George Halvorson news and information

Patients overwhelmingly support the need for better infection-prevention programs, especially when they are provided with data about the scope and severity of problems such as sepsis and healthcare-associated infections, according to research from the Washington-based Partnership for Quality Care.
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Gayle Capozzalo, executive VP of strategy and system development at Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health System, has been nominated to become the chairwoman-elect for the American College of Healthcare Executives for 2010-11. Capozzalo has been an ACHE governor since 2007, and served as the ACHE...
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George Halvorson, chairman and CEO of the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, has been elected to National Committee for Quality Assurance board of directors.
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Scott Reiner will succeed Larry Dodds as executive VP and COO at Adventist Health, Roseville, Calif. Dodds, 62, is retiring in May after nearly four decades with Adventist Health. Reiner, 46, has served as senior VP for Adventist Health since 2007. Previously, he was president and CEO...
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Bernard Tyson has been promoted to president and chief operating officer for Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and Health Plan.
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