Jan. 15, 2014    

1. 11 Most Concerning Issues for Hospital CEOs. 

2. 13 Hospital Transactions and Partnerships. 

3. Judge: Halifax Didn't Violate Anti-Kickback Statute With Physician Bonuses. 

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

5. Meaningful Use Outside of the Metropolis: The Challenges of Rural Health IT Adoption.

6. Data Breach at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital Affects 6,700. 

7. [Sponsored Link] 9 Tips to Bring Order to Hospital Communications Chaos - Read about nine tips to cope with communication chaos healthcare technology generates and give order your patients and staff so desperately need.

8. 7 Statistics on Hospital Costs by Diagnostic Category.  

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

24 Companies To Know

1. ASCOA:       

www.ascoa.com  

2. VMG Health:
gregk@vmghealth.com;

4. Community Hospital Corp.: 

5. HealthTrust:

www.totalcostmanagement.com

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