January 13, 2004 - Marketwire: Thailand RPCV Laurie Rohrbach, M.P.H Joins Healthtrac as Vice President, Client Service & Product Development

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Thailand RPCV Laurie Rohrbach, M.P.H Joins Healthtrac as Vice President, Client Service & Product Development



Thailand RPCV Laurie Rohrbach, M.P.H Joins Healthtrac as Vice President, Client Service & Product Development

Laurie Rohrbach, M.P.H Joins Healthtrac as Vice President, Client Service & Product Development

REDWOOD CITY, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 01/13/2004 -- Healthtrac, Inc. (OTC BB: HTAC), the leading population health management company, announces the appointment of Laurie Rohrbach, M.P.H. as Vice President, Client Services & Product Development of its health management subsidiary, Healthtrac Corp. Ms. Rohrbach originally joined Healthtrac in 1998, leading the Client Services department and working with company founder Dr. James F. Fries to develop advanced program offerings. In her new role, she will manage Healthtrac's client relationships and direct the company's ongoing product development strategies.

"I could not be more pleased to welcome Laurie back to Healthtrac as part of our senior management team," said Edward Sharpless, Healthtrac's President & CEO. "I knew from our discussions before she joined us late last year that she would be able to step in and make an immediate impact in our Client Services department. In addition, Laurie truly shares my vision for the future of Healthtrac. With her leadership of our product development efforts, Healthtrac will continue to be an indispensable component of any comprehensive care management program."

Ms. Rohrbach received her Master of Public Health degree from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, complementing the Bachelor of Science degree in Nutrition she received from the University of California, Berkeley. She has an extensive background in client relations, with over 12 years experience in the preventive healthcare field in commercial, government, managed care and academic settings. Prior to Healthtrac, she worked at Foundation Health Systems, Inc. (now, Health Net, Inc.), Thailand Ministry of Health/U.S. Peace Corps, and the University of California, Berkeley. Most recently, she was an independent healthcare consultant.

"I am excited to be back at Healthtrac and I look forward to building upon the progress the new management team made last year," said Ms. Rohrbach. "Healthtrac products have helped literally millions of people improve their health, and I'm proud to be a part of a company that consistently has such a profound impact on people's well-being."

Healthtrac recently announced the launch of a new care management solution providing risk stratification and cost reduction to health plans. "Healthtrac has positioned itself as a next generation population health management company with the development of an advanced and robust online health system which supports all Healthtrac's products and can integrate seamlessly into health plan or employer product offerings," Ms. Rohrbach added. "As health care costs continue to spiral upward, Healthtrac's programs are the most logical solution for companies and health plans trying to reduce their expenditures."

About Healthtrac, Inc.

Healthtrac, Inc., through its health management subsidiary Healthtrac Corp., provides health assessment and improvement tools for employers, government agencies, hospital systems and health plans designed to improve individual health while reducing the cost of health care. Healthtrac's programs realize ROI's ranging from 4:1 to 10:1, and results are measurable within the first year. For additional information, see www.healthtrac.com.




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