Dec. 16, 2011

1. 4 Leadership Practices to Guide Hospitals Through Change.      

2. 18 Recent Hospital Mergers & Acquisitions.        

3. GOP-Backed Payroll Tax Bill With SGR Fix Passes House, Moves to Senate.       

4. 100 Great Places to Work in Healthcare - Now Accepting Nominations! Becker's Hospital Review & Becker's ASC Review are now accepting nominations for our 2012 Great Places to Work list. For more information, . 

5. Practice Development for Your Employed Physicians: A 2012 Physician Relations' Strategy. 

6. Median Hourly Rates for Medical Directors Up 3%.     

7. Steward Health Care's Health Plan Receives State Clearance.      

8. Kaiser Permanente Extends to Northern Colorado, Partners With Banner Health. 

9. CMS Rule Would Increase Awareness of Financial Relationships Between Drug and Device Manufacturers, Healthcare Providers.      

10. 8 Trends for Hospital Executive Perquisites.     

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

24 Companies To Know 

1. Objective Health:

2. Experior:   

www.experior.com     

3. ASCOA: 

www.ascoa.com 

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

5. Surgical Directions: www.surgicaldirections.com   

6. Medical Facilities Corp.:  

7. TeamHealth:
www.teamhealth.com      

8. Surgical Care Affiliates: joseph.clark@scasurgery.com   www.scasurgery.com 

9. CMS: 

10. HealthCare Appraisers:   

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

12. Enhance Healthcare:

www.enhancehc.com   

13. CogentHMG:   

www.cogenthmg.com

23. NPAS: