Alere Press Room

Alere’s leadership team includes some of the industry’s most distinguished physicians and healthcare experts frequently sought by the media for their expertise on the latest healthcare topics. Below are links to articles and podcasts in which Alere’s experts have participated.

Alere in the News
Self-Funding Magazine July 2010	The Personal Impact of Workplace Wellness Programs CEO Tom Underwood shares a personal story of how a participant benefitted from Alere's wellness program, as well as his perspective on the value of wellness programs.
The Health Care Blog June 2010	The Health Care Blog Interviews CEO Tom Underwood and Chief Innovation Officer Gordon Norman at AHIP's Institute 2010 The value of disease management and Alere's business and future objectives are discussed in videotaped interview.
Employee Benefit Plan Review May 2010	Strategies for Maximizing Participant Engagement & Sustained Involvement in Wellness Programs Chief Innovation Officer Gordon Norman co-authors an article addressing major challenge facing employers today.
World Health Care Congress April 13, 2010	Alere CEO Tom Underwood Discusses Healthcare Trends in Executive Talk Series Key industry leaders interviewed at the World Health Care Congress in April 2010.
Employee Benefit News April 2010	Take Two of These and Text Me in the Morning Alere's Dr. Gordon Norman joins a list of other healthcare experts quoted in an article on the increasing popularity of healthcare technology to deliver healthcare services.
Managed Care Magazine January 2010	How Plans Can Improve Outcomes and Cut Costs for Preterm Infant Care In this article, Alere Women's & Children's Health executives Mike Kornhauser, MD, vice president and senior medical director, and Roy Schneiderman, MD, regional medical director, review the health and financial benefits of NICU care management, and provide insights into the increase in preterm births nationally over the last several years.
Case Management Advisor December 2009	Patient-centric Care Coordination Decreases Hospitalizations, ED Visits Cover story provides in-depth look at Alere's Complex Case Management Program.
CDHC Solutions December 2009	Focus on Men's Health Worth Employer's While CEO Ron Geraty discusses how personal health support benefits men's health issues.
Managed Healthcare Executive November 1, 2009	Deeper Data Points Revealed in Health Risk Assessments Alere's Dr. Michael Taitel, vice president of the Alere Center for Health Intelligence, is the lead expert in this article on HRAs.
OurBlook Blog November 2009	Geraty: Discounts for Healthier People a Hot Issue Alere CEO Ron Geraty, MD, is interviewed by OurBlook Blog on healthcare reform.
Benefits & Compensation Digest October 2009	Build a Better Business Through Better Health Care for Employees In this article written by Alere EVP Dr. Gordon Norman, he makes the case for the business value of having healthy employeees.
AHIP HI-WIRE October 1, 2009	For Employers, Lost Productivity Trumps Medical Expense A poll of webinar attendees shows that most companies focus on reducing pharmacy and medical costs, but a multiemployer study lead by Alere EVP Ron Loeppke shows that reduced productivity is the primary driver of healthcare costs.
Managed Healthcare Executive September 1, 2009	Cardiometabolic Care Links Alere EVP Gordon Norman, MD, provides comments for this in-depth look at cardiometabolic disorders.
Employee Benefit Plan Review August 2009	Good Health is Good Business In this article written by Alere EVP Ron Loeppke, MD, he discusses the benefits to employers of investing in health and productivity programs and a new approach to behavior change.
American Public Media/National Public Radio August 12, 2009	Workplace Keeping its Employees Well Alere CEO Ron Geraty discusses the financial value of wellness programs in a recent Marketplace® segment by American Public Media, broadcast on National Public Radio stations, on how employers are holding on to their wellness programs during tough economic times.
Atlanta Business Chronicle July 17, 2009	Companies Are Finding Creative Ways to Save Cash on Wellness Programs Alere EVP Ron Loeppke, MD, MPH, is interviewed for this article on how companies are sustaining their wellness programs during tough economic times.
HealthLeaders Media June 24, 2009	Podcast with Alere CEO Ron Geraty, MD Alere CEO Ron Geraty, MD, discusses how management of preventable health risks and chronic illness could save billions.
AHIP HI-WIRE June 10, 2009	Employee Wellness: Achievable Business Imperative and Institute 2009 Topic Coverage of a joint presentation between Alere EVP Ron Loeppke, MD, MPH, and Pamela Hymel, MD, MPH, corporate medical director for Alere client Cisco Systems, Inc.
Managed Healthcare Executive June 1, 2009	It’s Time for a New Model of Health Management In this article written by CEO Ron Geraty, MD, a new model of healthcare is examined.
Employee Benefit Adviser June 1, 2009	Research Says Focus on Productivity A Q&A with Alere EVP Ron Loeppke, MD, MPH, who led a multiemployer study examining the impact of absenteeism and presenteeism on workplace productivity.
Managed Care Outlook May 15, 2009	Study Reveals Most Employers Do Not Know the Full Costs of Employee Health on Productivity The largest multiemployer study to date shows that the costs of poor health extend far beyond medical and pharmaceutical spending and impact profitability to a greater extent than many employers realize.
Managed Healthcare Executive May 1, 2009	Targeted Programs Help Curb Overtreating Back Pain Alere’s back pain program is presented as a solution to prevent unnecessary surgeries and expensive tests.
Employee Benefit Adviser May 8, 2009	Podcast with Alere EVP Ron Loeppke, MD, MPH Dr. Loeppke highlights results from the largest multiemployer study to date.
Managed Healthcare Executive April 17, 2009	Podcast with Alere CEO Ron Geraty, MD Dr. Geraty shares his perspective on disease management issues.
Managed Care Outlook Newsletter April 15, 2009	On the Frontlines of a New Era in Healthcare with Personal Health Support Alere EVP Ron Loeppke, MD, MPH, discusses a new individualized approach to health management.
Employee Benefit News March 24, 2009	Minority Report: Making Disease Management Effective for African-American Workers Alere EVP Tim Moore, MD, quoted in article on how disease management can meet the needs of at-risk groups, particularly African-Americans.

Alere in the News

Self-Funding Magazine

July 2010

The Personal Impact of Workplace Wellness Programs

CEO Tom Underwood shares a personal story of how a participant benefitted from Alere's wellness program, as well as his perspective on the value of wellness programs.

The Health Care Blog

June 2010

The Health Care Blog Interviews CEO Tom Underwood and Chief Innovation Officer Gordon Norman at AHIP's Institute 2010

The value of disease management and Alere's business and future objectives are discussed in videotaped interview.

Employee Benefit Plan Review

May 2010

Strategies for Maximizing Participant Engagement & Sustained Involvement in Wellness Programs

Chief Innovation Officer Gordon Norman co-authors an article addressing major challenge facing employers today.

World Health Care Congress

April 13, 2010

Alere CEO Tom Underwood Discusses Healthcare Trends in Executive Talk Series

Key industry leaders interviewed at the World Health Care Congress in April 2010.

Employee Benefit News

April 2010

Take Two of These and Text Me in the Morning

Alere's Dr. Gordon Norman joins a list of other healthcare experts quoted in an article on the increasing popularity of healthcare technology to deliver healthcare services.

Managed Care Magazine

January 2010

How Plans Can Improve Outcomes and Cut Costs for Preterm Infant Care

In this article, Alere Women's & Children's Health executives Mike Kornhauser, MD, vice president and senior medical director, and Roy Schneiderman, MD, regional medical director, review the health and financial benefits of NICU care management, and provide insights into the increase in preterm births nationally over the last several years.

Case Management Advisor

December 2009

Patient-centric Care Coordination Decreases Hospitalizations, ED Visits

Cover story provides in-depth look at Alere's Complex Case Management Program.

CDHC Solutions

December 2009

Focus on Men's Health Worth Employer's While

CEO Ron Geraty discusses how personal health support benefits men's health issues.

Managed Healthcare Executive

November 1, 2009

Deeper Data Points Revealed in Health Risk Assessments

Alere's Dr. Michael Taitel, vice president of the Alere Center for Health Intelligence, is the lead expert in this article on HRAs.

OurBlook Blog

November 2009

Geraty: Discounts for Healthier People a Hot Issue

Alere CEO Ron Geraty, MD, is interviewed by OurBlook Blog on healthcare reform.

Benefits & Compensation Digest

October 2009

Build a Better Business Through Better Health Care for Employees

In this article written by Alere EVP Dr. Gordon Norman, he makes the case for the business value of having healthy employeees.

AHIP HI-WIRE

October 1, 2009

For Employers, Lost Productivity Trumps Medical Expense

A poll of webinar attendees shows that most companies focus on reducing pharmacy and medical costs, but a multiemployer study lead by Alere EVP Ron Loeppke shows that reduced productivity is the primary driver of healthcare costs.

Managed Healthcare Executive

September 1, 2009

Cardiometabolic Care Links

Alere EVP Gordon Norman, MD, provides comments for this in-depth look at cardiometabolic disorders.

Employee Benefit Plan Review

August 2009

Good Health is Good Business

In this article written by Alere EVP Ron Loeppke, MD, he discusses the benefits to employers of investing in health and productivity programs and a new approach to behavior change.

American Public Media/National Public Radio

August 12, 2009

Workplace Keeping its Employees Well

Alere CEO Ron Geraty discusses the financial value of wellness programs in a recent Marketplace® segment by American Public Media, broadcast on National Public Radio stations, on how employers are holding on to their wellness programs during tough economic times.

Atlanta Business Chronicle

July 17, 2009

Companies Are Finding Creative Ways to Save Cash on Wellness Programs

Alere EVP Ron Loeppke, MD, MPH, is interviewed for this article on how companies are sustaining their wellness programs during tough economic times.

HealthLeaders Media

June 24, 2009

Podcast with Alere CEO Ron Geraty, MD

Alere CEO Ron Geraty, MD, discusses how management of preventable health risks and chronic illness could save billions.

AHIP HI-WIRE

June 10, 2009

Employee Wellness: Achievable Business Imperative and Institute 2009 Topic

Coverage of a joint presentation between Alere EVP Ron Loeppke, MD, MPH, and Pamela Hymel, MD, MPH, corporate medical director for Alere client Cisco Systems, Inc.

Managed Healthcare Executive

June 1, 2009

It’s Time for a New Model of Health Management

In this article written by CEO Ron Geraty, MD, a new model of healthcare is examined.

Employee Benefit Adviser

June 1, 2009

Research Says Focus on Productivity

A Q&A with Alere EVP Ron Loeppke, MD, MPH, who led a multiemployer study examining the impact of absenteeism and presenteeism on workplace productivity.

Managed Care Outlook

May 15, 2009

Study Reveals Most Employers Do Not Know the Full Costs of Employee Health on Productivity

The largest multiemployer study to date shows that the costs of poor health extend far beyond medical and pharmaceutical spending and impact profitability to a greater extent than many employers realize.

Managed Healthcare Executive

May 1, 2009

Targeted Programs Help Curb Overtreating Back Pain

Alere’s back pain program is presented as a solution to prevent unnecessary surgeries and expensive tests.

Employee Benefit Adviser

May 8, 2009

Podcast with Alere EVP Ron Loeppke, MD, MPH

Dr. Loeppke highlights results from the largest multiemployer study to date.

Managed Healthcare Executive

April 17, 2009

Podcast with Alere CEO Ron Geraty, MD

Dr. Geraty shares his perspective on disease management issues.