The College of Education and Human Development and the School of Medicine at the University of Louisville have launched a new, fully online Master of Science degree in Health Professions Education (MSHPE). “The goal of the MSHPE program is to magnify the impact of the health professions educator. Not only do health professions educators improve…
Kentucky-based EmsanaRx Forge Partnership with Mark Cuban to Make Lower-Cost Medicines Available to Employers
The Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company, PBC (Cost Plus Drugs) and EmsanaRx, PBC, the only pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) built by employers, for employers, today announced a collaboration with the launch of EmsanaRx Plus, a first-of-its-kind supplemental drug discount product designed specifically for employers as a standalone pipeline for lower-cost medicines that have been…
BrightView Health announces new chief medical officer
CINCINNATI–Cincinnati-based addiction treatment provider BrightView Health has named Dr. R. Corey Waller as its new chief medical officer. The move also marks the transition of one of its founders to a new role with the company. Waller succeeds BrightView Health co-founder Dr. Shawn Ryan in the chief medical officer role. Ryan now has the title…
Lifepoint Health’s startup incubator, 25m Health, launches six companies
BRENTWOOD, Tenn.–25m Health announced that it launched six companies and invested in five more in its first year of operation. The Nashville-based healthtech incubator was formed in November 2021 by a joint venture between Lifepoint Health®, 25madison and Apollo Global Management (NYSE: APO). Its growing portfolio of innovative startups all target solutions aimed at improving access to high quality…
Amedisys Inc. terminates president and CEO, effective immediately
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Amedisys Inc. has announced that its president and CEO, Chris Gerard, will leave the company. That move is effective immediately. Current Chairman Paul Kusserow will take back over the CEO role until a replacement is hired. Kusserow was the longtime CEO of Amedisys, serving in that seat for seven years prior to…
Wayne Smith to retire as Community Health Systems executive chairman
FRANKLIN, Tenn.–Community Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE:CYH) announced today that Wayne T. Smith will retire from his role as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, effective January 1, 2023. Smith will continue to serve as the non-executive Chairman of the Board. This transition is the culmination of a leadership succession plan that began in January…