Here are five healthcare CIO leadership moves that have taken place over the past month.
Norwegian American Hospital in Chicago welcomed Stephen DePooter as its new CIO.
Peter Ingram was named CIO of Hebrew SeniorLife, a Boston-based senior healthcare and community provider affiliated with Harvard Medical School, also in Boston.
Mark McMath was named CIO of Memphis, Tenn.-based Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare.
Dallas-based Texas Heath Resources appointed Joey Sudomir senior vice president of innovative technology solutions and CIO.
Stephen Warren, deputy CIO of the Department of Veterans Affairs, will leave his position, effective. Aug. 28. He will assume duties of CIO of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Sept. 6.
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News briefs
1. 5 most-read GI stories – July 27 to July 31
2. Truecare Surgery Center opens in California: 4 things to know
3. St. Mary Mercy Livonia to open new surgery center
4. The keys to financial success: How to keep ASCs profitable
5. SCA's net patient revenues jump 7.1%: 5Q2 financial result key notes
6. Capital Digestive Care collaborates with Cigna to develop value-based model for colonoscopy: 5 things to know
7. Tenet reports Q2 results: 5 things to know post-USPI acquisition
8. Laurel Regional Hospital to transition to outpatient center
9. High Plains Surgery Center, Covenant SurgiCenter merge: 4 insights
10. What lies ahead for orthopedic surgeons?
11. FDA releases further guidance on duodenoscope reprocessing: 4 things to know
12. ASCs request more time to respond to Cigna overbilling lawsuit: 4 things to know
13. Big Sky Surgery Center nurses in midst of contract negotiation
14. AmSurg's net revenues up 131%: 5 key notes on Q2 financial results
15. 55% of gastroenterologists will limit procedures for Medicare patients if colonoscopy cuts go into effect
16. EndoChoice revenue leaps 27%: 5 things to know about Q2 financial results
17. Memorial Family of Services to assume management of Yakima Urology Associates surgery center
18. Banner Medical Group recognized Dr. Lisa Rasmussen for creating streamlined screening colonoscopy program
19. Gastro Health acquires 3 private GI practices: 5 things to know
20. Revere Health to break ground on new facility, surgery center
Lists
1. FDA clears 27 GI devices in 2015 thus far
2. AbbVie sales up 11%, Boston Scientific acquires AMD product portfolio for $1.6B & more – 4 GI/endoscopy company key notes
3. 13 things for GI physicians to know about 'superbugs'
4. 199 ASC industry leaders to speak at Becker's ASC 22nd Annual Meeting – The Busines and Operations of ASCs
Features
1. ASC success in the age of consumer responsibility: 3 thoughts on high deductible patients
HR
News briefs
1. HIPAA is outdated: 3 thoughts from athenahealth's General Counsel Dan Orenstein
2. Allscripts, OptimizeRx expand partnership for automated EHR savings
3. RCM tip of the day: Add financial services to marketing strategy
4. Payer pressure represents biggest commercial challenge for pharmaceutical, medical device companies
5. eHealth Technologies aggregates 500k health records, aims to improve interoperability
6. RCM tip of the day: Use an EOB-to-ERA conversion tool
7. HHS: Guidance on HIPAA basics
8. RCM tip of the day: Optimize scheduling
9. CA Technologies acquires security software provider Xceedium
10. Health Catalyst acquires business intelligence provider Health Care DataWorks
11. GE launches Predix Cloud: 4 things to know
12. RCM tip of the day: Set clear monthly targets for all revenue cycle staff
13. IBM's $1B Merge Healthcare acquisition plan could allow Watson to 'see': 6 things to know
14. BC and BS of Minnesota to eliminate 450 IT jobs
15. Cerner Integrates NARxCHECK into EHR to combat prescription drug abuse
Lists
1. Conifer Q2 revenue up 19%, MedAsset's RCM segment revenue up 3.7% & more – 5 RCM company key notes
Features
1. Security threats keeping you up at night? 4 considerations for hospital leaders
Dental
Lists
1. FDA clears 16 dental devices in July
