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2023 symplr Compass Survey of Health Systems Highlights Urgent Need to Align CIO & Clinician Priorities to Improve Healthcare Operations & Reduce Burnout

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Monday, October 2, 2023

HOUSTON, Oct. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --  symplr®, a leader in enterprise healthcare operations software, has announced the findings of its second annual symplr Compass Survey. The research captured sentiments from CIOs/IT leaders, all members of the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME), and clinicians at top U.S. health systems assessing decision-maker's views of the impact of technology on clinicians and patient care. The results are published in the 2023 symplr Compass Report, "From Imminent to Urgent: Aligning Clinicians & IT is Critical to Streamlining Healthcare Operations." 

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  • HOUSTON, Oct. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- symplr® , a leader in enterprise healthcare operations software, has announced the findings of its second annual symplr Compass Survey.
  • The results are published in the 2023 symplr Compass Report , "From Imminent to Urgent: Aligning Clinicians & IT is Critical to Streamlining Healthcare Operations."
  • The 2023 KLAS Healthcare Operations Report revealed over 90% of healthcare workers prioritize technology consolidation for operational efficiency.
  • And Bain & Company's 2023 Healthcare Provider IT Report highlighted sustained HIT spending and 75% respondents anticipate increased software and technology investments in the coming year.

Annie Hockey joins Skytale Group's growing Executive Team to Lead Its Consulting Practice

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Wednesday, September 27, 2023

DALLAS, Sept. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Skytale Group, a leading investment bank and management consulting firm specialized in healthcare businesses, is pleased to announce the hiring of Annie Hockey as Head of Consulting.

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  • DALLAS, Sept. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Skytale Group, a leading investment bank and management consulting firm specialized in healthcare businesses, is pleased to announce the hiring of Annie Hockey as Head of Consulting.
  • A former entrepreneur, executive, and management consultant, Hockey comes to Skytale with vast experience both building and advising successful businesses, ranging from early stage, venture-backed startups to public and Fortune 500 companies.
  • She joins the firm to expand its Management Consulting business line and, importantly, ensure all Skytale clients continue to receive best-in-class operational and strategic guidance to achieve their business priorities and ambitions.
  • Hockey joins Skytale with over a decade of experience scaling growing enterprises and working with business leaders to develop and implement successful firm strategy.

Bain & Company and Microsoft establish strategic partnership to help clients accelerate and scale AI adoption

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Wednesday, September 27, 2023

The partnership combines Bain's multi-disciplinary expertise in strategic business advice, machine learning, application engineering, and Microsoft's Azure OpenAI service to provide customers with the tools they need to accelerate adoption of AI services and solutions.

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  • The partnership combines Bain's multi-disciplinary expertise in strategic business advice, machine learning, application engineering, and Microsoft's Azure OpenAI service to provide customers with the tools they need to accelerate adoption of AI services and solutions.
  • Bain's move to collaborate with Microsoft to provide enhanced services to clients implementing AI programs comes as the firm is experiencing a sharp rise in demand for its AI services.
  • "Bain has been in the forefront, helping clients across industries to identify and realize AI's full potential.
  • "As the business demand for end-to-end AI services continues to rise, I'm excited to see the partnership between Microsoft and Bain & Company help meet this need," Kelly Rogan, CVP, Global System Integrators and Advisory Partners at Microsoft.

WellNow Urgent Care Appoints Healthcare Executive Sam Meites as President

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Tuesday, September 26, 2023

CHICAGO, Sept. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- WellNow Urgent Care, part of TAG -The Aspen Group, supporting one of the country's fastest-growing group of urgent care providers, announced that Sam Meites, a seasoned healthcare executive, has joined the company as President.

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  • CHICAGO, Sept. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- WellNow Urgent Care , part of TAG -The Aspen Group , supporting one of the country's fastest-growing group of urgent care providers, announced that Sam Meites, a seasoned healthcare executive, has joined the company as President.
  • WellNow Urgent Care announced that Sam Meites, a seasoned healthcare executive, has joined the company as President.
  • Meites joins WellNow following a period of rapid growth for the company, including the 2022 acquisitions of Physicians Immediate Care and Primary Urgent Care, the 2020 acquisition of Hometown Urgent Care & Occupational Health, and the 2018 acquisition of MASH Urgent Care.
  • "It's an exciting time to join WellNow Urgent Care," said Sam Meites, President at WellNow Urgent Care.

Bain & Company makes pioneering deployments of state-of-the-art AI tools worldwide

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Tuesday, September 26, 2023

The groundbreaking AI tools have been rolled out across the firm in planned phases since early in 2023.

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  • The groundbreaking AI tools have been rolled out across the firm in planned phases since early in 2023.
  • Sage provides Bain teams ability to generate incredible insights leveraging the wealth of Bain's collective propriety data and expertise in matter of seconds.
  • It was developed in collaboration with OpenAI, the company behind the large-language-model AI technologies ChatGPT and GPT-4, with which Bain & Company formed a global strategic alliance in February this year.
  • Still more AI tools are in development at Bain with the goal of deploying AI securely, safely and at scale in the firm.

The Radoff-Sudbury Group Files Definitive Proxy and Issues Letter to LifeVantage Corporation Stockholders

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Tuesday, September 26, 2023

The LifeVantage Board, under Mr. Mauro’s leadership as Chairman, has been delivering persistently poor performance for over a decade.

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  • The LifeVantage Board, under Mr. Mauro’s leadership as Chairman, has been delivering persistently poor performance for over a decade.
  • And though revenue levels have recently steadied, in our view, there is not enough accountability at the Board-level to generate meaningful returns for stockholders.
  • Over the past several years, the number of LifeVantage distributors and active customers has been in perpetual decline.
  • Stockholders should look no further than LifeVantage’s 10-year, $30 million deal inked with major league soccer team Real Salt Lake for jersey and stadium sponsorship.

RFE Investment Partners Adds Ron Ahuja as New Principal

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Tuesday, September 19, 2023

WESTPORT, Conn., Sept. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RFE Investment Partners (“RFE”) is pleased to announce the addition of Ron Ahuja as a principal on the investment team.

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  • WESTPORT, Conn., Sept. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RFE Investment Partners (“RFE”) is pleased to announce the addition of Ron Ahuja as a principal on the investment team.
  • Prior to joining RFE, Ahuja served as a vice president with Heartwood Partners, and with First Atlantic Capital, middle-market private equity firms.
  • “We are thrilled to have Ron join the RFE team,” said Michael Rubel, managing director at RFE.
  • He is currently active on Ensemble IQ (an RFE VIII company) as well as ZRG Partners and Friendly Home Services (both RFE IX companies).

U.S. Bank Names Kai Sakstrup Chief Product Officer for Wealth, Corporate, Commercial and Institutional Banking

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Tuesday, September 19, 2023

U.S. Bank announced today that strategy and marketing executive Kai Sakstrup has been named chief product officer for its Wealth, Corporate, Commercial and Institutional Banking (WCIB) division.

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  • U.S. Bank announced today that strategy and marketing executive Kai Sakstrup has been named chief product officer for its Wealth, Corporate, Commercial and Institutional Banking (WCIB) division.
  • Beginning Oct. 1, Sakstrup will lead a cross-functional team in developing and creating new products across the WCIB organization to better serve wealth and institutional clients, commercial businesses and corporations.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230919340739/en/
    Sakstrup previously served as chief strategy officer for U.S. Bank for more than six years and as acting chief marketing officer since last summer.
  • Prior to joining U.S. Bank, Sakstrup worked at Ameriprise Financial for seven years, at Kelton as chief financial officer and chief operating officer, and at Bain & Company as a consultant.

Natera Announces Senior Leadership Appointments

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Monday, September 18, 2023

Natera, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTRA), a global leader in cell-free DNA testing, today announced three appointments within its senior leadership team, effective immediately.

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  • Natera, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTRA), a global leader in cell-free DNA testing, today announced three appointments within its senior leadership team, effective immediately.
  • “Each of these individuals has demonstrated excellent performance and leadership in their respective areas,” said Steve Chapman, chief executive officer.
  • “As we embark on the next phase of growth at Natera, these appointments of long-tenured executives with significant experience across critical functions will allow us to ensure consistent execution while delivering outstanding service to our patients and customers.”
    Solomon Moshkevich, president of clinical diagnostics, joined Natera in 2011.
  • Alexey Aleshin, M.D., M.B.A., general manager of oncology and early cancer detection & chief medical officer, joined Natera in 2017.

Potrero Group Increases Reach Hiring Amy Shea as Managing Director of Executive Search

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023

SAN RAFAEL, Calif., Sept. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Potrero Group, a Bay Area-based consulting and executive search firm specializing in conservation impact organizations, expands its presence as a nationwide recruiter hiring Amy Shea to lead its executive search practice.

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  • SAN RAFAEL, Calif., Sept. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Potrero Group, a Bay Area-based consulting and executive search firm specializing in conservation impact organizations, expands its presence as a nationwide recruiter hiring Amy Shea to lead its executive search practice.
  • She specializes in recruiting engagements at the highest levels, including CEO, Executive Director, President, and other critical senior leadership positions.
  • Prior to joining Potrero Group, Shea served as Managing Director at ZRG Partners and Koya Partners, a Diversified Search Group Company, leading social impact and nonprofit executive searches.
  • "Joining Potrero Group as their first Managing Director of Executive Search is an incredible opportunity to build out a practice where my driving passions intersect, connecting my professional background in executive search and coaching with my personal passion for supporting and conserving public lands," says Shea.