CORHIO’s CEO Dr. Larry Wolk Appointed Chief Medical Officer for State of Colorado, Executive Director of CDPHE
Dr. Larry Wolk stepped down as CEO of CORHIO to take the positions of Chief Medical Officer for the State of Colorado and Executive Director at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE). Dr. Wolk will continue to serve CORHIO as an advisor and member of the Board of Directors. He will also retain his positions as Founder and Executive Director of the Rocky Mountain Youth Clinics and as Clinical Professor in pediatrics at the University of Colorado. Kelly Joines was appointed Interim Chief Executive Officer for CORHIO. Read the news release.
Former Johns Hopkins IT Executive Kenda West Joins Voalte
Voalte, the leader in clinical communication technology, announced the hiring of Kenda West, an expert in health information technology and strategic business development, as the company’s new Chief Operating Officer.
18th US Surgeon General Regina Benjamin Named Endowed Chair at Xavier Uiversity of Louisiana
Xavier to be Positioned as International Center for Public Health with the appointment of Dr. Regina Benjamin as the first NOLA.com/Times Picayune Endowed Chair in Public Health Sciences at Xavier University of Louisiana. As the Endowed Chair she is positioned to lead and mentor faculty and students, provide leadership in developing curriculum, address and research critical issues surrounding chronic disease and promote an aggressive public health agenda. Learn more.
AHDI Announces New 2013-2014 Board Members, Executive Committee
The Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity (AHDI) membership has elected four members to the National Leadership Board (NLB), who will serve under the leadership of incoming President Jill Devrick. The National Leadership Board also announced officers for 2013-2014.
- Rebecca McSwain, PhD, CMT, At-Large Director
- Lisa Woodley, RHIT, CMT, AHDI-F, District 1 Director
- Sheryl Williams, CMT, AHDI-F, District 3 Director
- Christine Peterson, RHIT, CMT, AHDI-F, District 5 Director
Health Care Veteran Raymond Heller Joins Swallow Solutions
Raymond Heller, an award-winning management professional with more than two decades of experience in health care, principally in medical device and medical supply industries, joins Swallow Solutions LLC as executive vice president of sales and marketing, effective immediately, company officials announced.
Quality Forum Announces New Board Members
The Louisiana Health Care Quality Forum has named new officers and four new board members to its Board of Directors for 2013-2014.
- B. Vindell Washington, MD, MHCM, FACEP, President (Vice President of Performance Excellence and Technology at Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady in Baton Rouge, LA)
- Louis Minsky, MD, President-Elect (Minsky & Carver Medical Center for Wellness in Baton Rouge, LA)
- Lemar Marshall, Secretary-Treasurer (Chief Operating Officer at North Oaks Obstetrics and Gynecology in Hammond, LA)
- Donna D. Fraiche, Esq., Member at Large (Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, in New Orleans, LA)
See previously reported hires and appointments on the next pages.