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September issue. The September issue of Becker's
Hospital Review contains a diverse combination of news
stories, analysis, perspectives and lists. Get acquainted
with 50 critical access hospitals, our first edition of this
list. These hospitals, usually at least 35 miles away from
another hospital, may not make headlines often but
are truly important and compelling components of the
American healthcare landscape. We are very pleased to
recognize them. In the next few pages, you'll find stories
about the most important health IT developments this
year so far, the likely effects of insurance megamergers,
CMS' readmission penalties and health systems' financial
results, along with perspectives and commentary from
some of the most interesting thought leaders and execu-
tives in healthcare. I hope you enjoy reading.
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 analytics, mobile health and EMR
issues.
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 esteemed group of
hospital and health system executives to discuss leader-
ship and some of healthcare's most pressing issues.
To learn more about these events and register, please
visit: http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/confer-
ences-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. Thank you, as always, for reading.
Very truly yours,
Scott Becker
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