corporate headquarters is located in Franklin, Tenn. For more information, please visit www.spheris.com.