March 14, 2011

1. Reaping the Benefits of Health IT: Q&A With ONC's Dr. David Blumenthal.     

2. 15 Recent Hospital and Health System Transactions.           

3. Deborah Heart and Lung Center Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against UPenn Health, Virtua and Others.

4. 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.   

5. Evaluating the Medicare Pilot Programs: Comparing ACOs and Bundled Payments.

6. 8 Actions Hospitals Can Take to Protect Against RACs.      

7. 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, .     

8. Shuttered St. Vincent's Manhattan Will Reopen as Emergency, Ambulatory Surgery Center Operated by North Shore-LIJ.       

9.  North Carolina's Haywood Regional Medical Center Pays Former CEO $150,000, Settles Lawsuit.  

10. Healthcare CEO Turnover Rate Down in 2011.  

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. An Overview of Washington and AHA Priorities - Richard Pollack, EVP, Advocacy and Public Policy, American Hospital Association   

B. Operational Ideas to Improve Surgical Department Efficiency - Larry Teuber, MD, President, Medical Facilities Corp.  

C. ASCs as a Physician Alignment Tool - Charles "Chuck" Peck, MD, President & CEO, Christian Ellison, VP, Health Inventures  

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

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