Leadership & Management

A recent article from NTT DATA Services reviews a Q&A with their Principal Solution Consultant, Dr. Suman De. 

A recent press release by LHC Group announced that Tricia Nguyen, MD, has joined as Executive Vice President and CMO.

North Carolina Senate Republicans wrote a letter to Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper claiming he is holding up the state budget with his "Medicaid-or-nothing ultimatum" for expansion, The News & Observer reports.

Boston-based Harvard Business School's Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness is collaborating with the American College of Surgeons to pilot a value-based care program in 10-15 hospitals around the country.

HHS Secretary Alex Azar defends the progress of the Trump administration on healthcare in an editorial for NJ.com.

The following healthcare layoffs were reported by Becker's Hospital Review in July:

Caitlin Beck Stella serves as Chief Executive Officer of Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital and Pediatric Services, Memorial Healthcare System.

 Former Vice President Joe Biden's presidential campaign said it's not expecting contributions from insurance companies, in response to a challenge from 2020 contender Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., to reject donations from payers and pharmaceutical companies, according to The Hill.

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare has launched a new company focused on helping providers, payers, health systems and accountable care organizations navigate the shift from fee-for-service to value-based care.  

The House voted 419-6 to pass a bill repealing the ACA's "Cadillac tax" on lavish employer health plans.