Thurman as chairman for CardioNet as founder departs

CardioNet’s board of directors has appointed Randy Thurman as executive chairman.

The current executive chairman Jim Sweeney has accepted a position as entrepreneur-in-residence at the von Liebig Center at the University of California, San Diego. Sweeney will remain a member of the Board of Directors and expects to transition from the board later this year, according to the Conshohocken, Pa.-based company.

Thurman most recently served as chairman and CEO of VIASYS Healthcare, a medical technology company that was acquired by Cardinal Health in June 2007 for $1.5 billion, CardioNet said.

Sweeney founded CardioNet in 1999 and served as CEO until November 2007, assisting the company in raising more than $250 million in capital and building the business toward public offering, the company said.

Around the web

RBMA President Peter Moffatt discusses declining reimbursement rates, recruiting challenges and the role of artificial intelligence in transforming the industry.

Deepak Bhatt, MD, director of the Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital and principal investigator of the TRANSFORM trial, explains an emerging technique for cardiac screening: combining coronary CT angiography with artificial intelligence for plaque analysis to create an approach similar to mammography.

A total of 16 cardiology practices from 12 states settled with the DOJ to resolve allegations they overbilled Medicare for imaging agents used to diagnose cardiovascular disease.