From: Scott Becker <sbecker@beckershealthcare.com>
Subject: [Becker's Hospital Review] The Quiet Takeover: Insurers Buying Physicians and Hospitals | 7 Critical Mistakes in Physician Relations Programs | IRS Releases Community Health Needs Assessment Guidance | 12 Hospital Transactions |
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News & Analysis

July 13, 2011

 

1. The Quiet Takeover: Insurers Buying Physicians and Hospitals. Click Here      

2. 7 Critical Mistakes in Physician Relations Programs.Click Here

     

3. HCA's Planned Acquisition of HealthONE Needs Greater Oversight, Some Argue. Click Here

  

4. Register Today for the 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference - Improving Profitability and Business and Legal Issues featuring keynote speakers Sam Donaldson, Adrian Gostick and Bill Walton (October 27-29; Chicago). To register or learn more, Click Here.   

 

5. IRS Releases Proposed Community Health Needs Assessment Guidance, Seeks Comment.  Click Here     

 

6. California's Prime Healthcare to Buy Bankrupt Victor Valley Hospital Click Here  & 11 Other Recent Hospital Transactions.Click Here 

 

7. On-Call Coverage Payments Increased 4% in 2010. Click Here  

  

8. Upcoming Webinar: Future of Hospital/Physician ASC Joint Ventures (Thurs., July 28, 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM CDT).To register for this free Webinar, Click Here .     


9. Healthcare Employment Growth Slows; Hospital Employment Drops. Click Here 

10. Minnesota's State-Level Government Shutdown Hurts Mayo Clinic's Expansion Progress. Click Here

        

Visit our other publications: Becker's ASC Review & Becker's Orthopedic Spine Review.   

 


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3. Physician-Hospital Joint Ventures: How to Resolve Conflict and Keep the Venture Thriving - Dawn McLane, Regional VP, Health Inventures, Tom Yerden, CEO, TRY Healthcare Solutions   

 

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11. RACs/ICD-9/ICD-10
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12. Quality & Patient Safety
13.
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30 Companies To Know
1 VMG Health:
gregk@vmghealth.com
osullivan@vmghealth.com;  
www.vmghealth.com
2. TeamHealth:
www.teamhealth.com
3. Surgical Directions:
www.surgicaldirections.com
4. Paragon Health:
www.paragonhlth.com
5. HealthCare Appraisers: 
tmello@healthcareappraisers.com
www.healthcareappraisers.com
6. ASCOA: 
www.ascoa.com
7. Surgical Care Affiliates: joseph.clark@scasurgery.com
www.scasurgery.com
8. athenahealth: 
www.athenahealth.com
9. Cogent Healthcare:
www.cogenthealthcare.com
10. LexisNexis:
www.lexisnexis.com 
11. Premier:  
www.premierinc.com
12. TeleTracking:
amie-podolak@teletracking.com;
www.teletracking.com  
13. MedeAnalytics:
marketing@medeanalytics.com
www.medeanalytics.com
14. Cejka Executive Search:
www.cejkasearch.com
15.
NPAS: 
www.npasweb.com
   
16. NAPA Anesthesia:
www.napaanesthesia.com
17.
Somnia Anesthesia:   
solutions@somniainc.com;
www.somniaanesthesiaservices.com
18. Radisphere:
www.radisphere.net
19. Healthcare Facilities  Accreditation Program: 
mshaver@hfap.org;
www.hfap.org
20.
Principle Valuation: tbaker@principlevaluation.com;
www.principlevaluation.com
21. HealthTrust Purchasing Group:
www.healthtrustpg.com
22. West Coast Medical:    
westcstmed@westcmr.com;
www.westcmr.com
23. Symbion: 
mweaver@symbion.com;
www.symbion.com
24. Pinnacle III:

www.pinnacleiii.com 
www.perfectserve.com
25. Lancaster Pollard:
www.lancasterpollard.com    
26. Medical Facilities Corp.:
www.medicalfacilitiescorp.ca 
27. Wells Fargo Equipment Finance:
www.wellsfargo.com
28. Lawson:
www.lawson.com
29. People's Capital:   www.peoples.com  
30. CEP America:
www.cep.com 
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