Cover Oregon CIO Aaron Karjala resigns, and other moves

Aaron Karjala, CIO for Cover Oregon, the state's troubled health insurance exchange, resigned April 1.

Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber last month called for replacing Karjala and COO Triz delaRosa when he released a report on Cover Oregon's troubles. The governor also announced then that Dr. Bruce Goldberg, who served as interim director of Cover Oregon, had resigned as director of the Oregon Health Authority.

Oregon's website has been plagued with problems. In January, Kitzhaber hired consulting firm First Data Corp. to investigate. Its report found systemic management problems, poor communication, shoddy contracting, and a lack of consensus on who was accountable for ensuring that the project succeeded.

Baylor Scott & White Health, the Dallas-based system created by the 2013 merger of Baylor Health Care System and Scott & White Healthcare, has announced a new senior management team that includes Fred Savelsbergh as CFO and Matthew Chambers as CIO.

Other senior officers named include: LaVone Arthur, chief integration officer; Dr. David J. Ballard, chief quality officer; Mark Grace, chief mission and ministry officer; Kristi Hoyl, chief government affairs officer; Robert Michalski, chief compliance officer; Dr. J. James Rohack, chief health policy officer; Steve Sullivan, chief strategy officer; and Dr. Donald E. Wesson, chief academic officer. All of the executives named to the merged organization's leadership team previously held senior positions with Scott & White or Baylor.

William Caldwell is the new CEO of Wilson (N.C.) Medical Center, effective April 1.

Caldwell takes on the role at Wilson Medical after most recently serving as COO of LewisGale Medical Center in Salem, Va. He replaces Jerry Dooley, who had been serving as interim president and CEO since Rick Hudson retired last month.

Hudson vacated the position following the completion of the joint venture trans-action between Wilson Medical and Duke LifePoint Healthcare on March 1. The deal calls for Duke LifePoint to make a $120 million capital investment in Wilson Medical over the next decade, with Duke LifePoint owning 80% of the venture and the hospital and local community owning the remaining 20%.

Steve Hartgraves is the new president and CEO of Jackson County Memorial Hospital, Altus, Okla.

Hartgraves joined Jackson County Memorial on March 17. The hospital serves southwest Oklahoma and northern Texas. He most recently served as administrator and CEO of Graham (Texas) Regional Medical Center.

Humana named Goldman Sachs managing director Brian Kane senior VP and CFO, effective June 1.

Kane, 41, has worked for the investment bank for the past 17 years. The Louisville, Ky.-based company said in a news release that Kane's work at Goldman included serving as a lead financial adviser for significant transactions among managed care organizations, and that he gained relevant insight working with retail, restaurant and consumer-product clients.

Steven McCulley, interim CFO since January, will remain with Humana as chief accounting officer when Kane arrives.