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8 August issue. ank you for reading e List Issue of Becker's Hospital Review. Inside you will find lists of the largest hospitals, health systems and accountable care organizations. Read up on seven of the most pressing issues in healthcare so far this year, eight Epic EHR implementations with the larg- est price tags and nine hospital mergers or affiliations that were called off. Included in this month's issue is the list of 50 great health systems to know, which range in size and location but share the pursuit to provide high-quality healthcare to the communities they serve. e list of conversation-starters in healthcare is a long one. We are so proud to feature thoughts, ideas and opinions from several of healthcare's thought leaders who spoke to us about health insurer consolidation, hospital merg- ers, CEO retirements and resignations, vacations and innovation. Inside you will also find some of the biggest news stories and headlines about hospital finances, health IT, legal developments, policy changes and more. CEO Roundtable + CFO/CIO Roundtable Nov. 18-19 at the Ritz- Carlton Chicago. We are thrilled to have more than 40 leading hospital and health system CEOs and 33 CFOs and CIOs speak at this event, covering topics such as strategy, leadership, ACOs, physician alignment, healthcare reform, improving profitability, the role of the CIO, social media, data analyt- ics, mobile health and EMR issues. Keynote speakers at the November roundtables include Daniel Morissette, CFO of Stanford Health Care, Chuck Lauer, former publisher of Modern Healthcare, Mike Butler, president of operations and services at Providence Health & Services, Delos M. Cosgrove, MD, president and CEO of Cleveland Clinic, Michael T. Rowan, president of health system delivery and COO of Catholic Health Initiatives, and several others. We will conclude the day with a terrific CEO panel and then have a cocktail reception with networking. Get to know hospital executives as our speakers discuss some of the biggest challenges they face and their strategies for the future. Also, please join us for the Becker's Hospital Review's 7th Annual Meeting April 27-30 at the Chicago Hyatt Regency. It is our privilege to host an es- teemed group of hospital and health system executives to discuss leadership and some of healthcare's most pressing issues. To learn more about these events and register, please visit: http://www.beck- ershospitalreview.com/conferences-and-events.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. ank you, as always, for reading. Very truly yours, Scott Becker Publisher's Letter It's a big ste p for any hos pital . But a Joint Venture can really pay of f if managed by the right team . A team like the one you'll f ind at ASCOA . We're res ponsible for more than 65 successf ul physician part ner centers and hos pital-physician J Vs. Lear n more at a scoa .com . And see how you could be our ne xt success stor y. Questions about Joint Ventures? Chances are, the answer is ASCOA. ASCOA.COM 866-98ASCOA AMBULATORY SURGICAL CENTERS of AMERICA SM ASCOA-JV ad 7.5x5_Jan-2015_V3 .indd 1 2/4/15 12:19 PM