Dec. 6, 2013   

1. 10 Biggest Hospital Stories of 2013.       

2. 45 Statistics on Moody's A-Rated Hospitals.     

3. 17 Findings on Physician Representation on Health System Boards.       

4. Reducing Readmissions: How a MacArthur "Genius" is Revolutionizing Care in One of the Most Dangerous Towns in America.        

5. Nominate a special leader who has made a noteworthy contribution to the healthcare community for Becker's Healthcare Leadership Awards 2014. Please email nominations to Scott Becker at sbecker@beckershealthcare.com and Molly Gamble at mgamble@beckershealthcare.com by March 1st, 2014. Click here for more information.   

6. Major Changes Over 31 Years: Q&A With Spence Maidlow, CEO of Covenant HealthCare.         

7. UPMC Tax Challenge Hearing Set for January.   

8. Moody's: PPACA Policy Changes Mean More Risk for Health Insurers.  

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

24 Companies To Know

1. Aramark:  

www.aramark.com   

2. ASCOA:     

3. Regent Surgical Health:

4. TeleTracking:

5. Principle Valuation:

www.principlevaluation.com

6. VMG Health:
gregk@vmghealth.com;

7. CCMC:

www.ccmccertification.org

8. Select International: www.selectinternational.com    

9. CogentHMG:

10. TeamHealth:

11. Medical Facilities Corp. 

12. Surgical Directions:

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