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Hospital Review
November 2013
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Vol. 2013 No. 11
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Publisher's Letter
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200 Hospital Benchmarks — 2013
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Restructuring for Future Success: Q&A With SSM Health Care's Chris Howard
21
Becker's Hospital Review 5th Annual Meeting Brochure
Clinical Integration & ACOs
32
Reducing ACO Patient Leakage Begins With Education
32 Despite Increases in Hospital Employment, 53% of Physicians Are Self-Employed
Executive Briefing: The New Physician Workforce
35 Steps to Ensure Physician Alignment, Performance and Career Satisfaction
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39 From Sprints to Marathons: How to Help Hospital Leaders Cope With Continuous
Change
Executive Briefing: Big Data
43 Big Data and HIEs are Paving the Way to Meaningful Population Health Management
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Transaction & Valuation Issues
46
Keeping Healthcare Local: Why Some Providers Choose Non-Ownership Collaborations
Over Mergers
48
Rural Healthcare Amidst Reform: Are Critical Access Hospitals Endangered?
Finance, Revenue Cycle & ICD-10
50 Study: Highest-Priced Hospitals Have Charges Up to 60% Higher Than Competitors
50 CMS Issues Final Rule Cutting $1.1B in Medicaid DSH Payments
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51 Statistics on Healthcare CEO Severance Packages
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51 60 Statistics on Physician
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Chuck Lauer: My 20 Life Lessons
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Hospital & Health System Executive Moves
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Hospital & Health System Transactions
54
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