Oct. 3, 2013   

1. Safety-Nets: Can They Go From "Last Resort" to "Hospitals of Choice?"     

2. 12 Latest Hospital Transactions, Partnerships.      

3. Tuomey Healthcare Ordered to Pay $276M for Medicare Kickbacks.         

4. HCA Completes Purchase of IASIS' Florida Hospitals.

5. Upcoming Webinar. Information Governance for Healthcare Executives - Presented by AHIMA (Thurs., Nov. 14, 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM CDT).  

6. 5 Myths Surrounding the Business of Population Health Management.     

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8. 19 Stories on Hospital-Payer Agreements, Contract Negotiations.    

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24 Companies To Know

1. Select International: www.selectinternational.com

2. Vree Health: 

3. Surgical Directions:

4. ASCOA:     

5. VMG Health:
gregk@vmghealth.com;

6. Hammes Co.:

www.hammesco.com  

7. Regent Surgical Health:

8. Principle Valuation:

www.principlevaluation.com

9. CogentHMG:

10. TeamHealth:

11. Vantage Outsourcing:

12. TeleTracking:

13. HealthCare Appraisers:  

www.healthcareappraisers.com    

14. Medical Facilities Corp. 

15. Community Hospital Corp.:

16. Optum:

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