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Features
PUBLISHER'S LETTER 9
100 GREAT HOSPITALS IN AMERICA 10
EXECUTIVE BRIEFING:
The Paradigm Shift in Healthcare – from Business to Consumer 34
EXECUTIVE NOTES 40
FINANCE 44
EXECUTIVE BRIEFING:
The New Healthcare Leader 52
CARE DELIVERY 55
EXECUTIVE BRIEFING:
Hospitals: Is Your ED's Length of Stay Costing You Millions? 62
NOVEMBER CEO + CFO ROUNDTABLE 64
EXECUTIVE BRIEFING:
Taking the Wheel: Transforming the Hospital OR to Drive
Value 76
HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 78
EXECUTIVE BRIEFING:
Finding and Fixing the Leaks in Your Hospital's Revenue Cycle 83
THOUGHT LEADERSHIP 86
EXECUTIVE BRIEFING:
The Clinical, Financial & Emotional Benefits of Molecular C.
Difficile Testing 93
Advertising Index 98
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Vol. 2016 No. 5
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