Morning Headlines 1/18/21
More executive shakeup at Cerner: Two top leaders leaving Kansas City-based company
Cerner announces that Chief Client and Services Officer John Peterzalek and Chief Legal Officer Randy Sims will leave the company.
Ex-Obama official who helped fix botched healthcare.gov rollout to join Biden’s Covid-19 team
Former Acting CMS Administrator Andy Slavitt, who was previously CEO of OptumInsight and more recently founder of non-profit United States of Care, will take a temporary role as advisor the President-elect’s COVID team.
Fast-Growing Oncology Startup OncoLens Secures $7.25 Million Series A Funding
OncoLens, a software developer focused on care treatment planning for cancer patients, raises $7.25 million in a Series A funding round.
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