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Andy Brailo has been named chief commercial officer for Murray, Utah-based R1 RCM, according to a Feb. 2 LinkedIn post. Prior to his new role, Mr. Brailo served as chief commercial officer for Charlotte, N.C.-based Premier Inc., a technology healthcare…

Ellis Hawkins, FACHE, has been named president of Ascension Alexian Brothers in Elk Grove Village, Ill., effective the final week of February, according to a Feb. 4 release shared with Becker’s. Mr. Hawkins most recently served as president of Ascension…

CVS Health is cutting 313 positions in Aetna’s small group insurance business, according to regulatory documents filed Feb. 4 with the Connecticut Department of Labor. Most of the affected employees work remotely across multiple states but report to Aetna’s headquarters…

CMS plans to continue its Medicare Advantage audits and overpayment recoveries, according to a Jan. 27 memo. While federal estimates point to $17 billion in overpayments each year, the last major risk-adjustment data-validation recovery took place in payment year 2007. From payment…

Carrie Dunford has been named chief clinical shared services officer of Intermountain Health, according to a Feb. 5 LinkedIn post from the system. Prior to her new role, Ms. Dunford served as chief pharmacy officer for Intermountain, according to her…

Pratt (Kan.) Regional Medical Center has denied it is in default of its lease agreement with Pratt County, after the county’s attorney sent a letter claiming the hospital owes more than $1.58 million tied to unreplenished rent credits. County attorney…

Statesville, N.C.-based Iredell Memorial Hospital named Tracie Faircloth, MSN, RN, director of hospital-based skilled nursing facility. In this role, she will oversee the 48-bed facility located inside the hospital, according to a Feb. 4 hospital news release. Previously, Ms. Faircloth…

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