March 21, 2011

1. 130 Hospital and Healthcare CEOs to Know.     

2. 3 Smart Ways to Disclose Executive Compensation at a Non-Profit Hospital.         

3. Miami's Jackson Health System Fails to Respond to Letters of Interest From Boston's Steward Health.    

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. Physician Compensation in Academic Settings Increased in 2010.    

6.  Squeezing Water From a Stone - Get More From Existing Capacity and You'll Get More to Your Bottom Line.      

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. Former CEO of Mississippi's Tri-Lakes Medical Center Accused of Kickbacks, Embezzlement.     

9. Baltimore Ophthalmologist Accused of Performing Hundreds of Unnecessary Procedures.  

10. Report: U.S. Hospitals Billed $1.2 Trillion in 2008.         

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

B. Key Strategic and Tactical Steps to Excel as a Community Hospital - Bett Herbert, Jan Matthews, CaroMont Health  

C. Developing a Sustainable Physician Strategy - Kenneth H. Cohn, MD, MBA, CEO, Healthcare Collaboration  

D. Examining Strategic Alternatives - Should Your Hospital, Sell Affiliate or Stay The Course - Rex J. Burgdorfer, Juniper Advisory, Kristian Werling, JD, McGuireWoods  

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