Chutes & Ladders—Allina Well being's CEO to retire; Centene refreshes its govt group
Welcome to this week’s Chutes & Ladders, our roundup of hirings, firings and retirings all through the business. Please submit the excellent news—or the unhealthy—out of your store, and we’ll characteristic it right here on the finish of every week.
Allina Well being
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Penny Wheeler, M.D., has introduced plans to retire from her position as CEO of Allina Well being on the finish of this yr.
She has held the highest place since 2014, having beforehand served because the 11-hospital system’s chief medical officer, president of medical employees at its Abbott Northwestern and as a working towards doctor.
Wheeler was Allina’s first doctor and first girl CEO and is credited for quarterbacking the system’s joint insurance coverage enterprise with Aetna and inking new value-based care partnerships with different payers.
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Succeeding her might be Lisa Shannon, the system’s present president and chief working officer.
Initially a dietician, she has held quite a few management roles throughout Midwest well being organizations akin to OhioHealth Company, Spectrum Well being and KentuckyOne Well being. She had stepped into the president’s position simply final yr.
Wheeler will stay on the system’s board after her departure and plans to assist Shannon by means of the management transition.
Centene Company
Sarah London and Brent Layton are the beneficiaries of recent govt management modifications at Centene Company.
London, who’s at the moment the president of Centene Well being Care Enterprises and govt vp of superior expertise, has been named the brand new vice chairman of its board of administrators. She got here to the payer after serving as a associate for Optum Ventures and because the chief product officer for Optum Analytics.
London will keep her prior duties alongside a bevy of recent tasks across the payer’s expertise, enterprise digitalization, company technique, high quality operations, inside audit, compliance and enterprise danger administration. She’s going to nonetheless report back to Chairman and CEO Michael Neidorff.
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Layton, at the moment president of U.S. well being plans, merchandise and worldwide in addition to an govt vp, is being promoted to president and chief working officer of Centene.
He’s been with the corporate for 20 years and performed key roles main Centene’s well being plans, product design and strategic worldwide capabilities.
Going ahead, he might be chargeable for well being plans, merchandise, enterprise operations, inhabitants well being and medical operations, advertising, well being plan medical, specialty, worldwide and enterprise growth, the corporate mentioned.
Devoted Well being
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William “Mo” Cowan is becoming a member of Medicare Benefit plan Devoted Well being as its chief authorized and exterior affairs officer.
Cowan has intensive expertise within the public sector, beforehand holding quite a few senior positions in Massachusetts state authorities and at one level serving because the interim U.S. Senator for Massachusetts.
He might be wrapping up a four-year stint at GE, the place he first led its world litigation and authorized coverage group earlier than heading its world authorities affairs, coverage and developed markets. Moreover, he held high roles at legislation agency Mintz Levin and its consulting affiliate.
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> Zing Well being, a Medicare Benefit plan targeted on the underserved, has appointed Vrajesh Shah as its new chief info officer.
> Huge Sky Well being, a maker of well being and wellness apps, has named Tom Conrad as its new CEO.
> Transcarent, a startup tackling employer-sponsored advantages, has introduced former Teladoc and Vida Well being govt Stephanie Peng as its new chief monetary officer.
> Brookwood Baptist Well being System has named Jeremy Clark as CEO of each Brookwood Baptist Well being and Brookwood Baptist Medical Heart.
> Northwell Well being has introduced Felicia Hill-Briggs as vp for prevention.
> CitiusTech, a supplier of payer-focused applied sciences, introduced on Atul Soneja as its president of operations.
> College of Utah Well being Hospitals and Clinics has promoted Dan Lundergan from chief working officer to CEO.
> Atlantic Normal Hospital CEO and President Michael Franklin resigned from his roles on Sept. 3.
> St. Joseph’s Hospital-South, a part of BayCare Well being System, welcomed Christopher Bucciarelli, M.D., as chief medical officer.
> Ascellus has added Martha Temple, previously the CEO of Optum Behavioral Well being, to its board.
> Carbon Well being has appointed Judy Smith and Christine Gorjanc to its board.
> Quartet Well being, a psychological well being platform, introduced former American Medical Affiliation President Patrice Harris, M.D., has joined its board.
> Cleo, a household advantages platform for employers, has named Pamela Simms-Mackey, M.D., to its medical advisory board.
