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Dr. Paveljit Bindra serves in the dual capacity of chief medical officer and chief information officer for Citrus Valley Health Partners.
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Like much of the rest of the country, John Randolph Medical Center was struggling financially in 2011. The HCA hospital in Hopewell, Va., was hemorrhaging cash, and the state of its balance sheet presented one of the first major challenges for its young CEO, according to a company official.
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When Becky Tucker took a job in 2001 as an administrative assistant at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano, she already had her sights set on a career in healthcare administration.
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Lynn Detterman wasn't planning to leave her job as a staff accountant for a major firm in Cleveland. Yet something about the job opening as a financial operations manager at a mission-oriented hospital not far from her home town of New London, Ohio, appealed deeply to her.
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During his first three years studying finance at Florida State University, Alexander Fernandez says he never considered a career in healthcare.
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Arthur Gonzalez, CEO of the Hennepin Healthcare System in Minneapolis, was named as the finalist to succeed Dr. Patricia Gabow as CEO of the Denver Health and Hospital Authority. Gabow has held the post since 1992, and last fall she announced her intention to retire in September.
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Welcome to the Up & Comers recognition program. This program, co-sponsored by Witt/Kieffer, an Oak Brook, Ill.-based executive search firm, honors rising young stars in the healthcare management field. Per editorial policy, sponsors are not involved in the judging or determination of award...
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Added responsibilities may allow chief operating officers to rightfully assume part of the glory when their hospital or health network flourishes. But as the job continues to expand and evolve, the role also leaves the COO more vulnerable in case of failure.
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In an exclusive interview, Modern Healthcare reporter Ashok Selvam talks with Aric Sharp, CEO of the Quincy (Ill.) Medical Group and one of this year's Up & Comers, 12 executives all age 40 or younger. Sharp talks about issues involving the acquisition of physician practices by hospitals and...
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Andrew Bagnall was cruising through college on his way to getting a master's degree in healthcare administration in 1998, but he was missing one thing that most other students in his class already had: real-world experience.
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