November issue.
The November issue of Becker’s Hospital Review features our annual special benchmarking section, featuring 200 hospital benchmarks across various areas of performance: clinical, financial, operationaland more. The issue also includes a feature article that examines the role of benchmarking in price transparency efforts. “Opening Up: How Pricing Transparency Will Change Hospital Benchmarking” by Helen Adamopolous explores the forces driving the surge toward transparency and the difficulties organizations face when trying to price and benchmark the costs of their services. This issue also contains an exclusive Q&A with SSM Health Care’s new President of Hospital Operations Chris Howard on restructuring for future success as well as feature articles on how to reduce patient leakage in accountable care organizations and the plight and future of critical access hospitals in America.
2014 Annual Meeting.
Please save the date for the 5th Annual Becker’s Hospital Review Meeting, which will take place on May 15-17, 2014, at the Swissotel Chicago. This exclusive conference brings together hospital business and strategy leaders to discuss how to improve your hospital and its bottom line in these challenging but opportunity-filled times. The event will feature 100+ sessions and 190+ speakers, including keynote speakers Joe Torre, American Major League Baseball executive and former manager and player, Delos “Toby” Cosgrove, MD, president and CEO of Cleveland Clinic, Forrest Sawyer, former television news anchor for ABC, CBS and MSNBC, and Chuck Lauer, former publisher of Modern Healthcare. To learn more about the event, visit: www.beckershospitalreview. com/2013conference.
Should you have any questions or if I can be of help in any manner, please do not hesitate to contact me at sbecker@beckershealthcare.com. I can also be reached at (800) 417-2035.
Very truly yours,

Scott Becker
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