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U.S. Organ Donations Fail to Meet Need

The American Medical News (AMN) recently posted an article detailing the dire situation within the United States transplantation system. Just over one year ago, almost 100,000 people were on list to receive organ transplant. Many of those individuals die while waiting for an organ. The current procurement system is simply unable to keep up with the significant need. more...

October 7, 2008 Related topics: Ethics & Scandals, People

AMIA Announces New Leadership

The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) announced the appointment of a new chief executive officer and president, Edward Shortliffe, MD, PhD, MACP, FACMI. He is one of the founding member of the AMIA association. more...

September 9, 2008 Related topics: People

NAHIT Modifies Leadership and Strategic Alliance

The National Alliance for Health Information Technology (NAHIT) announced at their recent meeting a new framework designed to...

Elsevier Names Chief

Elsevier Health Sciences named a new Chief Executive Officer, Michael Hansen. Mr. Hansen’s appointment was effective June 9th....

COO of Medtronic Resigns

Michael DeMane, Chief Operating Office (COO) of Medtronic announced his resignation this week, this is effective immediately. The...

New MedQuist CEO Named

MedQuist, Incorporated announced the appointment of a new chief executive officer (pdf), Peter Masanotti. The company specializes in...

Carestream Molecular Imaging Names President

John DelliSanti was named the new President of the molecular imaging business for Carestream Health. He will additionally...

Aetna Names New Strategy Officer

Gery J. Barry was recently appointed by Aetna as the company’s new Chief Strategy Officer. He will also...

CTO Named by Aetna

Aetna announced the appointment of the first Chief Technology Officer for the organization, Michael G. Mathias. He will...

New CEO Named by GE Healthcare

The current Chairman and CEO of General Electric, Jeff Immelt, named John Dineen the new CEO and president...

New Chair Named for National Patient Safety Foundation

The National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) announced that a new Chair of the Board has been appointed, Pamela...

Medtronic Announces New Chairman

The Board of Directors at Medtronic elected a new Chairman of the Board, William A. Hawkins. Mrs. Hawkins...

Former Legislators Plant to Craft Healthcare Policy Recommendations

Former Senators George Mitchell, a Democrat, and Robert Dole, a Republican, announced plans to work with two other...

IOM Releases Report on Adopting Healthcare Workforce

The aging of the Baby Boomer generation is no secret and the impact on healthcare is much discussed,...

New Chief Named at Joint Commission

Ms. Anne Marie Benedicto has been named the chief of staff and executive vice president of Support Operations...

FDA Commissioner Notes System Shortcomings

In an unusual move of speaking out against the President, FDA Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach noted the limitations...

Kolodner Describes Relationship Between IT and Care Quality

The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Conference’s Payor Symposium was kicked off with a speech from...

Isotope Shortage Spurns Canadian Agency Chief

In light of the recently publicized isotope shortage secondary to the closure of a nuclear reactor facility in...

New CEO Named by Bausch & Lomb

Gerald Ostrov has been appointed as the new Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Bausch & Lomb. Mr....

Leapfrog Groups Names New CEO

Leah Binder has been named the new CEO (pdf) for the Leapfrog Group. She will commence the position...

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