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This section offers healthcare-related news briefs as of February 2023 including acquisition deal between CVS Health and primary care provider Oak Street Health, decline in Tenet's profits in 2022, and concern of hospital chief executive officers (CEOs) regarding demand for behavioral health services.

The article announces the appointment of Dan Peres as president of Modern Healthcare by Crain Communications, and offers a career background of Peres.

The article features most influential people in healthcare selected for the 2022 Modern Healthcare's 100 Most Influential list, including Chip Kahn, president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Federation of American Hospitals, Wayne Smith, executive chairman of the board of Community Health Systems, and Drew Altman, president and CEO of Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.

An interview with Dr. Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, editor-in-chief of the "Journal of the American Medical Association" and the "JAMA Network" is presented. Dr. Bibbins Domingo talks about her career and her personal life that attracted her to the editor-in-chief position, how she plans to address what many say is structural racism embedded within scientific journals, and how journals can work to build trust with their audience amid misinformation among patients and consumers.

The article announces the retirement of "Modern Healthcare" publisher and vice president.

This section offers news briefs pertaining to U.S. health care industry, as of April 2022, including the impact of nursing shortage on patient safety, the operating loss of finance hospitals following omicron surge and the move of Insurance Florida to suspend Centene's Medicaid enrollment.

The article presents brief profile of several women healthcare professionals of the U.S. It highlights that Leah Binder, President of healthcare organization Leapfrog Group, initiated programs to eliminate central line-associated bloodstream infections. It mentions that Maureen Bisognano, president at Institute for Healthcare Improvement, advises healthcare professionals on patient-centered care.

The author reflects on her first introduction to "Modern Healthcare" magazine and experience as its editor.

The article discusses growing U.S. healthcare sector in terms of revenues and number of hospitals, and deals made in 2013 which created boom in this sector. Topics discussed include doctors employed by systems increased 39 percent to roughly 67,600 physicians, presents lists of systems depicting 10 largest health care systems by revenue, hospital count, and not-for-profit systems, and Catholic religious healthcare centers. It presents the views of Mark Pauly, medical professor, on the same.

The article discusses Consumer Reports Hospital Safety Report, which placed 11 out of hundred hospitals of the Bolivar Medical Center located in Cleveland, Mississippi, at bottom of a list of 2,500 U.S. hospitals for the year 2014. It reports that the medical center has earned Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval. Also discusses constructive ways to use hospital ratings and presents views of Consumer Reports' John Santa.

The article reports on the 10th annual Modern Healthcare 50 Most Influential Physician Executives and Leaders list for the U.S. as of 2014 which include Margaret Hamburg of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Ardis Dee Hoven of the American Medical Association, and Peter Angood of the American College of Physician Executives. It mentions that the list ranked physician executives and leaders according to their role in improving quality and patient safety. INSET: How they were chosen.

Charts and tables related to physician compensation in cardiology, emergency medicine and dermatology in 2012 and top business graduate schools for physician-executives for 2012-2013 including University of Michigan, San Diego State University and University of Memphis are presented.

The article presents the author's insights on the Best Pplaces to Work. The author says that the top ranked hospital is Texas Health Flower Mound hospital with 398 employees and is the top among midsized employers with 100 to 900 employees. He states that organizations in the top 10 on the ranking of the Best Places to Work include the Women's Hospital, Lovelace Women's Hospital, and CQuence Health Group. INSET: Innovative ways some Best Places are using formal employee....

In this article, the authors' present information on the new leaders in the healthcare industry of the U.S. including Anuj Desai, Beth Feldpush and John Gennaro. They informs that Desai is vice president of market development for the New York eHealth Collaborative, a not-for-profit organization. They further informs that Feldpush is a senior vice president of policy and advocacy at America's Essential Hospitals.

The article describes the role of accountable care organization (ACO) for the U.S. patients in helping them coordinated care for complex patients. It states that ACO have a participation in social insurance program Medicare's Shared Savings program. It mentions that as ACO persists on to grow the healthcare organizations analyze the strategies to improve the patient care.

The article looks at top news reports on U.S. healthcare industry in modernhealthcare.com as of December 6, 2021. Topics covered include legal dispute between healthcare companies UnitedHealthcare and TeamHealth over compensation of TeamHealth clinicians for emergency services, an increase in hospital labor costs as nurses seek higher pay, and overnight hospital stays of privately-insured and uninsured Medicaid enrollees.

The article highlights several articles that can be accessed on the journal's website, including the ban by 21 U.S. states of the spread pricing of drugs, the effort of Democrats in convincing conservative states to expand Medicaid to low-income adults, and a domestic policy plan by U.S. President Joe Biden that would expand health coverage and make new investments in the healthcare workforce.

An introduction to articles published within the issue is presented, including one which offered advice to rural hospitals on how to survive the post COVID-19 pandemic era and the experts recognized in the 2021 Healthcare Marketing Impact Awards.

In the article, the author discusses the challenges facing the 117th U.S. Congress, particularly in enhancing access to healthcare and drug pricing issues.

The article offers health care news briefs in the U.S., including the expected benefits to major insurers of the Democrats' plan to expand Medicaid, and the efforts by hospitals to oppose the price transparency rule.

The article features 50 of the most influential physician executives in the U.S. in 2012. Dr. John Kitzhaber as governor of Oregon was able to reform his state's Medicaid program in collaboration with physicians and lawyers. Partners HealthCare president and chief executive Dr. Gary Gottlie said Partners is working to align physicians and align interests including redesigning all of its primary-care practices into patient-centered medical homes. INSETS: Celebrating the 50 Most Influential;How we did it.

The article profiles several Trustees of the Year recipients in 2013. RoseMarie Reno served as director of nursing at Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside, California during the 1967-74 period and supported efforts to improve the clinical capabilities of the hospital. Daniel W. Farrell Jr. of Defiance Regional (Ohio) Hospital played an important role in the Kaitlyn's Cottage project. One of Stephen Howard's achievements at Beaumont Health System is helping it survive the Great Recession.

The article discusses the technological developments in the U.S. healthcare sector, particularly on information technology (IT). According to Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems president William Bria, IT tools should be exploited to advance the sector to the next level. The opinion of Virginia Commonwealth University Health System's Colin Banas on the developments is also cited.

A chart is presented that shows "Modern Healthcare's" list of 100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare in 2012, which include Wamego City Hospital in Wamego, Kansas, The Women's Hospital in Newburgh, Indiana, and Texas Health Center for Diagnostics & Surgery in Piano, Texas.

The article offers information on "Modern Healthcare's" 100 Best Places to Work for 2012. Topping the list is Wamego (Kansas) City Hospital, followed by The Women's Hospital in Newburgh, Indiana, and the Southern Ohio Medical Center in Portsmouth. The criteria for choosing the best places to work is discussed. The results of the survey of the 340 participating healthcare employers are presented.

This article features several corporate executives who are included in the journal's 2012 annual Up & Comers program, which recognizes the next generation in U.S. healthcare industry leadership. They are Witt/Kieffer president and chief executive officer (CEO) Charles W. B. Wardell III, Citrus Valley Health Partners chief medical officer and chief information officer Paveljit Bindra and B. Lynn Detterman, president and CEO of Mercy Willard Hospital in Ohio.

This article profiles companies and organizations that are included in the journal's Healthcare's Hottest rankings of fastest-growing companies and organizations in the U.S. healthcare industry during 2012. Companies included are Mercy Health Physicians in Cincinnati, Ohio, Globalised in Scottsdale, Arizona and ESD in Toledo, Ohio.

The article focuses on John Roberts, chief justice of the U.S. and "Modern Healthcare's" most influential person in healthcare for 2012. As proof of his influence, Roberts cast the deciding vote and wrote the majority opinion in the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling to uphold the constitutionality of the individual mandate of the U.S. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. One major issue faced by Roberts and the other justices is health insurance. Details of his opinion on the issue are noted. INSET: A senator with staying power.

The article presents the results of the 2012 annual Hospital Systems Survey of "Modern Healthcare" which showed that systems had pushed further to diversify services, particularly on the outpatient side, while re-investing more money in capital improvements. The survey also found the flat net income of hospitals from 2010 to 2011. The systems that participated in the survey revealed a 7% increase in net patient revenue in 2011.

A list of the 50 most influential physician executives in healthcare in the U.S. in 2012 is presented including Eric Topol of Scripps Health, Gary Kaplan of Virginia Mason Medical Center and John Noseworthy of Mayo Clinic. INSET: How the ranking was determined.

A list of the 2012 100 Top hospitals is presented including Munson Medical Center, Traverse City, Michigan, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts.

The article presents the perspectives of minority executives on the benefits of broader representation in the C-suite, boardrooms. Ram Raju, chief executive officer (CEO) of the Cook County Health & Hospitals System in Chicago, Illinois shares that as an administrator, decisions are made for the overall betterment of the hospital, patients and the communities served, considering as well, the importance of the backgrounds and beliefs of multicultural patients. INSET: How we did it.

A list of past inductees to "Modern Healthcare's" Health Care Hall of Fame is presented which includes Percy Allen, Robert M. Ball, and Clara Barton.

The article reports that mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity among hospitals and systems continued its upswing in the U.S. as of January 30, 2012. According to the 18th annual M&A report of "Modern Healthcare," the number of deals increased by 3.4 percent to 92 transactions. Industry experts believe that the increase in the number of deals was driven by the evolution of the healthcare model of the country. The continuation of innovation in deal structuring in 2012 is also discussed.

The article offers information on "Modern Healthcare's" annual list of Top 25 Clinical Informaticists in the U.S. William Bria, chief medical information officer (CMIO) of Shriners Hospitals for Children, is one of the few honorees who appeared on the 2010 and 2011 lists. Other notable figures on the list are Brent James, Howard Landa, and Christopher Longhurst. Bria says the meaningful use requirement for health information technology has raised awareness on the importance of informatics.

The article discusses accountable care organizations (ACO), an option intended to transform hospital and physician payment and delivery and the results of a 2011 survey that include reports on the development of ACO in South Carolina. According to Elliot Fisher, a proponent of accountable care and director of the Dartmouth College Center for Population Health, hospitals, doctors and other providers are offered financial incentives for increased coordination of medical care.

The article focuses on the argument by U.S. politicians on the government function in the healthcare sector. The division of political sources over issues of debt ceiling and the use of energy-efficient light bulbs are reportedly addressed on the ranking of the 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare by "Modern Healthcare." House Budget Committee chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) is known for referring healthcare inflation as a cause of costliness of health programs. INSET: How we did it.

The article discusses the results of the annual Executive Compensation Survey of "Modern Healthcare." The data, provided by Sullivan, Cotter and Associates, was drawn from responses of approximately 1,200 healthcare providers in the U.S. It found that in 2011, an average salary growth of 3.1 percent was posted for executives in the 24 categories tracked at hospitals, while 3.3 percent increases were calculated for colleagues in 44 job categories at health systems.

The article presents a list of the 50 Most Influential Physician Executives in U.S. Healthcare, as voted by readers of "Modern Healthcare" and "Modern Physician" which includes Richard Gilfillan, acting director of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation, Washington, Regina Benjamin, U.S. surgeon general, U.S. Public Health Service, Rockville, Maryland and Harvey Fineberg, president of the Institute of Medicine, Washington. INSET: How the ranking was determined.

The article features the top women leaders in U.S. health care. Debra Cafaro, chairperson and chief executive officer (CEO) of Ventas, has restructured the company in 2001 and grown its staff to nearly 300 with a portfolio of more than 600 assets. Hospital administrator Nancy Schlichting took over Henry Ford Health System in 2003 as president and CEO and doubled the company's size in both revenue and staff. Maureen Bisognano, president and CEO at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, has developed improvement tools for healthcare executives. INSETS: Once again, women are leading the way;How we determined the Top 25.

The article focuses on the "Modern Healthcare's" 32nd Annual Construction & Design Survey. It shows that 48 of the polled companies claimed that some of them resumed work again and reported working on 98 projects that stopped and restarted in 2010. However, respondents are concerned about the strength of the recovery while some are determining whether foreign markets cause the lack of work on the domestic front. Also noted is the economic and political uncertainty cited by participants as reasons for the cancellation of healthcare construction projects.

The article offers information on the role of clinical informaticists in the U.S., who are recognized by this journal with their inclusion in the Top 25 Clinical Informaticists. Clinical informaticists are an important part of healthcare organizations, and their role in creating health information technology (IT) as a source of revenue is emphasized under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH). An overview of criteria and clinical informaticists recognized by the journal is presented. INSET: How we chose the Top 25.

The article reports on the result of an industry-wide survey on the state of hospital-physician relations in the U.S., which is conducted by Modern Healthcare in partnership with Press Ganey Associates. According to Dennis Kaldenberg, chief scientist of Press Ganey, the survey shows that there will an increase in physicians who work in an employment arrangement. This arrangement is not an option in other parts of the country, the survey also reveals. INSET: How we did it.

The article deals with the success of employers included in the 2010 edition of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare list of "Modern Healthcare," in maintaining morale and retaining staff amidst poor economic conditions in the U.S. Intelligent InSites, a back-to-back Best Places to Work winner, has launched additional employee benefits like life insurance and continue to offer stock-options. Some of the ways adopted by employers to keep their employees happy and retain them, include continuing education programs and work-life balance initiatives.

The article reports on the periodical's 2010 100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare ranking in the U.S. Based on readers' opinions, the 2010 ranking is dominated by government officials and members of the Congress who have contributed to the healthcare reform law. President Barack Obama ranked number one, followed by Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. INSETS: Some new faces on the list;How we did it.

The article offers healthcare news briefs in the U.S. as of September 2021, including the increase in healthcare-associated infection rates amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and the low rates of health bankruptcy filings.

The article presents an update on the healthcare industry in the U.S. as of July 5, 2021. The for-profit company Evio will be launched by Five Blues to reduce drug prices. The merger between LifePoint and Kindred Healthcare is expected to create a large national health system. There was an increase in the number of U.S. physicians who are employed by hospitals or corporations.