March 11, 2011

1. Akron General's Vincent McCorkle: 10 Ways to Achieve Strong Employee Engagement.  

2. 14 Recent Hospital and Health System Executive Moves.        

3. HCA Stock Offering Raises $3.79B, More Than Expected.

4. Free Webinar - Impact of Physician-Hospital Alignment on CV Service Line and Practice Performance as Precursor to Developing ACOs (Tues., March 29, 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM CST). To register, .    

5. Hospitals and Healthcare Providers Beware: You May Be Subject to Federal Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity Hiring Requirements.      

6. 4 Factors to Assess a Hospital's Real Estate Strategy.  

7. Fewer than 85 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. Early registration discounts end April 1, so register today! See below for more information.   

8. Nurses at Doctors Hospital of Sarasota Vote to Unionize.      

9. Legislation Would Regulate Sale of Public Hospitals in Florida.

10. Informal Study Reveals 28 Common Physician Grievances With Hospitals.    

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 A. Scopelliti, MD, Co-CEO, Medical Affairs, Guthrie Health, President & CEO, Guthrie Clinic  

B. 10 Key Financial Questions for Healthcare Executives - Gary Weiss, CFO and Treasurer, NorthShore University HealthSystem  

C. Physicians Employment and Compensation: Develop and Implement Physician Compensations Models That Work - B.J. Millar, Director, Physicians Services, QHR 

D. Valuing Practices for Acquisitions - Assessing Acquisition Price and Compensation - Jon O'Sullivan, Senior Partner, Greg Koonsman, Senior Partner, VMG Health  

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