Dicken Named President of ZirMed.com - Breakthrough medical claims service puts management in
place for aggressive growth.
June 21, 1999
Louisville, KY. – Louisville-based ZirMed.com, the
nation’s first browser-based medical claims service, named systems and management
consultant Kenneth H. Dicken president.
ZirMed.com, the brainchild of Founders Joe Sostarich and
John Freeman, offers healthcare providers the opportunity to file medical claims more
simply and quickly, through the Internet.
Dicken’s consulting firm, DICKEN Enterprises, Inc.
has been involved with ZirMed.com since its inception in January of this year. He has 32
years of experience in systems organization, over 20 years in management and 15 years in
healthcare systems. Dicken’s system expertise has made him an integral part of many
companies in aggressive growth scenarios.
"Ken has done it all when it comes to healthcare and
systems," Freeman said. "He’s dealt with everything from budgets of a few
hundred thousand to a billion dollars, and staffs from ten people to hundreds of people.
That’s the kind of skill and experience we want for ZirMed.com. We are growing so
quickly, and we want that aggressive growth to continue."
DICKEN Enterprises, Inc. had already helped ZirMed.com
develop an impressive group of management and talent from across the nation before
Dicken’s appointment this week as ZirMed.com’s president. DICKEN Enterprises,
Inc. will continue to serve area clients.
"This is one of the most exciting companies I’ve
ever worked with," Dicken said. "The ability to simplify the complicated claims
process—and other medical information processes—is something I’ve been
interested in throughout my career.
"ZirMed.com is revolutionizing in the healthcare
business. I want to see us continue our tremendous success and work toward making
healthcare systems more accessible and affordable."
ZirMed.com is accepting customers for their browser-based
service and will add additional services, such as eligibility and referrals, scheduling,
and electronic patient records via the Internet this fall.
For more information about ZirMed.com, call toll free
877-4ZIRMED.
DICKEN
Enterprises, Inc.
