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September Issue. is issue of Becker's Hospital Review contains a
feature exploring how Phoenix Children's Hospital is using a volunteer
"cuddler" program to improve outcomes among its neonatal inten-
sive care patients, as well as an article highlighting a day in the life of
Kevin Loon, CEO of Catholic Health Initiatives, as part of Becker's
new "Living with a leader" series. e issue also features a look at how
hospital mergers can raise patient safety problems, a breakdown of
CMS' 2,593-page final inpatient payment rule for 2019 and a Corner
Office interview with Tom Jackiewicz, CEO of Keck Medicine of USC.
We hope you enjoy reading.
Becker's Hospital Review 7th Annual CEO + CFO Roundtable
(November 12-14 at the Swissotel in Chicago). is year's roundtable
will feature 78 CEOs and 22 CFOs from amazing hospitals and health
systems nationwide. We will host more than 117 speakers total over
three days, including keynotes from former Secretary of State Hillary
Rodham Clinton, Chicago Cubs President eo Epstein and Geisinger
CEO David Feinberg. It should be an amazing conference.
Becker's Hospital Review 10th Annual Meeting (April 1-4 at the
Hyatt Regency in Chicago). We are excited to welcome the following
keynote speakers at our April conference: Bill Clinton, 42nd president
of the United States; George W. Bush, 43rd president of the United
States; and Katie Couric, a storied news anchor, producer and docu-
mentarian. More than 300 hospital and health system executives will
also speak on a broad range of compelling healthcare topics. We hope
you will join us.
To learn more and register, please visit:
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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. ank you, as always, for
reading.
Very truly yours,
Scott Becker
Mackenzie Bean contributed to this letter.
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