CMS chief medical officer
Executive Summary
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services names Western Regional Chief Medical Officer Barry Straube as acting chief medical officer for the agency. Straube will fill the role beginning April 11 as a result of CMS' decision to place Chief Medical Officer Sean Tunis on administrative leave. CMS said its decision to place Tunis on leave is related to charges by the Maryland Board of Physicians that he falsified documents and refused to comply with the board's investigation. Tunis also serves as Office of Clinical Standards & Quality director; Straube will also assume that position in an acting capacity...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services names Western Regional Chief Medical Officer Barry Straube as acting chief medical officer for the agency. Straube will fill the role beginning April 11 as a result of CMS' decision to place Chief Medical Officer Sean Tunis on administrative leave. CMS said its decision to place Tunis on leave is related to charges by the Maryland Board of Physicians that he falsified documents and refused to comply with the board's investigation. Tunis also serves as Office of Clinical Standards & Quality director; Straube will also assume that position in an acting capacity.... |