Healthcare Services

Sector journalism and trade press.

• Modern Healthcare $
  The industry's flagship publication.
• Becker's Hospital Review
  Hospital industry news; widely read by execs.
• STAT News $
  Health and biomedicine journalism.
• Healthcare Dive
  Daily provider industry news.
• Fierce Healthcare
  Provider, payer, and pharma news.
• Health Affairs $
  Health policy journal.
• Modern Healthcare Daily Dose $
  Industry newsletter.

Membership bodies, advocacy, standards.

• AHA — American Hospital Association
  Largest US hospital trade group.
• AAMC — Association of American Medical Colleges
  Academic medical centers, MD schools.
• AMA — American Medical Association
  Largest US physician association.
• ANA — American Nurses Association
  US nursing profession.
• MGMA — Medical Group Management Association
  Medical group practice management.
• HFMA — Healthcare Financial Management
  Healthcare finance professionals.
• HIMSS
  Healthcare IT and digital health.

Where deals get done and announcements happen.

• HIMSS Global Conference
  Largest health IT event; ~30K attendees.
• HLTH / ViVE
  Healthcare ecosystem and digital health events.
• Becker's Hospital Review Annual
  Hospital industry's largest event.
• J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference
  San Francisco; the industry's annual deal-making.
• ASHP / RSNA / AAOS
  Major specialty society annuals (pharmacy, radiology, ortho).
• Health Connect Partners
  Hospital purchasing/supply chain events.

Sector-specialist analysts and data providers.

• CDC
  Public health data and disease surveillance.
• AHRQ — Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality
  HCUP databases; clinical practice research.
• NIH NCHS — National Center for Health Statistics
  National healthcare utilization stats.
• Health Catalyst / Vizient
  Hospital benchmarking and analytics.
• Definitive Healthcare $
  Healthcare provider data platform.
• Press Ganey $
  Patient experience benchmarking.
• Sg2 (Vizient) $
  Strategic healthcare consulting.

Agencies that govern the sector.

• CMS
  Conditions of Participation, payment rules.
• Joint Commission
  Hospital accreditation.
• FDA — Devices, Drugs, Diagnostics
  Product oversight in clinical settings.
• OIG (HHS)
  Stark, anti-kickback, healthcare fraud.
• HRSA — Health Resources & Services
  340B program, rural and community health.
• State Departments of Health
  Licensing, CON, public health regs.
• DEA — Controlled Substances
  Provider DEA registration; opioid scheduling.

Bellwethers and notable executives.

• HCA Healthcare
  Sam Hazen, CEO. Largest US for-profit hospital system.
• Ascension
  Joseph Impicciche, CEO. Largest US Catholic non-profit system.
• CommonSpirit Health
  Wright Lassiter III, CEO. Top US non-profit by revenue.
• Kaiser Permanente
  Greg Adams, CEO. Integrated delivery + insurance.
• Cleveland Clinic
  Tomislav Mihaljevic, CEO. Premier academic system.
• Mayo Clinic
  Gianrico Farrugia, CEO. Top-ranked US health system.
• Universal Health Services
  Marc Miller, CEO. Acute and behavioral health.
• Tenet Healthcare
  Saum Sutaria, CEO. Acute care + USPI ambulatory.
• DaVita
  Javier Rodríguez, CEO. Largest US dialysis provider.
• Fresenius Medical Care
  Helen Giza, CEO. Global dialysis leader (German parent).
• Optum (UHG)
  Heather Cianfrocco, CEO. Massive provider arm of UnitedHealth.
• Walgreens / VillageMD
  Provider-pharmacy convergence.