Jan. 2, 2014    

1. 10 Challenges, Opportunities for Hospitals in 2014.          

2. 13 Recent Hospital Transactions and Partnerships.   

3. President Obama Signs 2014 Budget Bill: What It Means for Hospitals.          

4. New Podcast: Moving Toward Value-Based Care - Podcast With Optum's Miles Snowden. To listen, .       

5. Health Insurance Cost Increases Due Not Due to PPACA, Study Finds.    

6. The Importance of Differentiation in Healthcare.      

7. 38 Hospitals the OIG Tagged for Medicare Overpayments in 2013.        

8. Whistleblower Suit Against HMA Alleges Payments for Physician Referrals.   

5th Annual  Becker's Hospital Review Meeting - Speaker Spotlight: Matthew Kossman, Vice President, Surgical Care Affiliates speaking on "Co-Management - Successfully Improving Performance Across the Continuum of Care" (May 15-17, 2014 - Chicago). To learn more, .     

Visit our other publications: Becker's ASC Review, Becker's Clinical Quality & Infection Control & Becker's Spine Review.      

24 Companies To Know

1. Medical Facilities Corp. 

2. VMG Health:
gregk@vmghealth.com;

3. MedQuest

4. ASCOA:     

5. Optum: 

www.optum.com     

6. Surgical Directions:

7. Select International: www.selectinternational.com  

8. MedAssets:  

www.medassets.com  

9. Principle Valuation:

www.principlevaluation.com

10. TeamHealth:

11. Regent Surgical Health:

12. TeleTracking:

13. CogentHMG:

15. Vantage Outsourcing:

16. HealthCare Appraisers:  

www.healthcareappraisers.com   

17. M*Modal

www.mmodal.com      

18. HFAP:

19. Towers Watson:

www.towerswatson.com

20. Craneware:

www.craneware.com    

21. EVEIA HEALTH Consulting & Management:

www.eveia.com

22. North American Partners in Anesthesia:

www.napaanesthesia.com   

23. Objective Health:

www.objectivehealth.com

24. athenahealth:

www.athenahealth.com