Comptroller General of the United States and U.S. Government Accountability Office Head Gene Dodaro appointed five new members and a new commissioner to the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission.
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The unemployment rate is down again for April as the U.S. economy added 211,000 jobs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics report.
The American Association for Physician Leadership elected two physicians leaders and three new physician to its board of directors.
Community honors former Kaiser Permanente ASC leader for working with military families: 4 key notes
A California town, Pleasanton, honored Pat Frizzell, RN, as "Woman of the Year" for her work with military families, according to The Independent.
Renton, Wash.-based Providence Health & Services' Chief Executive of Ambulatory Services Miriam Odermann, RN, is retiring in June.
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HCA Holdings, based in Nashville, is changing its name to HCA Healthcare, according to The Tennessean.
Telemedicine venture Satchel Health named Lanson Hyde its next CEO, the Nashville Post reports.
The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses added officials to its board of directors and nominating committee for 2017, according to dotmed.
National Resident Matching Program's 2017 Main Residency Match had a 99.4 percent overall fill rate, with the final results leaving 203 vacant positions.
President Donald Trump's pick to lead the FDA, Scott Gottlieb, MD, is one step closer to becoming finalized, according to STAT.