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Register Today! Becker's Hospital Review CEO Strategy Roundtable - Nov. 5, 2014 - Chicago 7 July issue. The July issue of Becker's Hospital Review includes the 2014 edition of 100 Great Community Hospitals, a list that highlights hospitals in suburban and rural locations with minimal teaching programs. The hospitals on this list, whether independent or affiliated with a larger system, have each been recognized for quality and service to their communities. We are pleased to share them with you. The issue also contains relevant feature stories, including "The Outpatient Payment Rate Debate: What Lower Reimbursement Would Mean for Hos- pitals," which explores the argument surrounding reducing Medicare reim- bursement for hospitals' outpatient departments to the same levels as am- bulatory surgery centers. The issue also features "Integrated Chaos: Health Systems and the Aftermath of Defensive Acquisitions," an article profiling health systems that have aggressively acquired hospitals or physician prac- tices and are now seeing internal problems as a result. In the July issue, you'll also find stories about innovation in community hos- pitals, price transparency tools, CEOs' career advancement and the ramifica- tions of a Priceline.com for healthcare. We are also pleased to share a CEO roundtable about population health with three leaders from hospitals or health systems in some of the United States' healthiest counties, as ranked by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. CEO Strategy Roundtable. The Becker's Hospital Review Annual CEO Strategy Roundtable will convene Wednesday, Nov. 5th in Chicago. More than 40 leading hospital and health system CEOs will speak at the day-long event, which will be held at the Ritz-Carlton, located just off of Michigan Avenue. Sessions will span such topics as strategy and leadership, accountable care organizations, healthcare reform and profitability. Special CEO, CFO and CIO roundtables will also take place. To learn more about the CEO Strategy Roundtable and register, visit: http:// www.beckershospitalreview.com/conference/ceo-roundtable/general-infor- mation.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@beckershealthcare.com. I can also be reached at (800) 417-2035. Very truly yours, Scott Becker Publisher's Letter July Issue; CEO Strategy Roundtable Our Hospital-Physician Joint Ventures: Often Copied, Never Duplicated. The advantages are plentif ul . So are the pit falls. W hich means you need skilled hands as well as industry expertise to make your joint venture surgery center work. ASCOA provides leadership f rom MDs as well as MB As and was founded by three surgeons. No other company has the breadth of clinical and business experience. Learn today about the joint venture model everyone else emulates and the specif ic things to consider before embarking on a hospital-physician surgery center. Visit ascoa .com and get results no one else can match. ASCOA.COM 866-98ASCOA AMBULATORY SURGICAL CENTERS of AMERICA SM ASCOA JV ad 7.5x5 1 Rev .indd 1 5/7/14 11:14 AM