Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> February 2, 2002

Curt Thorne – Medsolutions Inc

CURT THORNE joined MedSolutions, Inc. as President and Chief Operating Officer in 1998 and became Chief Executive Officer in March 2000. Prior to joining MedSolutions, Mr. Thorne served as President and COO of a specialty physician management company. He also served in senior management positions with Aetna Healthplans, The Travelers, and Cigna, where he led the development and operation of nationwide pharmacy benefit management companies, serving in positions which include General Manager, COO and President. At Cigna and The Travelers, Mr. Thorne built nationwide operations from startup to businesses managing over $300 million and $100 million of drug spend, respectively. At Aetna, Mr. Thorne developed and executed strategies to more than double total revenues to $920 million in two years, and increase profits nearly ninefold to over $30 million. Mr. Thorne earned his Master's in Business Administration from the Babcock School of Management at Wake Forest University and a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry from the University of North Carolina. He has been active in serving on various national managed care policy making task forces, work groups and editorial boards. Profile
TWST: Would you begin with a brief historical sketch of MedSolutions and

then a picture of what you're doing at the present time?

Mr. Thorne: MedSolutions is a radiology management company