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Dean Burke Chief Medical Officer
Today, Commissioner Caylee Noggle at the Department of Community Health (DCH) announced that Dr. Dean Burke will become the agency’s Chief Medical Officer for the Medical Assistance Plans. In this role, Dr. Burke will lead the department’s efforts related to health performance and quality reporting within the Medicaid and PeachCare for Kids® populations. Dean Burke official photo Credit: Dean Burke Most recently, Dr. Burke served as the Chief Medical Officer for Memorial Hospital and Manor in Bainbridge, Ga. In addition, he has served as a state Senator for Senate district 11, representing Colquitt, Decatur, Early, Grady, Miller and Seminole counties along with portions of Mitchell and Thomas counties. During his…
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New Chief Medical Officer at Alamance Regional Medical Center is a Familiar Face to Many
The new chief doctor is a former Moses Cone Hospital resident. Greensboro – Dr. Danielle Mahaffey is the new chief medical officer at Alamance Regional Medical Center in Burlington. She will provide leadership, direction and planning to the medical staff and will be a critical member of the hospital executive team. Doctors, nurse practitioners and others are at the center of care provided to patients. Mahaffey will work with the hospital’s providers as they constantly improve the quality and safety of care patients receive, as well as the experience patients have at Alamance Regional. Dr. Danielle Mahaffey Mahaffey comes to Alamance Regional from Appalachian Regional Healthcare System in Boone.…
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Dr. Hau Liu Joins Vivante Health as Chief Medical Officer
Top Physician, Former Teladoc Senior VP Brings 20+ Years of Clinical, Digital Health and Chronic Care Expertise to Category-Defining Digestive Disease Startup CHICAGO, Dec. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Vivante Health, the leading digital solution for digestive health and disease, today announced esteemed physician and former Teladoc Senior Vice President Dr. Hau Liu, MD, MBA, MPH, MS, as Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Liu will bolster and lead clinical strategy across Vivante’s technology and product suite, enhancing clinical best practices in the company’s offerings and approaches. Dr. Liu has a dynamic background in healthcare that spans more than two decades, including leadership in clinical medicine, research, digital health, chronic condition management and healthcare…
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FSA Chief Executive delivers speech to the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health’s Year Ahead Conference
Emily Miles addressed the 2022 Chartered Institute of Environmental Health’s (CIEH) Year Ahead Conference which, in partnership with the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI), hosted key policy discussions, examining the current and future challenges to the regulatory services landscape. Transcript as follows: Thank you very much for inviting me back to the Year Ahead Conference, it’s always a really valuable conversation we have here. It feels like every time I address this event, I mention that it has been a ‘challenging year’ for the profession – and this year feels no different. Over the last few years, many of you have had to manage cuts, the impact of EU Exit,…
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UConn Health’s New Chief Privacy Officer Arrives
Elle Box is UConn Health’s new assistant vice president for health care compliance and privacy. (Photo provided by Elle Box) Elle Box has joined UConn Health as its new assistant vice president for health care compliance and privacy, the institution’s chief privacy officer. Box arrived Aug. 26 from TMC Health in Tucson, Arizona, where she served as chief compliance officer and HIPAA privacy officer. She also served as director of compliance as Merit Laboratory Partners. “I know Elle’s professional and educational experience, her collaborative style and her strong leadership skills will serve us well at our academic medical center,” says Dr. Bruce T. Liang, UConn Health’s interim chief executive officer.…
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The CIA chief says Putin is ‘entirely too healthy.’ What do we really know about his condition?
Burns was careful to qualify apparently tongue-in-cheek remarks, saying they didn’t constitute “a formal intelligence judgment.” But asked directly if Putin was unhealthy or unstable, he said: “There are lots of rumors about President Putin’s health and as far as we can tell, he’s entirely too healthy.” So what are we to make of speculation about Putin’s health? These rumors are nothing new. His body language, speech and gait have all been relentlessly scrutinized. And every time Putin disappears from public view for a few days — or even makes a slight misstep, such as he did recently after touching down in Tehran — it can set off a round…
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Covid-19: Hong Kong considering China-style health code and real-name tracing app upgrade – health chief
Hongkongers may be required to submit real-name registration in order to use the contact-tracing LeaveHomeSafe app in the future, the city’s health chief has said. The city may also adopt a “health code” system similar to the one used on the mainland, in a bid to curb the latest outbreak of Covid infections, according to Lo Chung-mau. Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau. Photo: GovHK. Appearing on a TV programme on Sunday, Lo was asked if LeaveHomeSafe will eventually come with a tracking function to better trace Covid patients. “Contact-tracing is not our priority, the more important thing to do may be having real-name registration, and having an effective way to…
