Jan. 14, 2014    

1. 8 Thoughts on the State of Healthcare.    

2.  HMA Allegedly Paid Millions of Dollars in Kickbacks to More Than 100 Physicians.       

3. 9 Drivers of Healthcare Costs in the U.S.         

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. 5 Things to Know About the Early Medicare ACOs.           

6. BLS: Healthcare, Hospitals Lost Jobs in December.    

7. St. Mary Medical Center to Pay $2.3M to Resolve Alleged Overpayments to Physicians.         

8. Where are the Hospitals With the Most Employees?           

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

24 Companies To Know

1. HealthTrust:

www.totalcostmanagement.com  

2. VMG Health:
gregk@vmghealth.com;

3. ASCOA:       

www.ascoa.com  

5. Community Hospital Corp.: 

6. Medical Facilities Corp. 

7. Huff DRG Review:  

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