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Sign up for the COMPLIMENTARY Becker's Hospital Review CEO Report & CFO Report E-Weeklies at www.BeckersHospitalReview.com or call (800) 417-2035 Kevin E. Lofton. Mr. Lofton has been president and CEO of Englewood, Colo.-based Catholic Health Initiatives since 2003, having previously served as the system's COO and in other executive positions. Active with the American Hospital Association, he served as the 2007 chair of the AHA Board of Directors and currently serves as chair of the Committee on Nominations. Charles N. Martin, Jr. Mr. Martin has served as Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanguard Health Systems' chairman and CEO since the company's inception in 1997. Prior to forming Vanguard, he served as chairman, president and CEO of OrNda HealthCorp. Under his leadership, OrNda grew from revenues of $450 million to $3 billion in three years, becoming the nation's third-largest investor-owned hospital management company. Farzad Mostashari, MD, ScM. Dr. Mostashari serves as National Coordinator for Health Information Technology within the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology at HHS. He joined ONC in July 2009, having previously served at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Dr. Mostashari plans to launch an internal review to determine whether EHR systems prompt some providers to overbill Medicare or "upcode" for procedures. Gary D. Newsome. Mr. Newsome became president and CEO of Health Management Associates, based in Naples, Fla., in 2008. Prior to that, he was employed by Community Health Systems. Health Management Associates is a for-profit corporation that operates or provides services to 66 hospitals in 15 states, including the former Wuesthoff Healthcare hospitals, which were purchased by the company in 2010. John H. Noseworthy, MD. Dr. Noseworthy is president and CEO of Mayo Clinic, a Rochester, Minn.-based health system routinely recognized as one of the top providers in the country. Dr. Noseworthy began his career as a neurologist and holds the title of editor-in-chief of Neurology, the journal of the American Academy of Neurology. President Barack Obama. President Obama is the 44th and current President of the United States. In 2010, President Obama passed the sweeping Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which expands healthcare coverage to 35 million individuals and sets up health insurance exchanges to lower the price of health insurance, among other measures. In November 2012, President Obama was re-elected to his position, beating Republican candidate Mitt Romney by a wide margin — 332 electoral votes to 206. Thomas M. Priselac. Mr. Priselac has been president and CEO of Cedars-Sinai Health System in Los Angeles since January 1994, with an association to the health system going back to 1979. Mr. Priselac has also served the healthcare industry in other roles, as past-chair of the American Hospital Association Board of Trustees and past-chair of the Association of American Medical Colleges. Kenneth Raske. Mr. Raske has been president of the Greater New York Hospital Association since 1984 and is a recognized expert on healthcare policy and finance. He has been instrumental in growing GNYHA to the nearly 250 hospitals and continuing care facilities in the New York metro area and throughout the state. Mr. Raske also created The Health Economics and Outcomes Research Institute, which analyzes and interprets fiscal data and economic trends affecting healthcare providers. Ian Read. Mr. Read is chairman of the board and CEO of Pfizer, one of the world's leading biopharmaceutical companies. Prior to his current position, Mr. Read served as senior vice president for Pfizer and group president of the worldwide pharmaceutical businesses. He joined the company in 1978 as an operational auditor and has taken on roles of increasing responsibility since then. John Roberts. Chief Justice Roberts is the 17th and current Chief Justice of the United States, a position he has held since 2005, having being nominated by President George W. Bush. In June 2012, he delivered the majority opinion in the Supreme Court case that upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act by a 5-4 vote. Nancy Schlichting. Ms. Schlichting is CEO of Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, Mich., a $4 billion healthcare organization with 23,000 employees. She is credited with leading the health system through a dramatic financial turnaround and for implementing award-winning patient safety, customer service and diversity initiatives. She joined the system in 1998 as senior vice president and has accepted roles of increasing responsibility ever since. Kathleen Sebelius. Ms. Sebelius currently serves as the 21st Secretary of Health and Human Services. She also served as the second female governor of Kansas from 2003 to 2008 and the chair-emerita of the Democratic Governors Association. Sec. Sebelius has been responsible for implementing many reforms under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including policies that place emphasis on wellness and prevention, support adoption of EMR and train more primary healthcare providers. Gov. Peter Shumlin. Gov. Shumlin is the 81st and current governor of Vermont, having previously represented his Vermont Senate District for eight non-consecutive two-year terms. He was re-elected as governor of his state in November 2012. In 2011, Gov. Shumlin led the state in passing legislation that would establish a single-payor healthcare system. Wayne Smith. Mr. Smith joined Community Health Systems in 1997 and has since become 23 the system's chairman of the board, president and CEO. He worked for insurance company Humana for 23 years before joining CHS. CHS, based in Franklin, Tenn., is the largest non-urban provider of general hospital healthcare services in the United States, in terms of acute-care facilities. Glenn D. Steele Jr., MD, PhD. Dr. Steele is president and CEO of Geisinger Health System in Danville, Pa., a position he accepted in 2001 after a tenure at the University of Chicago. He is past chairman of the American Board of Surgery and is widely recognized for his investigations into the treatment of primary and metastatic liver cancer and colorectal cancer surgery. Joseph R. Swedish. Mr. Swedish became president and CEO of Novi, Mich.-based Trinity Health in December 2004 and has since led the organization through many initiatives to improve clinical and business processes. He is currently leading the Catholic hospital system through two major changes: the move of its headquarters from Novi to Livonia, Mich., and a potential merger with Pennsylvania-based Catholic Health East. Marilyn Tavenner. Ms. Tavenner is the current acting administrator for CMS, succeeding Donald M. Berwick, MD, who resigned in December 2011. Ms. Tavenner has nearly 35 years of experience working with healthcare providers, previously serving as principal deputy administrator for the Medicare program and HCA's president of outpatient services. Anthony Tersigni, EdD, FACHE. Dr. Tersigni serves as president and CEO of Ascension Health Alliance, whose subsidiaries include Ascension Health, the nation's largest Catholic and non-profit health system. Dr. Tersigni is the first president and CEO of the Alliance, which began operations on Jan. 1, 2012. He previously served as interim CEO for the system, starting in January 2004. Richard Umbdenstock, FACHE. Mr. Umbdenstock is president and CEO of the American Hospital Association, the nation's primary organization for promoting policy that supports hospitals and health systems. Prior to joining the AHA, Mr. Umbdenstock was executive vice president of Providence Health & Services in Spokane, Wash. He recently led the AHA in suing HHS over Medicare payment denials for audited outpatient procedures. Chris Van Gorder. Mr. Van Gorder is president and CEO of Scripps Health in San Diego. He was integral to the system's turnaround in 2000 and is currently leading the system through an expansion plan for the San Diego region. In October 2010, Mr. Van Gorder announced a new direction for the system, turning "the organization on its side" to create a horizontally matrixed management structure. n

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