Jennifer Vermeer, MPA, MHCDS, previously of University of Iowa Health Care as assistant vice president for population health and external relations, has accepted a new position as plan president of Molina Healthcare of Iowa. Friday, Sept. 10 will be her last day at UI Health Care. Vermeer, who joined UI Health Care in 2014, built partnerships across the state that helped the university obtain additional long-term funding for graduate medical education and expanded access to specialist care for all Iowans.

Source: The Loop

Aetna, a CVS Health subsidiary, has launched Aetna Virtual Primary Care, an innovative health care solution that reimagines the primary care experience and makes it easier for individuals to obtain the health services they need, whenever and wherever they need them.”The future of digital health solutions is rapidly unfolding,” said Dan Finke, Executive Vice President, CVS Health, and President, Aetna. For self-funded organizations, Aetna Virtual Primary Care provides eligible members with remote and in-person access to health services deepens a member’s connection with a physician and helps overcome health access hurdles.

Source: Prnews Wire

From an internal memo seen by Insider, Google is closing a project to integrate disparate healthcare projects. It appears like Google Health’s future will be like its past: The unit would no longer operate as a united group, according to Jeff Dean, Senior VP of Google’s Research and Health operations. Instead, a team building a search platform for medical records will report directly to him. The division should not be confused with Google’s personal health record platform. The product’s goal was to build a massive database of healthcare data and information that would benefit both patients and doctors, however, it was shut down in 2012.

Source: Yahoo