Workforce

In a preview of their HIMSS22 session, Joel D. Ray, vice president of patient care services and CNO, and Julia W. Aucoin, director of practice, quality and research at UNC REX Healthcare, discuss the country's nursing shortage and how tech solutions can help.

Also: Dr. Patrick Carroll joins Vida Health as chief medical officer. 

Its HIPAA-compliant app has been used by around 800 health organisations in the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand.

Also: Overjet hires Dr. Teresa Dolan as chief dental officer, Valo Health appoints Dr. Dave Morris as chief medical officer and AliveCor adds four new people to its executive team.

MConnekt assists healthcare practitioners to find clients and optimise workflow.

Also: Dr. Jennifer Peña joins K Health as CMO, and Megan Callahan is appointed COO of Happify Health. 

The company offers workforce-management tools for employers and a job marketplace for healthcare workers.

The training programme was first developed in 2017 by an Australian cardiologist together with Janssen Pharmaceuticals. 

Also: Carrot Fertility taps Tim Kelly as its next chief commercial officer. 

The company said the latest round brings its total raise to more than $100 million.