Reddy Solutions appoints new COO

Reddy Solutions, provider of professional teleradiology services, has promoted Heather Griffin from the position of director of operations to chief operations officer (COO).

Griffin has more than 15 years of clinical and radiology practice management experience and has been with the company since 2001, according to the Atlanta-based Reddy.

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