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Magellan Health Services Establishes National Professional Advisory Council

Posted on: Wednesday, 20 April 2005, 18:00 CDT

Magellan Health Services, Inc., the nation's leading behavioral health disease management organization, announced today that it has established a National Professional Advisory Council to provide input to the company on clinical and network management issues and assistance in improving consumers' mental health through positive relations with clinical professional associations and communities. The company named to the council eight individuals representing the fields of psychiatric nursing, social work, psychology, psychiatry, primary care and structured treatment programs.

"As the largest behavioral health disease management company in the nation, Magellan has the opportunity to positively influence health care outcomes for millions of individuals every day," said Alex Rodriguez, M.D., chief medical officer for Magellan. "Establishing the National Professional Advisory Council allows us to tap into the extensive clinical knowledge, intellectual rigor and creativity of leaders in the health care delivery system for the benefit of our members, customers and the practitioners without whom we could not fulfill our mission."

Magellan named the following individuals to the council:

-- Ronald T. Bernstein, M.Ed., President and Chief Executive Officer, Foundations Behavioral Health.

-- Richard A. Botelho, B.M.B.S., Director of Fellowship Training and Professor of Family Medicine and Nursing, University of Rochester Medical Center.

-- Carole Farley-Toombs, M.A., Clinical Nursing Chief and Associate Director for Clinical Operations, Strong Behavioral Health, University of Rochester Medical Center.

-- Paul Jay Fink, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry, Temple University School of Medicine.

-- Gary G. Gintner, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Coordinator, Counselor Education Program, Louisiana State University.

-- Enola K. Proctor, Ph.D., Dean for Research, George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University.

-- E. Warren Throckmorton, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology, Grove City College.

-- Tom Trabin, Ph.D., Executive Director, Software and Technology Vendors Association.

"These distinguished professionals represent a variety of areas of interest and expertise as well as diverse perspectives on the issues facing the behavioral health field and Magellan," Rodriguez noted. "Magellan's clinical leaders and I look forward to a productive dialogue as we work with the council to improve accountability for health care services and satisfaction among members and providers with the company's programs."

Headquartered in Farmington, Conn., Magellan Health Services, Inc. (Nasdaq:MGLN) is the country's leading behavioral health disease management organization. The company specializes in managed mental health and substance abuse services as well as employee assistance/life management programs. Its customers include health plans, corporations and government agencies.

Source: Business Wire

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