1. Election 2008: 5 Quick Observations, written by Scott Becker, JD, CPA.
2. Top 10 Grossing Hospitals in the United States.
3. HOPDs Get 3.9 Percent Medicare Increase, New Quality Measures.
4. Ambulatory Surgery Centers and Physician-Owned Hospitals - What Causes the Political Chasm.
5. Changes to APCs, Emergency Visits, Partial Hospitalization Under the 2009 OPPS Final Rule.
6. This week's featured E-weekly advertiser is Principle Valuation, which specializes in hospital-physician compensation relationships and the valuation of healthcare businesses and financial relationships. One of the founders is David Felsenthal. To learn more, click on the banner above or e-mail Scott Becker (
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7. 13 Companies Hospitals and Ambulatory Surgery Centers Should Know.
8. CMS Revises Policies for Drugs, Pharmaceuticals and Radiopharmalogicals.
9. Complimentary admission for the "2008 Carolinas Health Care Forum: Key Issues for Hospitals and Health Systems Leadership" held Nov. 13 in Charlotte, N.C.
10. 4 Observations on Orthopedic and Spine Devices and Equipment, with Dr. John Cherf.
