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December 2014 Vol. 2014 No. 12 www.BeckersHospitalReview.com
Hospital Review
EDITORIAL
Molly Gamble / Editor in Chief, Becker's Hospital Review
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Laura Dyrda / Editor in Chief, ASC Review & Becker's Spine Review
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Carrie Pallardy / Lead Editor, GI & Endoscopy
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Heather Punke / Lead Editor, Lists
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Ellie Rizzo / Lead Editor, Health IT
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Ayla Ellison / Lead Editor, Finance
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Kelly Gooch / Senior Writer/Reporter
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Shannon Barnet / Writer/Reporter
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Akanksha Jayanthi / Writer/Reporter
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Emily Rappleye / Writer/Reporter
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Tamara Rosin / Writer/Reporter
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Anuja Vaidya / Writer/Reporter
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FEATURES
7 Publisher's Letter
16 11 CEOs: Why I Chose Healthcare
18 Becker's CEO Roundtable: 12 Healthcare Leaders Compare Notes on Their Jobs
and Their Industry
Executive Briefing: Enterprise-Wide Image Viewing
23 Universal Viewers: The Future of Image Viewing
27 100 Hospitals and Health Systems With Great Heart Programs
Hospital Executive Roundtable
35 The Accomplishments and Challenges of 2014
The Year in Review
37 Hospital Closures and Bankruptcies
38 Largest Hospital, Health System Layoffs
39 A Year of Mixed Results, Continued Growth For ACOs
40 Identifying Trends in False Claims Act Enforcement
Executive Briefing: Patient Flow in the Emergency Department
46 Department "Teams" Deliver Results
Executive Compensation
50 Simple and Strategic: The Next Generation of Executive Benefits
Health IT
52 Life After Healthcare: Why CIOs Do, and Don't, Leave The Industry
Executive Briefing: Perioperative Management and OR Productivity
55 Managing Cultural Change When Moving From Fee to Value:
11 Healthcare Leaders Respond
Leadership & Management
58 Patient Experience Affects Us All: Q&A With
Cleveland Clinic CXO Dr. James Merlino
59 Chuck Lauer: Honoring One of
Healthcare's Finest
60 The Corner Office: Dr. Richard Afable of
St. Joseph Hoag Health on Knocking
Down Barriers, One by One
61 Hospital & Health System Executive Moves
62 Hospital & Health System Transactions
62 Advertising Index
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