Thomas N. Shorter has been appointed chair of the American Health Lawyers Association's Labor and Employment Practice Group. Shorter's one-year term will begin on June 26. Shorter served as the practice group's vice chair from 2007-2010. Shorter will focus on developing educational materials and events for members about labor and employment law in the healthcare industry. Shorter is a member of Godfrey & Kahn's Labor & Employment and Health Care Practice Groups.
HealthSpring, Inc. announced that Sharad Mansukani, MD, is now vice chairman for strategic planning of the board and has ceased to be an executive officer and part-time employee. Mansukani has served on the HealthSpring board since June 2007 and, since November 2008, has served as the company's executive vice president–CSO. HealthSpring also announced that Mark A. Tulloch, executive vice president-enterprise operations, has been named COO, a title held by HealthSpring President Michael G. Mirt.
Peter Long has been named the new President and CEO of Blue Shield of California Foundation. Long currently serves as senior vice president for executive operations at the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, where he oversees activities related to U.S. global health policy. Before that, he served as a senior program officer and director of Research and Planning at The California Endowment in Los Angeles.
The Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative has announced that David K. Nace, MD, vice president and medical director for the McKesson Corp., has joined its board of directors. The PCPCC is a coalition of more than 700 organizations representing the nation's business leaders, consumers, primary care physicians, and other healthcare stakeholders who want to advance the patient-centered medical home.
Health Management Associates, Inc. has appointed Ken Chatfield as its new CIO effective June 1. He has served as a senior technology executive over the past 22 years and has been with several top firms; most recently with Versata Software, Inc. based in Austin, TX.
Andy Kruse has been named Vice President of Mission Integration for Genesys Health System. He will lead mission integration activities for the organization and oversee Community Relations, Spiritual Care, WorkPlace Spirituality, the Genesys Ethics Committee, the Advocacy and Culture committee, and Community Benefits. Kruse has worked at Genesys for more than 20 years.