The following organizations announced new revenue cycle management-related hires or promotions so far in 2018:
1. Strategic Radiology, a coalition of 25 independent, private radiology practices, named Sharon Fremer vice president of revenue cycle optimization.
2. Augusta (Ga.) University Health, a three-hospital nonprofit system, named Joseph Koons vice president of revenue cycle services.
3. CarePayment, a self-described "patient financial engagement company," hired Wes Pass as chief strategy officer.
4. T-System, a provider of health IT solutions for emergency and urgent care, including charge capture and coding, named Robert Hitchcock, MD, executive vice president and general manager of documentation.
5. RCM solutions company Recondo Technology promoted Heather Kawamoto to chief product officer.
6. Payformance Solutions, a provider of value-based reimbursement solutions and services, named Alicia Torres president and CEO.
7. Healthcare consulting firm The Wilshire Group named Rick Walsh senior revenue cycle consultant.
8. Health IT company Ingenious Med, a provider charge capture and practice performance analytics, named Nimesh Shah CEO.
9. Revint Solutions, a national healthcare solutions and consulting services provider, appointed Roger Davis CEO.
10. Prism Healthcare Partners, a Chicago-based national healthcare consulting firm, added Sean Angert as managing partner.
11. Axxess, a self-described "home healthcare technology company," hired financial expert Spencer Marks to oversee the company's RCM services growth.
12. Healthcare consulting firm The Wilshire Group named Andrew Wade senior revenue cycle consultant.
13. Clearwave Corp., a healthcare software company focused on self-service registration, named Shaun Priest chief revenue officer overseeing sales activities.
14. Cantata Health, a provider of healthcare RCM, EHR, accounting and portal solutions, appointed two new leaders.
15. Avelead hired Jay Galbreath as senior director of its revenue cycle services practice.
16. Access Healthcare named Jim Carlough senior vice president-North America operations.
17. Global Healthcare Resource named Jeffery Linn vice president of RCM.
18. Harmony Healthcare, a provider of population health and revenue cycle management staffing and consulting solutions, named Bilal Mushtaq, MD, CMO.
19. T-System, a provider of health IT solutions for emergency and urgent care, including charge capture and coding, named Steve DeCosta CFO.
20. GeBBS Healthcare, a revenue cycle management and health information management solutions provider, named Denise Cawley senior vice president of operations and client relations management.
21. Intersect Healthcare, a revenue cycle software developer, named Tracey Tomak director of project management and client engagement.
22. CarePayment, a self-described "patient financial engagement company," appointed Brian McCarthy senior vice president and general counsel.
23. Encoda, a healthcare reimbursement automation and services provider, tapped Adrianna Iorillo to direct the company's RCM services.
24. Capio, a provider of patient financial solutions, added Dan Kutchel, Jay Hicks and Trent Rosebrook to its management team.
25. Nordis Technologies, a Coral Springs, Fla.-based provider of healthcare customer communications management and payment solutions, named Paul Sykes COO and CFO.
26. Armco Partners, a Norcross, Ga.-based provider of revenue cycle management and health information management services, named Charlie Eckert vice president of sales.
27. Ontario Systems named Mike Meyer, Roger Carney and Steve Scibetta vice presidents.
28. Change Healthcare appointed Fredrik Eliasson executive vice president and CFO.
29. R1 RCM named Alex Mandl lead director of the company's board.
30. Xsolis appointed Zach Evans chief technology officer.
31. Alpharetta, Ga.-based nThrive, a healthcare RCM company, brought on a new CIO, data and analytics president and board member.
32. CCi, an employee-owned revenue cycle company, named its former CFO, Charles Jordan, president.
33. Healthcare Administrative Partners, a provider of RCM solutions, named Rick Grodin executive vice president.
34. Revenue cycle solutions provider Surgical Notes named Nathan Hess chief technology officer.
35. Healthcare Financial Resources named Joshua White regional vice president of client development (Midwest).
36. AccessOne, a provider of patient financing options, appointed Pia Labos as West Coast regional vice president of business development.
37. Connance named Tyler Drolet CFO.
38. Xifin named Doug Wheeler chief marketing officer.
39. Utica, N.Y.-based Mohawk Valley Health System named two revenue cycle leaders.
40. Credit Management Co., an accounts receivable and collection management provider for healthcare and other industries, promoted Joel McKiernan to executive vice president of sales.
41. CareCloud, a provider of RCM, practice management, EHR and patient experience management solutions, named Greg Novak vice president of channel sales.
42. Revenue cycle solutions provider VitalWare named two new executives.
43. Peak Health Solutions, an AMN Healthcare company offering mid-revenue cycle solutions, named Brad Hill president.
44. Health Payment Systems, a healthcare technology and services company focused on medical billing, named Terry Rowinski president and CEO.
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