The following organizations hired people with revenue cycle management expertise in 2016.
1. Zotec Partners, a revenue cycle management and practice management solutions provider to physicians, appointed Jeff McHugh as vice president of enterprise solutions.
2. Zotec Partners appointed Tom Reedinger director of business development and enterprise solutions.
3. Telcor, a provider of software solutions for point of care and laboratory billing, promoted Jamie Swartz, senior analyst; Kimberly McCarty, support team leader; and Melissa Wilson, implementation team leader.
4. Keizer Solutions, a medical billing service based in Southfield, Mich., hired Steve Cherry as director of business development.
5. Health Services Integration, a subsidiary of revenue cycle management company Syncordia Technologies and Healthcare Solutions, added Jerry LeCato, a seasoned operations executive and corporate development officer, to its team.
6. Clearwater Compliance, a provider of hospital cybersecurity and compliance solutions, added to its leadership team by naming Barry Mathis senior vice president and chief business development officer.
7. Health Services Integration hired Joanne Alvarado as HSI's director of RCM for the air division.
8. Kareo, a provider of clinical and business management software for independent medical practices, hired Bryan Koch as general manager of Kareo Managed Billing, the company's managed billing offering.
9. Zotec Partners appointed Mark Fabian director of business development.
10. Sovereign Health, a national provider of behavioral health treatment services, named April K. Gledhill revenue cycle management director.
11. The Chartis Group, a healthcare firm, hired Chris Giuliano as a principal in its revenue cycle practice.
12. SSI Group, a provider of revenue cycle management solutions, added David Watson as executive vice president.
13. Verscend Technologies, formerly known as Verisk Health, named Emad Rizk, MD, CEO. Dr. Rizk is the former CEO of Chicago-based Accretive Health, a revenue cycle services and physician advisory services provider.
14. Visiting Nurse and Hospice for Vermont and New Hampshire in White River Junction, Vt., hired Gerald Best II as revenue cycle manager.
15. Cloud computing company ClearDATA hired business executive Pat Cathey as chief revenue officer.
16. Accountable Radiology Advisors, a healthcare consulting practice based in Columbus, Ohio, hired Holly Galinger as a senior consultant. Previously, Ms. Galinger served in various senior management and billing management roles at Cincinnati-based ProScan Imaging.
17. Integrated Medical Partners, which offers information solutions and revenue cycle management services for hospital-based physician practices, hired Dale Brown as senior vice president of operations at the company's office in East Peoria, Ill.
18. Accretive Health, a provider of revenue cycle services and physician advisory services, named Douglas A. Berkson senior vice president of strategy and new product development.
19. Evangelical Community Hospital in Lewisburg, Pa., named William Franquet associate vice president of revenue cycle.
20. Sparrow Health System in Lansing, Mich., appointed Kevin Sharp as vice president of revenue cycle.
21. MedAssist, a provider of revenue cycle solutions for hospitals, added Elizabeth Staas as national vice president of business development.
22. Ontario Systems, a provider of accounts receivable management and healthcare revenue cycle management technology and services, hired two industry leaders in RCM. Shawn Yates is now the director of healthcare product management. Mike Mullins is now the senior director of enterprise sales — healthcare.
23. United Collection Bureau named Sarah Clark vice president of revenue cycle.
24. Clinicient, a provider of outpatient rehabilitation business solutions, appointed T. Kent Rowe CEO.
25. Kareo hired Gregg Waldon as CFO.
26. Zotec Partners hired Pete Sanchez as vice president of quality management.
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