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RPS appoints Peter Grady as new CFO
Rapid Pathogen Screening, Inc. (RPS) announced that Peter Grady has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. Grady has more than 20 years of financial management experience across a variety of manufacturing companies with worldwide operations. Prior to joining RPS, he was the finance leader of Becton Dickinson’s Biosciences business unit.

Cardinal Health announces board leadership changes
John F. Finn, a Cardinal Health director since 1994, informed the company that he will not to stand for re-election when his term expires at the 2014 annual meeting of shareholders. The board appointed Gregory B. Kenny as lead director and chair of the nominating and governance committee, effective November 1, 2014. Kenny has served as a director since 2007 and will succeed Finn, lead director since 2009 and chair of the nominating and governance committee since 2012. Additionally, Clayton M. Jones has assumed the role of chair of the audit committee and David P. King will become chair of the human resources and compensation committee, effective November 1, 2014.

MDSI announces fall 2014 Market Insights Supply Chain Forum
MDSI announced that it will host the Market Insights Supply Chain Forum (formerly called the Healthcare Supplier/Provider Institute Meeting) on October 6-7, 2014. The meeting will take place at the Renaissance SouthPark in Charlotte, North Carolina and focus on trends within the healthcare contracting arena. Attendees will hear from a diverse group of IDN executives about the challenges and issues they experience in today’s environment and how suppliers can work with each of the organizations more effectively. The meeting will also include a look into value analysis from a provider’s perspective, and the impact regional purchasing coalitions have on healthcare contracting. Following the Forum, an optional Purchased Services Summit will be held on October 8, 2014. For more information and to register, visit www.jhconline.com/market-insights-fall-2014.html or contact Austin Edwards at aedwards@mdsi.org or 770-263-5271 with questions regarding the meeting and ANAE member discounted registration