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8 Publisher's Letter February Issue. is is the technology issue of Becker's Hospital Review, which features an interview with NewYork-Presbyterian CIO Daniel Barchi on the strategic initiative he plans to tackle in 2019 and thoughts on why healthcare isn't innovating faster from Debi Pasley, CNO of Irving, Texas-based Christus Health. e is- sue also contains a list of 23 risks healthcare organizations will face this year, a state-by-state breakdown of 93 rural hospital clo- sures and a Corner Office interview with Madeline Bell, CEO of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. I hope you enjoy reading. 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 pres- ident of the United States; George W. Bush, 43rd president of the United States; and Katie Couric, a storied news anchor, producer and documentarian. More than 300 hospital and health system executives will also speak across four days on a broad range of compelling healthcare topics. It should be a fantastic conference. Becker's Hospital Review 2nd Annual Health IT, Clinical Lead- ership + Pharmacy 2019. is conference will feature more than 80 sessions over 2.5 days focusing on all aspects of clinical leader- ship and health IT. We're excited to welcome more than 125 hos- pital and health system speakers, along with the following celeb- rity keynotes: Terry Bradshaw, co-host and analyst for FOX NFL Sunday; Bobbi Brown, makeup artist, author, entrepreneur and founder of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics and Beauty Evolution; and Kevin Pho, MD, an internal medicine physician and founder of KevinMD. We hope you will join us! Becker's Hospital Review 5th Annual Health IT + Revenue Cy- cle Conference (Oct. 9-12 at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago). is four-day conference will feature more than 150 sessions and 315 total speakers discussing various health IT and finance topics, including cybersecurity, mobile health and revenue cycle optimi- zation. e event will also feature a two-day Innovation eater and half-day Blockchain Summit. We're honored to welcome NFL legend Peyton Manning and Kevin O'Leary, chairman of O'Shares ETF Investments and star of ABC's Shark Tank, as celebrity key- notes. To learn more and register, please visit:http://www.beckershospi- talreview.com/conferences-and-events.html. Should you have any questions or if I can be of help in any manner, please do not hesitate to contact me at sbecker@beckershealth- care.com. I can also be reached at (800) 417-2035. ank you, as always, for reading. Very truly yours, Scott Becker Contact us today to get started! 888-416-2409 • bids@eSutures.com In only a few days, you can turn excess inventory into usable capital with our streamlined and simple process. For more information, or to begin the bid process, please call 888-416-2409 or email bids@eSutures.com. eSutures.com is interested in purchasing your in-date, short-dated and expired products in full selling units, open boxes and even individual, loose units. WE CAN PURCHASE: • Ethicon Suture • Ethicon Endosurgery • Covidien Suture • Covidien Endosurgery • Synthes • Arthrex • Bard • Gore • Masimo • Applied Medical and more! Sell Your Surgical Surplus to eSutures.com!