July 9, 2012  

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1. Is the Community Hospital a Dying Model, or is it the Future of Healthcare?  

2. 7 Things Hospitals Should Know About Professional Services Agreements.      

3. Are You an Old or New Era Hospital Leader?  

4. Publisher's Letter.  

5. Upcoming Webinar. The Secrets to Creating a Culture of Accountability and Execution (Thurs., Aug. 2, 2012 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM CDT). To learn more and register, .  

6. The Chief of Change: Q&A With Dr. Ralph de la Torre, CEO of Steward Health Care.  

7. Reinventing a Hospital's Philosophy: Q&A With Dr. Ronald A. Paulus, President and CEO of Mission Health.      

8. 100 Physician Leaders of Hospitals and Health Systems.    

9. Community Hospital CEO Panel: 3 Leaders Share Insights on the State of Community Hospitals.    

10. Examining the Crossroads of Culture, Engagement and Patient Satisfaction Physician-Hospital Relationships & ACO.  

11. Who Will Be on Your Team? Acquiring a Physician Practice Requires Multi-Faceted Due Diligence.       

12. Physician Engagement: 20 Survey Findings.          
13. Six Sigma, 10 Years on: Was "the Promise" Realized?     

14. Don't Fear Clinical Integration: One Reason Community Hospitals May Have an Edge.

15. 11 Best Practices for Commercial Payor Negotiations on New Payment Models.

16. Moody's: The 5 Most Prominent Areas of Focus in High-Performing Hospitals.

17. AHA Supports Postponing ICD-10 Until 2014.

18. 10 Steps to Increase the Value of a Hospital or Surgery Center.

19. Quint Studer: Community Hospitals Must Lead With Experience, Close With Compassion.

20. Performance of Rural Healthcare Under the Affordable Care Act.

21. Chuck Lauer: Why We Need to Keep Our Community Hospitals Strong.  

22. Hospital & Health System Transactions.

23. Hospital & Health System Executive Moves.    

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31 Companies To Know 

1. Hammes:

www.hammesco.com  

2. Regent Surgical Health:

www.regentsurgicalhealth.com

3. Medical Facilities Corp.:  

4. VMG Health:
gregk@vmghealth.com
osullivan@vmghealth.com;  

5. MedeAnalytics:
marketing@medeanalytics.com
www.medeanalytics.com

6. ASCOA:  

7. Surgical Directions: www.surgicaldirections.com     

8. B.E. Smith:

www.besmith.com

9. Select International:

10. CEP America: 

11. HealthCare Appraisers:   

www.healthcareappraisers.com

12. Strategic Planning MD:

www.strategicplanningmd.com

13. TeleTracking:
amie-podolak@teletracking.com;
www.teletracking.com

14. Community Hospital Corp.
ddomingue@communityhospitalcorp.com
www.communityhospitalcorp.com

15. Enhance Healthcare:

16. CogentHMG: 

www.cogenthmg.com

17. Lawson: 

www.lawson.com

18. Jarrard Phillips Cate & Hancock: www.jarrardinc.com         

19. TeamHealth:
www.teamhealth.com        

20. Healthcare Finance Group:

www.hfgusa.com    

21. Vantage:

www.vantageoutsourcing.com       

22. Wells Fargo:

www.wellsfargo.com     

23. Objective Health:

24. Somnia Anesthesia:   
solutions@somniainc.com;
www.somniaanesthesiaservices.com

25. Healthcare Facilities  Accreditation Program: 
mshaver@hfap.org;
www.hfap.org

27. Verras:

jwm@verras.com 

www.verras.com    

28. Surgical Care Affiliates:

joseph.clark@scasurgery.com;

www.scasurgery.com 

29. Principle Valuation: tbaker@principlevaluation.com;
www.principlevaluation.com   

30. Symbion: 
rhenry@symbion.com;
www.symbion.com    

31. West Coast Medical:    
westcstmed@westcmr.com;
www.westcmr.com