News in brief Job posting: CEO of the National Commission on Correctional Health Care The National Commission on Correctional Health Care is currently searching for its next president and CEO. May 18, 2017Thursday AOA Staff Contact AOA Staff Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email The National Commission on Correctional Health Care is currently searching for its next president and CEO. The NCCHC invites individuals with advanced education and executive experience to apply, and is particularly interested in candidates with health care and nonprofit management experience. Learn more about the position, including how to apply, here. Here are some more details about the role, provided by the NCCHC: “This individual will lead and expand NCCHC’s position as the preeminent body providing standards, certifications and educational programs for health services in the nation’s 5,000+ correctional systems housing more than 2 million potential patients. “Numerous U.S. Supreme Court decisions have affirmed that correctional systems are obligated to provide necessary health care to those they incarcerate. NCCHC, a not-for-profit accreditation and certification organization, is the leader in providing standards that advance the delivery of medical and mental health care in these systems. Its accreditation and other programs guide the field to more effective and efficient patient care, greater organizational effectiveness and responsible use of public resources. “The President & CEO reports to the board of directors. The board includes liaisons from 33 supporting organizations representing the fields of health care, corrections and the law. Its constituents include a wide variety of health professionals as well as the leadership of adult and juvenile correctional systems at county, state and federal levels.” More in Newsbriefs DO to lead Mississippi physician workforce office, DO student co-authors educational children’s book Richard Calderone, DO, MPH, is the new director of the Office of Mississippi Physician Workforce, and Brooke Birks, OMS IV, published a children’s book. Free holistic residency application review platform will soon be available for residency programs that use ERAS Cortex, an AI-enabled platform, is designed to provide technology-assisted holistic review by streamlining application screening and review. Previous articleCMS announces Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+) Round 2 application period Next articleMan unofficially breaks the world marathon record after training with a DO
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