Jan. 13, 2014    

1. Creating Provider-Sponsored Health Plans: Opportunities and Challenges.           

2. Proceed With Caution: Counsel Sign-Off Doesn't Guarantee Stark Law Compliance.  

3. Community Health Systems Names CFO, COO.            

4. Upcoming Webinar: Take Control of Your Purchased Services Spend (Jan. 16, 2:00-3:00 PM CST). Studies show that purchased services can be reduced by 10% to 30% vs 5% to 15% for PPIs. This webinar will share best practice to reap this potential savings.   

5. Challenging Healthcare Landscape Fertile Ground for AMC Repositioning.         

6. Brooklyn Hospital Center to Buy, Close Long Island College Hospital.         

7. Mercy Toledo's Dr. Ken Bertka on Transforming ACO Physician Practices Into Patient-Centered Medical Homes.     

8. 8 Physician Shortage Statistics.  

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

24 Companies To Know

1. MedQuest: www.mgimaging.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