Ruth Padilla Portacci, principal of Healthcare Strategy Partners, Inc., will be the 2017 president of the Board of Directors of the Society for Healthcare Strategy & Market Development, the group recently announced during its annual meeting in Chicago. Ben Dillon, chief strategy officer for Geonetric, Inc. in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, will serve as president-elect for 2017. In addition, the group named several new members to its Board of Directors. For a full list, see the press release. SHSMD is an AHA professional membership group.

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