Kansas Medical News (United States)

KeyCentrix, LLC, announces support of NCPDP D.0 and 5.1 formats in advance of the compliance deadline of January 2012.

Signature Hospital Corporation, along with Nueterra Healthcare and Progressive Acute Care, announced they have signed a Letter of Intent for the sale of Signature’s Pampa Regional Medical Center in Pampa, Texas.

The leading McKesson Clinical Value Added Reseller, Professional Data Services, wins McKesson’s Practice Partner Electronic Health Records VAR of the Year Award for 2011.

PDS Cortex & McKesson Practice Partner EHR are focus for medical staff

B. E. Smith, the only full-service leadership solutions firm dedicated exclusively to healthcare providers, has been retained to lead a national chief financial officer search for Alaska Regional Hospital in Anchorage, Alaska.

Nueterra Healthcare, a company that creates long-term partnerships with health systems and physicians to develop innovative strategies to improve the delivery of health care, today announced the promotion of Marc Goff to chief operating officer.

After conducting a nationwide senior executive search led by healthcare leadership solutions firm B. E. Smith, OakLeaf Surgical Hospital in Eau Claire, Wis., has hired Anne Hargrave-Thomas to fill the role of chief executive officer.

B. E. Smith, the only full-service leadership solutions firm dedicated exclusively to healthcare providers, has been retained to lead a national vice president of perioperative services search for Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington, Vt.

B. E. Smith, the only full-service leadership solutions firm dedicated exclusively to healthcare providers, has been retained by UCLA Health System in Los Angeles, Calif., to conduct a national search for its new system executive director of quality.

After conducting a nationwide executive search led by healthcare leadership solutions firm B. E. Smith, Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte, Neb., has hired Krystal Claymore to fill the role of chief financial officer.

After conducting a nationwide executive search led by healthcare leadership solutions firm B. E. Smith, Mountain View Regional Hospital in Casper, Wyo., has hired William Stangl to fill the role of chief executive officer.

B. E. Smith, the only full-service senior leadership solutions firm dedicated exclusively to healthcare providers, has been retained by the board of directors to lead a national CEO search for Central Peninsula Hospital in Soldotna, Alaska.

Overland Park– . Bike MS is a yearly fundraiser to help support the ongoing research of Multiple Sclerosis. . Comfort Chiropractic and Wellness is encouraging locals to donate to the MS Society in exchange for healthcare services.

Come Back Early Today: A Memoir of Love, Alzheimer’s, and Joy by Marie Marley has just been released. This compelling love story presents novel information, advice and hope to exhausted caregivers moving along the path of an overwhelming journey.

B. E. Smith, the only full-service leadership solutions firm dedicated exclusively to healthcare providers, has been retained to lead a national CEO search for Walter Knox Memorial Hospital (WKMH) in Emmett, Idaho.

After conducting a nationwide executive search led by healthcare leadership solutions firm B. E. Smith, Gila Regional Medical Center in Silver City, N.M., has hired Pam Fulks to fill the role of chief nursing officer.

After conducting a nationwide executive search led by healthcare leadership solutions firm B. E. Smith, Memorial Hospital of Converse County (MHCC) in Douglas, Wyo., has hired Ryan Smith to fill the role of CEO.

A nationally recognized expert in medical case management and an internal medicine specialist with more than 20 years of leadership in healthcare, Dr. Hirsch’s new role is effective immediately.

B. E. Smith, the only full-service leadership solutions firm dedicated exclusively to healthcare providers, has been retained to lead a national chief information officer search for Olathe Health System, Inc., in Olathe, Kan.

“For nearly 25 years, Jim has had an outstanding career with John Knox Village, and he will be missed,” said Dan Rexroth, John Knox Village president and CEO.

B. E. Smith, the top executive search firm in the healthcare market, has been retained to lead a national CFO search for St. Mary’s Health Center in Jefferson City, Mo.

B. E. Smith, the only full-service leadership solutions firm dedicated exclusively to healthcare providers, has been retained by Mount Aloysius College in Cresson, Pa., to lead a national search for a dean of nursing.

Kenny Boyd, chief executive officer for the Girard Medical Center, has been named President/CEO of McDonough District Hospital, effective July 25, 2011.

B. E. Smith recently was retained by Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs, Wyo., to lead a national search for a vice president of clinical services.

B. E. Smith, the only full-service leadership solutions firm dedicated exclusively to healthcare providers, has been retained to lead a national CNO search for Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs, Wyo.

Hospitals face financial challenges in every direction. Here are a few points to help your hospital not only survive, but thrive, in today’s marketplace.

In today’s fast-moving healthcare environment, your organization’s ability to keep up with the latest information technology advances is a key ingredient to long-term success.

The path to a healthy bottom line sounds simple: maximize volume and reimbursement while delivering care in the most effective and efficient manner, and reduce cost where possible. In practice, it’s anything but simple.

Overland Park, Kan., May 9/PRNewswire/ - (“CI”) announced today that it has developed an Isolation Therma-Liner™ for the Penguin® Nutritional Warmer.

B. E. Smith, the only full-service leadership solutions firm dedicated exclusively to healthcare providers, has been retained to lead a national CEO search for Hannibal Regional Hospital in Hannibal, Mo.

After conducting a nationwide executive search led by healthcare leadership solutions firm B. E. Smith, the University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC) in Oak Brook, Ill., has hired Mike Hebrank to fill the role of vice president and CIO.

After conducting a nationwide executive search led by healthcare leadership solutions firm B. E. Smith, North Canyon Medical Center in Gooding, Idaho, has hired David Butler to fill the role of CEO.

After conducting a nationwide executive search led by healthcare leadership solutions firm B. E. Smith, Columbus Community Hospital in Columbus, Wis., has hired John Russell to fill the role of CEO.

The second in a series of "Top Ten" white papers by the Executives of B. E. Smith, a full-service healthcare leadership solutions firm comprised of veteran healthcare leaders who partner with clients to create a solution that is uniquely fit.

A B. E. Smith Interim NICU Director stepped in to address the issues and opportunities to repair broken processes within a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at a 450-bed not-for-profit hospital in the south.

Kansas Regional Extension Center selects McKesson Practice Partner EHR for final list of EMR vendors.

After conducting a nationwide executive search led by healthcare leadership solutions firm B. E. Smith, Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, located in Wichita, Kan., has hired Linda Goodwin to fill the role of chief nursing officer.

Physicians increase revenue and save time by using Instant Medical History allowing patients to enter essential information.

Randy Kazandy new line of glasses designed by Ooh la la de Paris

A rapidly changing healthcare landscape is creating a level of uncertainty that will make skilled leadership more critical than ever before. “Organizations that cannot adapt to change quickly will find themselves on the outside looking in.”

Industry expert to speak on the Electronic Health Records requirements imposed on physicians for the Economic Stimulus Package announced Tuesday by Health and Human Service.

When RevitalVision, a non-surgical vision improvement company, was looking for a full-service creative agency to help with website development, branding, packaging and other promotional materials it looked no further than Imagemakers.

Professional Data Services, a McKesson Clinical Value Added Reseller, wins the Platinum/Diamond level for high sales volume for McKesson’s (MCK) Practice Partner Electronic Health Records in the 1st quarter of 2010.

Hundreds descend upon the shores of the Missouri River to attend the 2010 PDS Customer Meeting in Kansas City

RevitalVision “Lazy eye” treatment improves amblyopic patients’ vision by enhancing brain processing without drugs, surgery or glasses

University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC) based in Oak Brook, Ill., today announced a strategic partnership with B. E. Smith for Executive Leadership Solutions.

Wichita dental practitioner helps the local community in finding resolution to their smiling issues. Creating more beautiful smiles is made easier and more possible with the aid of modern equipment and top of the line dental technologies.

KeyCentrix, Inc., provider of pharmacy technology solutions, announced today that RxKey® Pharmacy Management Software received official certification from Medi-Cal.

LAWRENCE, Kansas – February 1, 2010 – Rumblestrut today announced the launch of a new job board web site for nurse practitioners, NPJobSearch.

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