March 28, 2011

1. Hospital-Owned Urgent Care Centers May Charge ER Prices.  

2. Financially Troubled Rhode Island Hospital Sues BCBS For Underpayments.     

3. ACOs May Create 3-Year Loss Before Savings Kick In.    

4. Only a few 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. 3 Top Coding Problems Identified by RACs.  

6. Make a Hospital Faster in 5 Days.      

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. Connecticut's Saint Mary's Hospital Forms Joint Venture with LHP.         

9. 10 Current Healthcare Employment and Compensation Trends.  

10. 12 Recent Hospital Executive Moves.     

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 Best Ideas to Improve Financial Performance - John Orsini, CPA, EVP of Finance, CFO, Resurrection Health Care, Barbara Martin, President & CEO, Vista Health System 

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

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

D. The Future of Physician-Owned Hosptials Under Health Care Reform - Mike Russell, MD, Texas Joint and Specialty Hospital.  

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