The CMO of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association is no longer with the association or the BCBS Institute, a company spokesperson confirmed with Becker's.
Executive Moves
Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Avera Health appointed Kevin Post, DO, CMO of Avera Medical Group, effective in October, according to a Capital Journal report.
University of California San Francisco has tapped Corey Jackson to lead human resources across its campus as well as at UCSF Health, effective Sept. 9.
Los Angeles-based Keck Medicine of USC has selected Smitha Ravipudi to serve as CEO of USC Care Medical Group, its network of ambulatory locations.
Mercy Health St. Mary's in Grand Rapids, Mich., appointed Matt Biersack, MD, to CMO, succeeding David Baumgartner, MD, who will retire Aug. 30.
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The following payer executives changed their positions in August.
St. Louis-based Ascension has tapped Christann Vasquez to be COO of Ascension Texas, effective Sept. 1, according to Community Impact Newspaper.
The Hospital Authority of Valdosta & Lowndes County, Ga., named Ronald E. Dean CEO, who will oversee South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta, its campuses and affiliates.
Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has selected Heather Havericak, RN, to serve as CEO.
The board of Sheridan (Mich.) Community Hospital fired its CEO as it faces financial hardship, according to local news station WOOD TV.