Meet five more of the Notable Health Care Leaders

The 53 honorees on our list of Notable Leaders in Health Care work tirelessly across the industry to ensure the wellbeing of New Yorkers and the city overall. Here are five leaders that serve the city's hospitals, insurance companies and social services safety-net. Read the full list here.   Alan J. Murray, President and chief executive officer, MediDrive Scope of work: Alan J. Murray is president, chief executive officer and co-founder of MediDrive, a technology and service-based company focused on non-emergency medical transportation. He oversees all aspects of MediDrive, including sales, customer relations, operations, planning, finance, network development, governance, government relations and community relations.  Biggest career win: Murray focuses on championing affordable health care, partnering with payers and providers to address social determinants of health. He previously served as president of Empire BlueCross BlueShield, among other roles in the industry.  Other contributions: An advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion and committed to improving youth mental health, Murray is an advisory council member with American Corporate Partners and a board member of STOMP Out Bullying.   Philip Ozuah, President and chief executive officer, Montefiore Medicine Scope of work: Philip Ozuah is president and chief executive officer of the academic health system and research institution Montefiore Medicine. He has expanded access to care for underserved communities,... Continue reading at 'Crains New York'

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Hachette Children's Group will publish The Sad Ghost Club, a graphic novel tackling mental health by author and illustrator Lize Meddings. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-04 20:11:34 UTC ]
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What $39M from NIH means for Vibrent Health's business — and the database it’s helping to build

The Fairfax company will continue providing its digital health platform for the All of Us research program, an NIH initiative building a database of more than 1 million patients. Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal

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Meet 'Sparkella': Channing Tatum Wrote A Children's Book About Dad-Daughter Love

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Support for Ben North as he reveals move into palliative care

There has been an outpouring of support for former HarperCollins creative director Ben North, following his revelation on social media last week that he has entered palliative care following treatment for brain tumours.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Meet the Agent: Regina Brooks

We talk with Serendipity Literary Agency founder Regina Brooks, who has built a roster of award-winning authors and illustrators while remaining committed to making the publishing industry more diverse. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing Leaders Issuing Warning over Amazon’s Market Power

If Amazon's market power over book publishing is left unchecked, competition in the industry will continue to diminish, the heads of the AAP, ABA, and Authors Guild wrote in a letter to the chairman of the House Antitrust Subcommittee. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Lily Cole launches Who Cares Wins podcast with PRH

Lily Cole is launching a podcast in association with Penguin Random House, with guests including Elon Musk, Patti Smith and Sir Paul McCartney. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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NYC Child Care Plan Includes Using Libraries

The NYC plan to provide education to 1 million students in the fall includes creating 100,000 "learning lab" seats in libraries and other community spaces. Continue reading at Book Riot

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Snap Inc. Wants Businesses to ‘Meet the Snapchat Generation’

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'Dark' Is a Carefully Crafted Time Travel Puzzle

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Meet the Agent: Tanya McKinnon

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NBCC Schedules Meeting to Vote for Board Member Removal

In an email to its members on Wednesday, the National Book Critics Circle's board of directors announced that its members have called for a meeting to remove v-p of grants Carlin Romano from the board. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Rachel Neely, commissioning editor at Trapeze, has made her first acquisition for the company with debut novel Wet Paint by Chloë Ashby.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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John Lewis, Heroic Civil Rights Leader, Dies at 80

Rep. John Lewis, a fearless leader during the Civil Rights Movement, a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Honor, and the author of the March trilogy, a graphic memoir of the Civil Rights Movement and the first work of comics arts to receive a National Book Award, died on July 17. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Michael O’Mara and Mind to publish teen mental health guide

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Leigh Stein’s ‘Self Care’ chronicles the rise and reckonings of the girlboss era

The author’s debut novel presciently captures the girlboss era right as it seems to be coming to an end. Whether you loved them or hated them, few entrepreneurs generated more buzz in the 2010s than so-called “girlbosses”—young, mostly white, female founders who disrupted industries including... Continue reading at Fast Company

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Coronavirus Update: BISG’s Annual Meeting ‘Repositions’ Online

The Book Industry Study Group–focused on supply chain in the United States–is reformatting its annual meeting to a series of digital events held over weeks. The post Coronavirus Update: BISG’s Annual Meeting ‘Repositions’ Online appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Meet Ed Vaughn, an understated Black Power icon and former bookstore owner.

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