ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Aug. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Catalina Marketing
Corporation (NYSE: POS) has announced that the former Secretary of the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services, Tommy G. Thompson, has agreed to
chair the newly formed Health Education and Patient Privacy Advisory Council
under the auspices of Catalina's Health Resource division. In this role,
Thompson, a partner at law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP (Akin
Gump), will advise the company on the establishment of the Council in addition
to acting as the panel's independent chairman.
"I see this collaboration with Catalina as a continuation of my personal,
long-standing commitment to empowering individuals to have greater control
over their own healthcare decisions," said Secretary Thompson. "A critical
way to achieve this goal is by providing patients with straightforward access
to important healthcare information."
"During the four years that Secretary Thompson served at Health and Human
Services, he was the nation's leading advocate for the health and well-being
of all Americans," said Craig H. Scott, president of Catalina Health Resource.
"Providing meaningful patient health education is the mission of our business,
and the opportunity for us to work with Secretary Thompson and gain from his
insights will undoubtedly benefit millions of Americans."
Catalina's new Health Education and Patient Privacy Advisory Council will
focus on initiatives that benefit patients by providing them with information
that leads to more informed decisions about their healthcare while also
preserving their privacy. The company's signature healthcare communication
product, called PATIENTLink(TM), is a printed health media communication that
is distributed to patients with over one billion prescriptions each year via
retail pharmacies throughout the United States. Through PATIENTLink(TM),
Catalina Health Resource partners with leading pharmaceutical manufacturers,
retail pharmacy chains and government agencies to deliver public health
communication that promotes prescription compliance, educates patients about
their medical conditions and encourages patients to discuss therapy options
with their healthcare professionals.
About Catalina Marketing Corporation and Catalina Health Resource
Based in St. Petersburg, FL, Catalina Marketing Corporation
( http://www.catalinamarketing.com ) and its healthcare division, Catalina
Health Resource, are leading providers of communications and targeted media
based on de-identified purchase and prescription histories. This provides
healthcare and other companies the ability to conduct educational programs
that provide patients and consumers with relevant, meaningful information.
Catalina Health Resource offers an array of direct-to-patient and direct-to-
consumer information vehicles that allow individuals and families to make more
informed decisions about their healthcare. The company's products are fully
compliant with the important privacy protection requirements found in the
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).
About Akin Gump
Founded in 1945, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, a leading
international law firm, numbers more than 900 lawyers with offices in Austin,
Brussels, Dallas, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Moscow, New York,
Philadelphia, Riyadh (affiliate), San Antonio, San Francisco, Silicon Valley
and Washington. The firm has a diversified practice and represents regional,
national and international clients in a wide range of areas, including
antitrust; appellate; banking and finance; capital markets; communications and
information technology; corporate and securities; corporate governance;
employee benefits; energy; entertainment and media; environmental; estate
planning, wealth transfer and probate; financial restructuring; global
security; government contracts; health; insurance; intellectual property;
international trade; investment funds; labor and employment; land use;
litigation; mergers and acquisitions; private equity; privatization; project
development and finance; public law and policy; real estate development and
finance; Russia/CIS; tax; and technology.
Certain statements in the preceding paragraphs are forward-looking, and
actual results may differ materially. Statements not based on historic facts
involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the changing
market for promotional activities, especially as it relates to policies and
programs of packaged goods and pharmaceutical manufacturers and retailers,
government and regulatory statutes, rules, regulations and policies, the
effect of economic and competitive conditions and seasonal variations, actual
promotional activities and programs with the company's customers, the pace of
installation of the company's store network, the success of new services and
businesses and the pace of their implementation, the company's ability to
maintain favorable client relationships, the outcome and impact of an ongoing
SEC investigation into certain of the company's prior fiscal years, and the
outcome and impact of the pending shareholder class action and derivative
lawsuits.
SOURCE Catalina Marketing Corporation
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Related links:
http://www.catalinamarketing.com
CONTACT:
Nicole Andriso, Public Relations Manager of
Catalina Marketing Corporation, +1-727-563-5822; or Kristen M.
White, Communications Manager of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
LLP, +1-202-887-4536
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