Feb. 28, 2011

1. Specialists and ACOs: 5 Considerations.

2. 15 Recent Hospital and Health System Transactions.  

3. More Hospital Operators Announce Earnings: Tenet Income More Than Triples for 4Q ; CHS' Revenues Up 10%  

4. Fewer than 120 registration spots remain for Becker's Hospital Review Annual Meeting (May 19-20; Chicago)! The meeting features 53 sessions and 79 speakers, including 30 senior hospital & health system executive speakers, providing guidance for hospitals on ACOs, physician-hospital integration, improving profitability and key specialties. Early registration discounts end April 1, so register today! See below for more information. If interested in sponsoring or exhibiting at the conference, contact Jessica Cole at jessica@beckersasc.com or call (800) 417-2035.   

5. Reducing Healthcare Fraud and Abuse: Making Sense of PPACA's Provisions and CMS' Final Recommended Guidelines.    

6. 7 Performance Measures Essential for ACOs, Other Payment Reforms.       

7. Massachusetts General Pays $1M to Settle HIPAA Violation Allegations.   

8. Judge Overturns Bert Fish, Adventist Merger Due to Sunshine Law Violations.    

9. California Bill Would Require License for Hospital Ownership Change.  

10. New Website to Show Status of Medicaid RACs.       

Visit our other publications: Becker's ASC Review & Becker's Orthopedic Spine Review.  

Highlights include:

5. Here are just three of the more than 50 sessions:

A. The 5 Best Ideas for ACOs - Joseph Scopelliti, MD, Co-CEO , Medical Affairs, Guthrie Health, President & CEO, Guthrie Clinic 

B. Key Concepts to Police, Improve and Measure Quality - Paul Summerside, MD, CMO, BayCare Clinic, Chairman of the Board, Aurora BayCare Medical Center 

C. The Impact of Healthcare Reform on Oncology and Strategies to Succeed - Brett Hickman, Partner, Healthcare Industries Advisory Practice, Pricewaterhouse Coopers  

D. Anesthesia Relationships: Current Trends and Issues - Marc E. Koch, MD, President & CEO, Somnia Anesthesia  

If interested in sponsoring or exhibiting at the conference, contact Jessica Cole at jessica@beckersasc.com.