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February 2017
Vol. 2017 No. 2
Surgical Care Affiliates, OptumCare to Merge
Geisinger CEO Dr. David Feinberg: 'I'd Like To Eliminate the Waiting Room and Everything It
Represents'
CFO / FINANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-30
20 Health Conditions People Spent Most on in 2013 — and What the Bulk of Their Money Went
Toward
UMass Memorial Points to Epic Implementation for Drop in Operating Income
A State-by-State Breakdown of 80 Rural Hospital Closures
UHS Loses 20% of Its Market Cap After BuzzFeed Investigative Report
Mayo Clinic to Give Delayed Pay Raises
Texas Hospital to File for Bankruptcy as Debt Mounts
CHS on Track to Overcome Financial Troubles, Says CEO
EXECUTIVE BRIEFING:
How Patientory Uses Blockchain to Keep Data Secure
and Help Connect Patients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
CMO / CARE DELIVERY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35-40
Where Are CMS' New Overall 5-star Hospitals?
Where Are CMS' New Overall 1-star Hospitals?
Bill Gates Says Next 10 Years Will Be High Risk for Antibiotic-Resistant Pandemic
Meet the Mesentery — the Newly Identified Human Organ
Female Cardiologists Experience 3 Times More Discrimination Than Male Counterparts
SK&A: 20 Medical Groups With the Most Physicians — Kaiser Permanente Medical Group Tops
the List
FDA Bans Powdered Gloves: New Rule Took Effect Jan. 18
49 Hospitals With the Lowest Readmission Rates
Geisinger Finalizes Medical School Partnership
