Cincinnati-based Christ Hospital has named John Kennedy, MD, vice president for medical affairs, a newly created position.
In this role, Dr. Kennedy will be responsible for quality, credentialing and performance enhancement, utilization review and other activities of medical staff, according to a news release.
Dr. Kennedy most recently was vice president of medical affairs at Bon Secours Mercy Health Fairfield (Ohio). Before that he was CMO of the Lindner Center for HOPE, a mental health treatment center in Mason, Ohio, and executive director of the Institute for Psychiatry and Law at the University of Cincinnati.