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For Immediate Release
Spheris Expands Senior Management Team
Spheris adds Senior Vice President of Corporate Development, Diane Seloff.
Franklin, Tennessee — May 03, 2005 — Spheris, the leading global outsource provider of medical transcription technology and services, today announced the addition of a senior vice president of corporate development to its senior management team.Diane Seloff joins Spheris in this newly created position and will be responsible for developing and coordinating short- and long-range programs to accelerate Spheris' market competitiveness and organizational excellence.
“As an industry leader, Spheris is committed to the continual evolution and improvement of our policies and initiatives,” said Spheris President and CEO Steven E. Simpson. “Having a senior vice president who is focused solely on corporate development and organizational excellence will catapult Spheris to an even more sophisticated level of operation.” Simpson added, “We're excited about the expertise and enthusiasm Diane brings to our management team.”
Seloff brings to Spheris 20 years of development, consulting and management experience in the healthcare, financial services, technology and manufacturing industries. She began her career as a senior consultant with Arthur Andersen, and over the next two decades rose to management positions with companies such as Bankers Trust Company, BT Services Tennessee, KPMG, ChannelPoint and McGraw-Hill. Prior to joining Spheris, Seloff served as the Director of Consulting Services for the Vanderbilt University Center for Better Health where she supported healthcare organizations in the design and implementation of changes to their processes, organizational structures, policies and technology. Her contributions led to the significant improvement of quality and delivery of care.
Seloff serves on the board of Samaritan Recovery Community, Inc. and the Educational Policies Committee for University School of Nashville. She holds a bachelor of science in industrial and operations engineering from the University of Michigan and a master of business administration from Columbia University. She lives in Nashville with her husband, Herb, and their two sons, Jacob and Jeremy.
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.