Nov. 8, 2013   

1. 5 Tips for Community Hospital Survival.  

2. Is Your Hospital's Physician Lounge a Ghost Town?                  

3. Out-of-Pocket Healthcare Costs Soared 25% in First Half of 2013.       

4. Upcoming Webinar. Information Governance for Healthcare Executives (Thurs., Nov. 14, 1:15-2:15PM CST). To register for the free webinar, .

5. Legal Considerations for Hospitals' Mandatory Employee Flu Shot Policies.           

6. Big 5 Health Insurers Report $3.7B in Q3 Profit.

7. Northwestern Memorial to Pay Nearly $350M for 900-Physician Group.      

8. 3 Suggestions to Intensify Specialist ACO Involvement.  

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

24 Companies To Know

1. Tork:

3. TeleTracking:

5. ASCOA:     

6. Principle Valuation:

www.principlevaluation.com

7. Regent Surgical Health:

8. VMG Health:
gregk@vmghealth.com;

9. Surgical Directions:

10. Medical Facilities Corp. 

11. CogentHMG:

12. TeamHealth:

13. Select International: www.selectinternational.com

14. Vantage Outsourcing:

15. HealthCare Appraisers:  

www.healthcareappraisers.com     

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