July/August Issue of Becker's Hospital Review
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July 12, 2010
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1. Hospital Income From Employed Physicians Represents 5-10 Times Their Salaries. 
2. Physician-Generated Revenue and Average Salaries by Specialty. 
3. Hospital and Health System CEO and CFO Compensation From 2005-2009. 
4. Publisher's
Letter: A
Review of 100 Anti-Kickback and Self-Referral Settlements and Cases; The
Erosion of Independent Medical Practice. 
5. Statistics About Physician Compensation: Urologist Compensation ; Anesthesiologist Compensation ; General Surgeons' Compensation ; Ophthalmologist Compensation ; Orthopedic Surgeon Compensation ; and Gastroenterologist Compensation .
6. Renewed Hospital M&A Activity May
Drive Surge in Joint Ventures. 
7. 6 Key Practices for Community Hospitals. 
8. Statistics on Independent vs. Affiliated
Community Hospitals, 1999-2008. 
9. Getting Ready for Meaningful Use:
Positioning Your Facility to Meet the Guidelines. 
10. 20 Top-Grossing Community Hospitals With 100
or Fewer Beds.  Free Webinar: Register today to attend our free webinar on "Strategic Transaction Trends and Valuation Issues Facing Hospitals." To register, . 11. Steve Ronstrom: Hardwiring Mission and Values Into the Hospital Culture. 
12. AHA Report: Bundled Payments Could Reduce Spending, Spur Quality Improvement. 
13. University Hospital Alliance Launches Program to Reduce Hospital-Acquired Infections. 
14. Insurers Push Las Vegas Hospitals to Improve Quality. 
15. More Than One-Third of California Inpatients Readmitted Within a Year. 
16. Failure to Correctly Code Catheter-Associated Infections May Affect Medicare Payment Policy. 
17. 6 Reasons Why Health Reform Law Won't Reduce ED Overcrowding. 
18. ED Best Practices Can Help Ease Transitions Under Healthcare Reform. 
19. How to Turn Around a Bankrupt Hospital: 4 Lessons From South Hampton Community Hospital in Dallas. 
20. As AMA Embraced Health Reform, Membership Fell 3.5% in 2009. 
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21. How Accountable Care Organizations Will Operate Under Healthcare Reform. 
22. 19 States Refuse to Create High-Risk Pools Despite $5B in Federal Funding. 
23. Lawsuit Challenges Ban on Physician-Owned Hospitals in Health Reform Law. 
24. Aligning Physician and Hospital Goals Through Financial Incentives: Advocate Health's Clinical Integration Program. 
25. Quint Studer: Using HCAHPS to Drive Patient Satisfaction. 
26. A Review of OIG Self Referral and Antikickback Cases: 6 Categories of Non-Compliant. 
27. Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati, Christ Hospital Pay $108M to Settle Federal Kickback Accusations. 
28. Nine Hospitals Agree to Pay More Than $9.4M to Resolve Kyphoplasty-Related False Claims Allegations. 
29. Brett Gosney: 4 Ways to Improve Your Hospital-Based Orthopedics Program. 
30. 12 Steps for Hospitals to Comply With
Core Measures From Keith Granger, Former CEO of Flowers Hospital.  31. Hospital and Health Systems Transactions. 
32. Hospital and Health Systems Executive Moves. 
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