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BECKER'S
HOSPITAL REVIEW
February 2018 Vol. 2018 No. 2
45+
STORIES
FEATURED
INSIDE THE ISSUE
IN THIS ISSUE:
4 Hospital Deals to
Watch This Year p. 23
17 ACOs Join the Next
Generation Model p. 24
AHA CEO Rick Pollack:
Why Hospital M&A
Benefits Patients p. 36
5 Things to Know About
CMS' Updated Overall
Hospital Star Ratings p. 48
To Curb Opioid Abuse,
HCA & LifePoint Warn
Patients They May
Feel More Pain p. 57
37 Hospital & Health System
Executive Moves p. 63
The Man Behind the
Rankings: Reflections From
Outgoing U.S. News Editor
Aver y Comarow
Page 34
EXECUTIVE EXCLUSIVES
Bernard Wheatley,
DBA
CEO of Schneider
Regional Medical
Center p. 59
Michael Dowling
President & CEO of
Northwell Health
p. 60
Alan Kaplan, MD
President & CEO of
UW Health
p. 62
105
CIOs
T O K N O W
2018
e tech chiefs at the forefront of
health IT, from cybersecurity to
data analytics & population health.
Page 11
PLUS:
Apple Adds Medical
Records to the
iPhone p. 43
What Physicians Like
Most About Epic,
Cerner & 8 Other
EHR Vendors p. 37
