Shared Health taps Neece for COO

Health IT company Shared Health has named Justin L. Neece, MBA, its chief operating officer.

Neece will be responsible for the Chattanooga, Tenn.-based company's day-to-day operations while overseeing the sales and marketing, finance, client services, legal, security, privacy, compliance and risk management and contract management functions, according to Shared Health.

Most recently, Neece served as partner for the Viability Company, a Brentwood, Tenn.-based healthcare consulting firm, where he led several operations implementations with healthcare firms focused in renal care, health IT and acute-care hospitals.

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