SHM honors Cogent Healthcare executives with Masters in Hospital Medicine designation

Cogent Healthcare, a leader in hospital and critical care medicine, is pleased to recognize Chief Medical Officer and Co-Founder Ron Greeno, MD, FCCP, MHM, and Chief Clinical Officer Rusty Holman, MD, MHM, for being awarded the distinction of Masters in Hospital Medicine (MHM) by the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM). They join an elite group of only seven individuals who have been honored with this prestigious recognition.

The Masters in Hospital Medicine represents the highest honor in hospital medicine. Selected based on personal character and contributions towards furthering the goals of SHM, those awarded with the MHM designation are distinguished by the excellence and significance of their contributions to the field of hospital medicine and the healthcare industry on the whole.

"Drs. Greeno and Holman have been invaluable contributors to the field of hospital medicine," said Larry Wellikson, MD, SFHM, Chief Executive Officer, Society of Hospital Medicine. "It is an honor to recognize their achievements with the Masters in Hospital Medicine designation, which we liken to a 'Hall of Fame' for our fast-growing field."

• Ron Greeno, MD, FCCP, MHM

Dr. Greeno is a founder of Cogent Healthcare and currently serves as Chief Medical Officer and Senior Consultant for The Cogent Group. Dr. Greeno has served on SHM's leadership committee since its inception, is Chairman of the Public Policy Committee and is a past recipient of the Society of Hospital Medicine's (SHM) annual award for Outstanding Service in Hospital Medicine. In 2006, 2007 and 2009, Modern Healthcare named Dr. Greeno to its list of the "50 Most Powerful Physician Executives in Healthcare" - the first hospitalist ever to make the list. Dr. Greeno has authored over thirty articles and book chapters on Hospital Medicine programs for national publications and is on the Editorial Board for both Today's Hospitalist and Hospitalist Leadership Advisor.

• Rusty Holman, MD, SFHM

Dr. Holman is the Chief Clinical Officer for Cogent Healthcare. Dr. Holman is a Past-President of the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM), the Course Chair of the SHM Leadership Academies and a past recipient of the Society of Hospital Medicine's (SHM) annual award for Outstanding Service in Hospital Medicine. He has served several years as the SHM key liaison to the Joint Commission and has testified before the Senate Finance Committee on value-based purchasing. He was also Founder and Director of the HealthPartners Fellowship Program in Hospital Medicine, one of the nation's first fellowships dedicated to the professional development of hospitalists. Dr. Holman also serves as the Executive Chair of Cogent's Intensivist Advisory Board.

"Our team at Cogent is delighted for both Ron and Rusty as they receive such a unique honor for their significant contributions to the field of hospital medicine," said Gene Fleming, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cogent. "We are tremendously proud of this recognition that highlights the depth and expertise of Cogent's physician leadership."