Healthcare and Insurance

ProPharma Group Acquires Large Competitor

ProPharma Group has announced the acquisition of Washington D.C.-based The Weinberg Group, which also provides regulatory and compliance services to the pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device industries. “This acquisition further solidifies ProPharma Group’s position as a leading, globally integrated pharmaceutical… more

Cliff Illig, Co-Founder of Cerner, Retires

Cliff Illig, co-founder and vice chairman of Cerner Corporation, announced today that he will retire from the company he helped to start in 1979. Illig cited the desire to focus on outside interests as the reason for his retirement. According… more

Danette Wilson Announces Retirement from Blue KC

At the end of a week that has been jam-packed with executive announcements, yet another major movement within the C-Suite has been released. Danette Wilson, president and CEO of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, has announced that… more

Jason Wade Joins Spring Venture Group as Chief Financial Officer

Spring Venture Group, a name that has consistently fallen on Ingram's list of fast-growing companies, announced today that it is yet again expanding - this time in the C-Suite. Jason Wade is joining the ranks as chief financial officer in… more

Stormont Vail Health Names New Chief Medical Officer

On the heels of the announcement in September that Stormont Vail Health CEO Randy Peterson would retire this spring, another official has now moved up the ranks. Stormont Vail Health announced this week that Kevin Dishman will be promoted to senior vice… more

Shawnee Mission Health is Now AdventHealth

Adventist Health System has officially changed its name to AdventHealth. With this name change, Shawnee Mission Hospital, one of the system’s 47 hospital campuses in nine states, was also rebranded. The change is not a result of a merger or… more

Bardavon Health Scores $15M Investment

Bardavon Health Innovations, an Overland Park-based provider of health-care data and analytics solutions, has landed a massive investment, which will propel its nationwide growth. Bardavon announced this week that it had raised $15 million in new financing, led by NewRoad… more

Provista Names DEG Its Digital Agency of Record

In terms of partnerships, DEG and Provista just got a more serious. Provista, a Texas-based health care and hospitality supply chain management company, named DEG of Overland Park its Digital Agency of Record. But this is not the first time… more

Hays Companies Will Become a Part of Brown & Brown Inc.

After 24 years as an independent insurance broker and consultant, Hays Companies will join Brown & Brown, Inc. The acquisition should be approved by early November according to Powell Brown, CEO of Brown & Brown. Hays brings Brown & Brown… more

A Different Spin on ‘Late Night’ at KU Health System

Yes, it started just after midnight, and "KU" was part of the host institution's title, but this celebration had nothing to do with college basketball: At 12:01 a.m. today, the University of Kansas Health System celebrated 20 years--to the minute--its birth… more