Dennis Chookaszian appointed as Allscripts Healthcare Solutions chair April 30, 2012 - 20:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Electronic health records company Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc. said Monday, April 30 it appointed Dennis Chookaszian as the new chairman of its board of directors, AP reported. Chookaszian has been a member of Allscripts' board since September 2010. He was the Chairman and CEO of CNA Insurance Cos. from 1992 to 1999, and the CEO of financial advice provider mPower Inc. from 1999 to 2001. Late Thursday, Allscripts said that it had fired Chairman Phil Pead, and three other directors resigned from the board. It said it intended to name new directors soon. The moves came as Allscripts announced disappointing first-quarter results and cut its 2012 profit and revenue estimates. The company also said Monday that it approved the repurchase of up to $200 million in stock. Allscripts had about $148 million remaining on its previous $200 million stock buyback program, which was approved in May 2011. Shares of Allscripts rose 41 cents, or 4 percent, to $10.71 in morning trading. The stock dropped 35.7 percent Friday. Over the past year, shares have traded between $8.99 and $21.92.   Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia.Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaHenrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |
