Rishi Sikka, M.D., is now president of Village Medical.
Dr. Sikka has more than 20 years of leadership experience in health systems, value-based care, and digital health. Formerly, Dr. Sikka served as president of system enterprises for Sutter...Arizona Comings & Goings
Kevin Phelan is now vice president, Arizona Network Development at Equality Health.
Phelan was formerly the vice president, network management & operations for Molina Healthcare and had past roles with Humana and Aetna.
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Connor Lynch is now director of payor contracts for HonorHealth. He was formerly the senior network account manager for UnitedHealth Group in Phoenix.Arizona Comings & Goings
Pediatric neurologist Neil Friedman is now the permanent director of Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children’s. He has served as the institute’s interim director since 2022.Arizona Comings & Goings
Staci Dickerson joins Banner Health as the new chief financial officer. Dickerson was formerly with Sharp HealthCare, a regional healthcare delivery system in CA, where she served as senior vice president and chief financial officer....Arizona Comings & Goings
David Cheney begins his new role as chief executive officer of Northern Arizona Healthcare in July 2023.
Cheney was formerly the chief executive officer of Sutter Health Hospitals in California and chief executive officer of Banner Health’s Bosewell
Medical Center in Sun City, Arizona....Arizona Comings & Goings
Stephanie Jackson MD, retires from HonorHealth after eight years serving as senior vice president chief clinical officer. Jackson was a champion of safety, continuous quality improvement and straight talk.
During her time in the healthcare industry, Dr. Jackson was also with PeaceHealth and Oregon Medical Group....Arizona Comings & Goings
Marie Cremisino, senior manager, provider network at Arizona Priority Care Plus recently retired after nearly 12 years in the industry.
Marie previously worked with UnitedHealthcare and HealthNet. And, like Jim Hammond, publisher of The Hertel Report, started her career as a provider relations rep.
Let's congratulate Marie on her...Arizona Comings & Goings
Vladimir Kalinichenko, MD, PhD, will serve as Director for the Phoenix Children’s Research Institute at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, and professor of Child Health with tenure.
Dr. Kalinichenko, internationally renowned for his research in lung development and regeneration, will assume his post this...Arizona Comings & Goings
Dan Hoemke is now VillageMD’s Western Region President for Arizona, Colorado, Nevada and El Paso markets. Dan was formerly the Desert States Market President with Cigna Medicare in Arizona and Nevada.
Staci Chambers also joined VillageMD as Director, Payor Contracting for...Arizona Comings & Goings
Tim Dohse is now director of operations at Equality Health. Dohse was formerly the president of Pathfinder Health.
Kathy Harris also joined the team as ACO executive director. Harris was formerly the senior director of APM Relations for Banner Health....Arizona Comings & Goings
Monique Delgado is now chief executive officer of Integrated Medical Services. Delgado was the former market president for VillageMD in Arizona....Arizona Comings & Goings
Rob Neely, former Principal at Imperial Health Plan, is now Principal of Seven Summits Consulting LLC.
Let's wish Rob best of luck with his newest endeavor!...Arizona Comings & Goings
Jami Snyder, former Director of AHCCCS, is now president and CEO of her own organization, JSN Strategies, LLC.
Please join us in wishing Jami great success in her newest endeavor!...Arizona Comings & Goings
Dan Tufto is now regional president at Humana Inc., AZ.
Ashley Burton is now regional vice president of operations.
Holly Kortum is now director, Quality and Risk...Arizona Comings & Goings
Matthew Isiogu was promoted from senior vice president of innovation to chief revenue officer at Contexture.
Matt will be leading the marketing, sales, account management and communications teams to grow the business and deliver new values to the communities.
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Rick Warren is now the chief financial officer and chief operating officer of Innovation Care Partners. Rick was formerly chief financial officer at Banner Health Network....Arizona Comings & Goings
Carol Zbacnik, longtime director of health plan relationships at Sonora Quest Laboratories/ Laboratory Sciences of Arizona.
Carole has been a beacon of optimism and teamwork in the industry for years and is a big fan of The Hertel Report. We will miss her and her graciousness....Arizona Comings & Goings
Jeff Buehrle, longtime Arizona healthcare leader and member of the Banner Health C-Suite, is retiring September 2022.
The Healthcare Financial Management Association awarded Jeff its medal of honor. He most recently served as the chief financial officer for Banner Ironwood and Goldfield Medical Centers.
Congratulations, Jeff, on...Arizona Comings & Goings
Chanel Swartz is now vice president of operations for P3 Health Partners’ Arizona market. Swartz was formerly vice president of operations for Optum....