Features
Publisher's Letter
FINANCE
EXECUTIVE BRIEFING: Leveraging Technology
to Power Transformation in Today's Healthcare
Environment
50 GREAT CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITALS TO
KNOW
CARE DELIVERY
PAYER ISSUES
EXECUTIVE BRIEFING: The Path to ICD-10
Readiness
HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
Executive Moves
Hospital and Health System
Transactions
Advertising Index
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September 2015
Vol. 2015 No. 9
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EDITORS
Molly Gamble / Editor in Chief, Becker's Hospital Review
Laura Dyrda / Editor in Chief, Becker's ASC Review & Becker's
Spine Review
Heather Punke / Managing Editor
Carrie Pallardy / Editor
Ayla Ellison / Editor
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Kelly Gooch / Senior Writer/Reporter
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Max Green / Writer/Reporter
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Tamara Rosin / Writer/Reporter
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Megan Wood / Writer/Reporter
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