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For Immediate Release
Spheris Names Whorton Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Franklin, Tenn — June 27, 2006 — Spheris, a leading global provider of medical transcription technology and services, today announced the promotion of J. Alan Whorton to senior vice president of sales and marketing.Whorton, an accomplished healthcare executive with more than 25 years of healthcare management and sales experience, previously held the position of vice president of sales and national accounts for Spheris. Prior to joining Spheris in 2004, he was president and owner of MedFirst, a healthcare consulting firm headquartered in Nashville. He has also held COO and executive-level positions with WebMD Corporation/Envoy, Advanced Data Solutions and VHA Georgia.
“We have assembled an experienced and highly motivated management team at Spheris focused on the controlled growth of our business,” said Steven E. Simpson, Spheris president and CEO. “Alan Whorton has been a key member of the Spheris management team for the past two years in directing our national account relationships, and we are pleased to promote Alan to senior vice president of sales and marketing. I firmly believe Alan's experience with our company and his extensive knowledge of the healthcare industry will provide the vision and expertise necessary for this important role as we move forward.”
Whorton received a bachelor of science degree in business administration from Mercer University and a master of hospital and health administration degree from the University of Alabama-Birmingham.
Whorton replaces James B. Panoff, former executive vice president of sales and marketing, who left the company earlier this month to pursue other interests.
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.