Dec. 17, 2013   

1. 100 Hospitals With Great Heart Programs.      

2. 9 Hospital and Health System Executive Moves.       

3. Massachusetts Commission to Review Partners Healthcare, Hallmark Health Deal.   

4. 72-Day Strike Ends at 4 Dignity Health Hospitals.     

5. Upcoming Webinar. Take Control of Your Purchased Services Spend: Best Practice Success Stories (Thurs.,  Jan. 16, 2:00-3:00 PM CST). To register for this complimentary webinar, .    

6. 4 Hospital, Health System CEOs Describe Their Leadership Style.       

7. Study: ACO Efforts Lead to Cancer Care Savings.        

8. Top 5 Causes of Physician Burnout.  

Becker's Hospital Review 5th Annual Meeting - Speaker Spotlight: Richard Kunnes, MD, Managing Principal & Chief Executive Officer, The Sevenex Group speaking on "Resource Optimization: Enhanced EBIDTA Guaranteed!" (May 14-17, 2014 - Chicago). To learn more, .       

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

24 Companies To Know

1. ASCOA:     

2. VMG Health:
gregk@vmghealth.com;

3. Optum: 

www.optum.com  

4. Select International: www.selectinternational.com  

5. MedAssets:  

www.medassets.com  

6. Principle Valuation:

www.principlevaluation.com

7. TeamHealth:

8. Surgical Directions:

9. Regent Surgical Health:

10. TeleTracking:

11. CCMC:

www.ccmccertification.org     

12. CogentHMG:

13. Medical Facilities Corp. 

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