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68 WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP 7 health system leaders named Top Women in Marketing By Giles Bruce Seven health system leaders have been named Top Women in Marketing by PR Daily. e news outlet said the women "develop innovative and impactful creative work, pioneer high-performance strategies for brands, agencies and organizations, and pave the way for other women and underrepresented communities to take up the torch and join in." e 2023 inductees were revealed in August and will be honored at a ceremony in October. e health system honorees are: 1. Rachelle Graham. Vice President of Marketing and Communications at UPMC Health Plan (Pittsburgh). 2. Jane Griffin. Regional Vice President of Marketing and Communications at Trinity Health (Livonia, Mich.). 3. Abby Nelson. Senior Marketing and Communications Specialist at Ascension (St. Louis). 4. Ashley Pollard. Senior Director of Marketing and Communications at Ascension. 5. Shweta Ponnappa. Chief Marketing and Digital Experience Officer of Providence (Renton, Wash.). 6. Caryn Stancik. Chief Communications and Marketing Officer of Cook County Health (Chicago). 7. Melissa Watson. Vice President of Marketing Data Platforms and Analytics at Providence. n Female surgeons' patients have better long-term outcomes: Study By Mackenzie Bean P atients treated by female surgeons are less likely to experience adverse outcomes 90 days to one year after surgery, according to a study published Aug. 30 in JAMA Surgery. Researchers in the U.S. and Canada analyzed data on 1.2 million adults who underwent common surgeries between 2007 and 2020 in Ontario, Canada. Patients operated on by female surgeons were less likely to be readmitted, have major medical complications or die, researchers found. Though the difference in outcomes was modest, this trend was seen across various hospital types, surgeries and patients. This disparity likely relates to how well female physicians listen to patients and select the appropriate care, as opposed to differences between male and female surgeons' technical skills in the operating room, according to study author Angela Jerath, MD, an anesthesiologist and associate professor of anesthesiology and pain medicine at the University of Toronto. "Picking up problems early is where you start to save patients," she told The Wall Street Journal. n LeanTaaS introduces new CFO By Rosie Talaga Ana Sirbu was hired as the new CFO of LeanTaaS, a hospital operations software developer. Ms. Sirbu will bring over 15 years of experience in finance, strategy and technology investing leadership roles to the Santa Clara, Calif.-based company, according to an Aug. 8 press release from LeanTaaS. Ms. Sirbu has been named on Silicon Valley Business Journal's "40 Under 40" list and Innovate Finance's "Women in FinTech Powerlist." Lloyd Martin, the CFO at LeanTaaS since 2017, will transition to the newly created role of chief administrative and risk officer. "LeanTaaS is the market leader in hospital operations software and provides its 180+ health system customers with the transformational solutions they need to successfully navigate challenges like inflation, staffing shortages, a burnout crisis, and increased patient demand," Ms. Sirbu said in the news release. "I'm looking forward to building upon the company's strong financial and operational foundation." n