MinuteClinic appoints new chief medical officer

WOONSOCKET, R.I. MinuteClinic has named Nancy Gagliano as its new chief medical officer.

"We are thrilled to have Nancy Gagliano join us as our chief medical officer at MinuteClinic," stated Andrew Sussman, M.D., president of MinuteClinic and SVP/associate chief medical officer at CVS Caremark. "Nancy has a superb background in clinical primary care and ambulatory care leadership. She will add great insight and experience to our leadership team as we continue to provide the highest quality care to our patients."

In her new role, Gagliano will be responsible for the delivery of high quality clinical care to MinuteClinic patients, the provision of appropriate physician supervision to nurse practitioners in collaborative practice and the establishment and maintenance of relationships with the external physician community.

Gagliano has more than 20 years of experience in ambulatory care operations, including quality, administration, compliance, and finance. Most recently, she was SVP practice improvement for Massachusetts General Hospital and Massachusetts General Physicians Organization in Boston. Gagliano also has experience as a medical and clinical director of Massachusetts General primary care and women's health ambulatory operations.