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5 PUBLISHER'S NOTE On behalf of Becker's Healthcare, I warmly welcome you to the Becker's Hospital Review 5th Annual Health IT + Revenue Cycle Conference. These four days will involve a healthy amount of education, entertainment and networking shared by more than 4,000 individuals from hospitals and health systems nationwide, including the 225-plus great hospital and health executives speaking. Becker's Healthcare publications and events share a common mission — to inform and entertain. This week, you have your choice of sessions on a range of topics, from high-level discussions about consumerism and innovation to on-the-ground guidance about IT security, payer contracting, revenue cycle performance and data analytics. We have a terrific lineup of keynote speakers, including Daniel Barchi, SVP and CIO, NewYork- Presbyterian; Maia Hightower, MD, MPH, MBA, CMIO, University of Utah Health; Sony Jacob, CIO, SSM Health; Edward Marx, CIO, Cleveland Clinic; Andrew Rosenberg, MD, CIO, Michigan Medicine; Shafiq Rab, MD, SVP and CIO, Rush University Medical Center; Jason Joseph, SVP and CIO, Spectrum Health; Holly Buckley, JD, Partner, McGuireWoods; Michael J. Reagin, MBA, SVP and Chief Information and Innovation Officer, Sentara Healthcare; Patricia Lavely, SVP and CIO, Gwinnett Medical Center; Lisa Stump, SVP and CIO, Yale New Haven Health System; Amy Assenmacher, SVP, Revenue Cycle for Spectrum Health; and John C. Goodman, President, Goodman Institute for Public Policy Research. In addition to high-caliber and business-focused healthcare sessions, I hope you enjoy hearing from Peyton Manning, NFL legend; Hillary Rodham Clinton, Former U.S. Secretary of State and Former U.S. Senator for New York; and Kevin O'Leary, Chairman of O'Shares ETF Investments and star of ABC's Shark Tank. These leaders from the worlds of sports, politics and business will offer their unique perspectives, approaches to leadership and other life lessons. We thank each of our sponsors for making this event possible. It simply could not happen without your support. Should you need anything during your stay in Chicago, do not hesitate to let a member of the Becker's Healthcare team know. We are happy to assist in any way. Thank you for being here! Truly, Scott Becker P.S. Be sure to check out our Becker's Hospital Review 11th Annual Meeting April 6-9, 2020, with more than 320 hospital and health system executives speaking, including keynotes from Rod Hochman, MD, President and CEO, Providence St. Joseph Health; Bernard J. Tyson, Chairman and CEO, Kaiser Permanente; Stephen Klasko, MD, President and CEO, Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health; Nancy Howell Agee, President and CE, Carilion Clinic; Lloyd Dean, President and CEO, Dignity Health; Wright Lassiter III, President and CEO, Henry Ford Health Systems; Sister Mary Haddad, RSM, President and CEO, Catholic Health Association of the United States; Warner Thomas, CEO, Ochsner Health System; Michael Slubowski, President and COO, Trinity Health; and Melinda Estes, MD, President and CEO, Saint Luke's Health System. We're excited to welcome several celebrity keynotes, including Former President George W. Bush and Former First Lady Laura Bush and Sport Legend Earvin "Magic" Johnson, along with a spirited debate between Karl Rove, Former Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor to President George W. Bush, and Donna Brazile, Vice Chair for the Democratic National Committee. P.P.S. Stay tuned and look for more information coming on our Becker's Hospital Review 3rd Health IT + Clinical Leadership + Pharmacy 2020, held May 19-21 at Swissotel in Chicago.