When it comes time to ponder the most potent influences on America's $1.7 trillion healthcare industry, a handful of traditional topics always seem to rise to the top: the fiscal and regulatory might of the federal government, the clout of private payers, the safety of patients and the dual dilemmas of cost and access.Now, a relatively new priority--the complex and costly conversion to information technology--has vaulted to the head of that list, elbowing its way to center stage in the industry's catalog of concerns. After simmering on the back burner for several years, information...
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Modern Healthcare announced this year's 100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare recognition program in the April 26 issue (p. 20). From May 3 through June 11, readers nominated candidates for the recognition on the magazine's Web site, modernhealthcare.com. Readers submitted 9,611 nominations. Modern Healthcare then placed the 300 people who received the most nominations on a final ballot, also posted on modernhealthcare.com. From June 28 through July 23, readers visited the site to vote for the 10 candidates who they believe should make the final list of the 100 Most Powerful.
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1. David Brailer, National healthcare IT coordinator, HHS, Washington2. Bill Frist, U.S. senator (R-Tenn.), Senate majority leader, Washington3. Hillary Rodham Clinton, U.S. senator (D-N.Y.), Washington4. George W. Bush, President of the United States, Washington5. Edward Kennedy, U.S. senator (D-Mass.), Washington6. John Ashcroft, U.S. attorney general, U.S. Justice Department, Washington7. Sister Mary Jean Ryan, President, CEO, SSM Health Care, St. Louis8. Tommy Thompson, Secretary, HHS, Washington9. Jack Bovender, Chairman, CEO, HCA, Nashville10. Linda Aiken,...
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