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News & Analysis

Sept. 6, 2011

 

1. 100 Top Grossing Hospitals in America. Click Here

     

2. 17 Recent Hospital & Health System Executives Moves. Click Here  

3. UT Southwestern Med Center to Pay $1.4M to Settle Alleged False Claims.  Click Here     

  

4. Less than 120 Spots Remain! 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. Strategic Planning for Hospitals During the Transition From Volume-Based to Outcomes-Based Payment: Q&A With Jim Dague, CEO of IU Health Goshen. Click Here     

 

6. Location, Location, Location: How Primary Care Physician Practices Impact Hospital Market ShareClick Here     

 

7. CHS Sells Two Oklahoma Hospitals to Ardent Health. Click Here  


8. Whistleblower Suit Against Robert Packer Hospital, Guthrie Clinic Dismissed. Click Here     

 

9. Upcoming Webinar: Patient Experience: Measurable Strategies to Improve Efficiency, HCAHPS and Reimbursements (Thurs., Sept. 15,1:15 PM - 2:15 PM CDT. For more information and to register for the free webinar, Click Here.  

  

10. Quint Studer: Mastering the Fine Art of Follow-Up. Click Here  

 

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2. Compensation Issues
3.
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4. Hospital Leadership & Executive Moves
5. Hospital Transactions & Valuation Issues- sponsored by VMG Health
6. Hospital Finance & Business News

8. Healthcare IT
9. OR Effeciency - sponsored by NAPA
10. Hospital Key Specialties - sponsored by Paragon Health
11. RACs/ICD-9/ICD-10
- sponsored by AHIMA
12. Quality & Patient Safety
13.
Anesthesia - sponsored by Somnia Anesthesia Services
32 Companies To Know
1. Cogent Healthcare:

www.cogenthealthcare.com 

2. VMG Health:
gregk@vmghealth.com
osullivan@vmghealth.com;  
www.vmghealth.com
3.
NPAS: 
www.npasweb.com
     

4. ASCOA: 

www.ascoa.com 
5. Surgical Care Affiliates: joseph.clark@scasurgery.com
www.scasurgery.com   

6. Lawson:  

www.lawson.com 

7. Surgical Directions:

www.surgicaldirections.com  
8. Paragon Health:  

www.paragonhlth.com
9. TeamHealth:
www.teamhealth.com
10. Medical Facilities Corp.:
www.medicalfacilitiescorp.ca  
11
. TeleTracking:
amie-podolak@teletracking.com;
www.teletracking.com
12. athenahealth: 
www.athenahealth.com
13. Premier:  
www.premierinc.com
14. MedeAnalytics:
marketing@medeanalytics.com
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15. Cejka Executive Search:
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www.napaanesthesia.com
17.
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solutions@somniainc.com;
www.somniaanesthesiaservices.com
18. HealthCare Appraisers:  tmello@healthcareappraisers.com
www.healthcareappraisers.com
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:
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26. LexisNexis:
www.lexisnexis.com 
27. Wells Fargo Equipment Finance:
www.wellsfargo.com
28. SDI:

www.sdihealth.com 

29. People's Capital:   www.peoples.com  
30. CEP America:
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31. NCO:  

www.ncogroup.com
32. Enhance Healthcare: 

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