Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> March 11, 2003
RICHARD E. PERLMAN has been Chairman of the Board of
PracticeWorks, Inc., since its formation in August 2000. Mr.
Perlman served as InfoCure's Chairman and Treasurer from December
1997 and as a Director of InfoCure since March 1997. From
December 1997 until October 1998, Mr. Perlman also served as
InfoCure's interim Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Perlman is the
Founder of Compass Partners, LLC, a merchant banking and
financial advisory firm specializing in corporate restructuring
and middle market companies, and has served as its President
since its inception in May 1995. From 1991 to 1995, Mr. Perlman
was Executive Vice President of Matthew Stuart & Co., Inc., an
investment banking firm. Mr. Perlman received a BS in Economics
from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a
Master's in Business Administration from the Columbia University
Graduate School of Business. Profile
JAMES K. PRICE has been President and Chief Executive Officer and
a Director of PracticeWorks, Inc., since its formation in August
2000. Mr. Price was a Founder of InfoCure and served as its
Executive Vice President and Secretary from its inception in
November 1996. Mr. Price served as Executive Vice President of
American Medcare from 1996 until 1997 and was Vice President from
1993 to 1995. Mr. Price co-founded International Computer
Solutions and served as its Executive Vice President from 1994,
as Vice President from 1987 to 1994 and as President from 1985 to
1987. American Medcare and International Computer Solutions
merged into InfoCure in July 1997. From 1983 to 1985, Mr. Price
was Healthcare Sales Manager of Executive Business Systems, a
practice management systems supplier, and from 1981 to 1983 was
with Moore Business Systems. Mr. Price holds a BA in Marketing
from the University of Georgia. Profile
TWST: Would you begin with a brief historical sketch ofPracticeWorks and a picture of things at the present time?
Mr. Perlman: PracticeWorks is the world's largest IT provider for
the dental