Cardinal Health Hires West Wireless Health Institutes Inaugural CEO
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Founders Gary and Mary West, who made their fortune in telemarketing, had pledged a total of $90 million to the nonprofit institute, where Casey proclaimed the mission was to “innovate, validate, advocate, invest, and commercialize” advanced wireless health technologies.The statement even mentioned he was expecting “to accept a position with a major health care company.” That anticipated job presumably came through yesterday.Is it possible that Casey tired of the balmy coastal zone around La Jolla, and longed instead for the winters of suburban Columbus, OH?It seems clear that the institute’s top job proved to be less interesting, or perhaps less effective, than it once appeared—and I wonder if medical device regulators might have played a role in changing those expectations.As I previously reported, the institute moved at this time last year to subtly recast itself—downplaying its initial billing as helping to commercialize wireless health technologies and instead emphasizing its role in working to lower the cost of healthcare.