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9 October Issue. is is the Population Health Issue of Becker's Hos- pital Review, which contains the annual list of 110 Physician Leaders of Hospital and Health Systems and a special feature highlighting creative hospital advertisements — like "If our beds are filled it means we've failed." — that focus on patient well-being outside of the hospital. e is- sue also includes a listing of 17 hospitals and health systems implement- ing unique population health initiatives, a special examination of Stark Law — "Stark Law: e 27-Year-Old Act Killing Healthcare Reform Be- fore It Can Begin?" — and a Corner Office interview with Gary S. Kaplan, MD, chairman and CEO of Seattle-based Virginia Mason Health System. Becker's Hospital Review 8th Annual Meeting (April 17-20 at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago). is year's annual meeting will host more than 300 speakers, including 233 health system executives. e event features celebrity keynotes by Arnold Schwarzenegger, 38th Governor of California, and Jay Leno, comedian and former host of e Tonight Show. Other keynote speakers include Michael J. Dowling, pres- ident and CEO of Northwell Health; Delos M. Cosgrove, MD, president and CEO of Cleveland Clinic and Marna Borgstrom, MPH, president and CEO of Yale-New Haven Health. It should be a great meeting. Becker's Hospital Review 3rd Annual CIO/HIT + Revenue Cycle Conference (September 19-22 at the Hyatt Regency). We are thrilled to host keynote speaker George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States, along with close to 100+ hospital and health system CIOs and revenue cycle speakers. e conference will include three full CIO/Health IT Tracks and three full Revenue Cycle Tracks. We hope you will join us. To learn more and register, please visit: http://www.beckershospitalreview.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 Is your hospital doing everything it can to fight infections? Because life is on the line, precision matters. 1 in 25 patients * will be affected by HAIs during their hospital stay. Tru-D SmartUVC is the only device that guarantees total room disinfection, eliminating up to 99.9% of MRSA, C. diff and VRE in a single cycle with a measured, continuous dose of UVC light. Learn more about Tru-D and its cutting-edge SmartUVC technology at Tru-D.com SEE THE TRU-DIFFERENCE AT TRU-D.COM (800) 774-5799