April 7, 2015 TODAY'S TOP STORIES 1. CMS finalizes 2016 Medicare Advantage payment rates: 10 things to know 2. 10 recent hospital partnerships, transactions       3. Hospital consolidation squeezing out executives      4. Sentara Healthcare net surplus falls to $359.9M   5. 2 Ohio systems back out of merger talks 6. What does your organizational strategy for improved efficiency involve? Let us know in this survey.  7. Shares of Ventas spike after announcing $1.75B Ardent deal 8. 14 large physician groups earn payment increases under physician value-based modifier     9. Don't miss Eric Yablonka, Vice President and CIO for University of Chicago Medicine and Biological Sciences, discuss "Data Analytics: The Impact on Key Decisions and Profitability" at Becker's CIO & Health IT Summit!       10. Aetna, Emory Healthcare to partner on accountable care     11. 11 things to know before HIMSS15   12. 10 top cities for healthcare investment funding 13. Dr. Toby Cosgrove on healthcare, the Cleveland Clinic under the PPACA    14. Recruitment problem cause Emanuel Medical Center to close primary care clinic          Follow us on Twitter!     Becker's Hospital Review 6th Annual Meeting  Save the date!   May 7-9, 2015 | Swissotel Chicago Featuring 150+ Hospital and Health System Executives Speaking    100+ Sessions  | 200+ Speakers  To register or learn more, click here.  Companies to Know  Thank you to our key partners xG Health Solutions Inc. Sheridan Healthcare Surgical Directions VMG Health ASCOA athenahealth Inc. EmCare Select International TeamHealth API Healthcare CipherHealth LLC Syncera   Capella University Bank of America HealthCare Appraisers Inc. Vocera Communications Inc. North American Partners in Anesthesia Regent Surgical Health LLC Principle Valuation Caradigm ASD Management Foundation Surgical Hospital Management LLC Leidos Eveia Health Consulting & Management CompleteRX    Channels Integration & Physician Issues Population Health Accountable Care Organizations Leadership & Management Executive Moves Financial Management ICD-10 Compensation Issues Transaction & Valuation Issues Legal & Regulatory Issues Health Information Technology Workforce & Labor Management Capacity Management Quality & Patient Safety Supply Chain Hospital CEO & CFO Profiles Lists _____________________ Contact Us Editorial Contact:  Molly Gamble    Editor-in-Chief  (800) 417-2035 email editorial Sales, Marketing & Events: Jessica Cole President and CEO email sales ______________________   Becker's Hospital Review A Becker's Healthcare Publication   www.BeckersHospitalReview.com editorial@beckershealthcare.com 35 E. Wacker Drive, Suite 1782 | Chicago, IL 60601 Copyright © 2015. All Rights Reserved.

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