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Jan. 27, 2010
1. Hospitals in Several States Contest New UnitedHealthcare Penalty for Late Reporting of Admissions. 
2. 8 Statistics on Registered Nurse Compensation. 
3. Quint Studer: Four Best Practices for Improving Emergency Department Results. 
4. Register today for Hospitals and Health Systems: Improving Profitability and Business and
Legal Issues Conference (April 13-14, 2010; Chicago). Featured presentations include "The Politics of Healthcare Reform" by Ron Brownstein, Political
Director, Atlantic Media Company, and "The Best Ideas for Hospitals Now" by Chris Karam,
FACHE, President & CEO, CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System; Dan Moen, CEO,
LHP Hospital Group; Paul R. Summerside, MD, Chairman of the Board, Aurora
Baycare Medical Center; and Alex Rintoul, CEO, Medical Center at St. Elizabeth
Place. See below for more
highlights.
5. Nebraska Senate Considers Bill to Place Moratorium on New Hospitals. 
6. Financial and Patient Statistics and Facts About:
- Mayo Clinic.
 - Duke University Hospital.
 - NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.

7. Free Webinar: Hospital-Doctor
ASC Joint Ventures: A Highly Efficient Physician Engagement Tool,
Sponsored by Medical Surgical Partners. Feb. 11,
1:15-2:15 CST. Learn more and register.
8. Georgia Governor Asks for Tax on Hospitals, Payors to Cover Medicaid Losses. 
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Improve Hospital Profitability Immediately: Hospitals and Health Systems -- Improving Profitability and Business and Legal Issues Conference (April 13-14, 2010; Chicago)
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Register today for Hospitals and Health Systems: Improving Profitability and Business and Legal Issues Conference (April 13-14, 2010; Chicago). This exclusive conference focused on hospital and health system CEOs and CFOs brings together hospital business and strategy leaders to discuss how to improve your organization and its bottom line in these challenging but opportunity-filled times.
Here are just 5 of the 37 terrific sessions on the program agenda:-
The 5 Things Hospitals Should Look For in a Partner - Dan
Moen, CEO, LHP Hospital Group, Inc.
- Developing a Sustainable Physician Strategy - Walter
Morrissey, MD, Vice President, Kaufman Hall
- 5 Key Concepts for Growing Profits in a Challenging
Economic Environment - Chris Karam, FACHE, President & CEO, CHRISTUS St.
Michael Health System
- Physician
Hospital Relationships: A
Review of Evolving Problems and Opportunities - Paul Summerside, MD, Chairman of the Board, Aurora BayCare
Medical Center
- Strategies for Competing with a Dominant Hospital - Alex
Rintoul, CEO, Medical Center at St. Elizabeth Place
For more information about the program, please download the conference brochure (PDF), click here or call (800) 417-2035.
There are four ways you can register: - Online. Register through our secure Web site.
- Phone. Call (800) 417-2035.
- E-mail. Contact registration@beckersasc.com.
- Fax. Print the conference brochure (PDF),
fill-out the registration on p. 5 and fax it to (866) 678-5755.
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