BECKER'S
HOSPITAL REVIEW
November 2016 l Vol. 2016 No. 11
Other Stories
Chuck Lauer: Naming the
No. 1 Challenge for Health
System CEOs is Now a
Challenge in Itself
— p. 66
The Rise of the 'Freelance
Consultant' — p. 16
20 Financial Benchmarks for
Hospital Executives — p. 19
Boston Children's 2014
Hacker Explains Why He
Did It — p. 48
Physicians' Opinions of
EHR Vendors: 8 Findings —
p. 46
U of Vermont College
of Medicine to Scrap All
Lecture Courses — p. 55
RN Average Hourly Wage
and Salary For All 50 States
— p. 59
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
to Double Number of
Physicians — p. 63
7 Thoughts on Leadership
With One of Yale-New
Haven's Youngest
Administrators — p. 68
See the full story on page 74.
See the full story on page 68.
Geisinger Health System in Danville, Pa.,
implemented a satisfaction-guaranteed pa-
tient refund program in November 2015.
We checked in with President and CEO
David Feinberg, MD, to see how the pro-
gram is faring one year — and $400,000 in
refunds — later.
ese hospitals and health systems have committed to
keeping up with — or getting ahead of — the pace of
change in healthcare by forming dedicated centers and
institutes for innovation.
50 Hospitals with Innovation Programs
Geisinger CEO Dr.
David Feinberg Talks 1
Year of Patient Refunds
e Strategy & Innovation Issue
Aer a listening tour and nearly 4,000 public
comments, CMS released the final rule for the
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act,
a landmark payment system for Medicare physi-
cian fees that replaces the sustainable growth rate
formula. Here are 10 things to know about the
2,398-page rule.
The
MACRA Final
Rule: 10 Things to Know
See the full story on page 20.
Becker's Hospital Review
8
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Annual Meeting
April 17-20, 2017
Hyatt Regency | Chicago, Illinois
233 Great Health System Executives Speaking
300 Speakers Total Speaking on 6 Tracks
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