Jan. 9, 2014    

1. 10 Hospitals That Filed for Bankruptcy in 2013.           

2. HMA Shareholders Approve CHS Merger.  

3. 100 Most Expensive Hospitals: National Nurses United Unveils Data.         

4. Upcoming Webinar. Take Control of Your Purchased Services Spend: Best Practice Success Stories (Thurs., Jan. 16, 2:00-3:00 PM CST). To register, . 

5. 6 Steps to a High-Performance Culture.         

6. Catholic Health Initiatives Builds New Alliance Between St. Luke's, Baylor.           

7. 62 Hospitals Participating in CMS' Advanced Bundled Payment Model.     

8. 2014 Strategy Roundtable Panelists Sought. To complete the CEO Roundtable agenda, we are seeking 1 to 2 more hospital and health system CEOs, CFOs and CIOs.  This agenda will include 25 CEOs, 6 to 8 CFOs and 6 to 8 CIOs.  If you have a suggestion, please email  sbecker@beckershealthcare.com.     

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

24 Companies To Know

1. Sheridan  www.sheridanhealthcare.com  

4. Community Hospital Corp.: 

 5. ASCOA:     

6. Medical Facilities Corp. 

7. VMG Health:
gregk@vmghealth.com;

8. Optum: 

www.optum.com     

9. Surgical Directions:

10. Select International: www.selectinternational.com   

11. Principle Valuation:

www.principlevaluation.com

12. Regent Surgical Health:

13. TeleTracking:

14. 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