A list of the nation's performance improvement leaders of 2005 as ranked by Solucient. Source: Solucient. Published May 1, 2006, p. 25.

A list of the nation's top 100 cardiovascular hospitals for 2006 as ranked by Solucient. Source: Solucient. Published Nov. 6, 2006, p. 30.

A Special Feature on Solucient's ranking of the 100 best hospitals from 2005. Hospitals are ranked by size in two categories: teaching and community. Source: Solucient. Published Feb. 27, 2006, p. 25.

An annual resource guide filled with statistics, rankings and financial figures that shape healthcare. Published Dec. 18, 2006.

A Special Feature on U.S. healthcare construction and design companies. Source: Modern Healthcare's 27th annual Construction & Design Survey. Published March 13, 2006, p. 32.

A Special Feature on the nation's compensation for healthcare executives, selected titles. Source: Sullivan, Cotter and Associates. Published July 31, 2006, p. 23.

A Special Feature on the nation's healthcare group purchasing organizations. Source: Modern Healthcare's 3rd annual Group Purchasing Survey. Published Sept. 4, 2006, p. S2.

A Special Feature on the nation's largest hospital and healthcare systems. Source: Modern Healthcare's 30th annual Hospital Systems Survey. Published June 12, 2006, p. 24.

A Special Feature on U.S. healthcare information technology in 2005. Source: Modern Healthcare/Modern Physician 16th annual Survey of Executive Opinions on Key Information Technology Issues. Published Feb. 13, 2006, p. S1.

A list of the nation's largest health insurers, by revenue, based on 2005 healthcare-related revenue from health, life and health statutory filings. Source: Weiss Ratings and SNL Financial. Published July 31, 2006, p. 32.

A list of the nation's largest healthcare associations, ranked by 2004 revenue. Source: Modern Healthcare reporting from IRS Form 990 filings. Published April 3, 2006, p. 30.

A list of the nation's largest healthcare executive search firms, ranked by total number of U.S. placements made for senior-level (senior VP and above) healthcare executives in 2005. Source: Modern Healthcare's Executive Search Firms Survey. Published July 3/10, 2006, p. 32.

A list of the nation's largest healthcare finance companies, ranked by amount of syndicated loans in the healthcare sector underwritten January through August 2006. Source: Thomson Financial. Published Oct. 2, 2006, p. 38.

A list of the nation's largest healthcare law firms, ranked by total membership in the American Health Lawyers Association. Source: American Health Lawyers Association. Published Feb. 6, 2006, p. 32.

A list of the nation's largest healthcare management consulting firms, ranked by 2005 revenue from provider consulting fees. Source: Modern Healthcare's Management Consultant Firms Survey. Published Sept. 4, 2006, p. 34.

A list of the nation's largest health systems with highest number of full-time employees, ranked by total number of FTEs based on total number of hours worked. Source: Health Forum. Published June 5, 2006, p. 32.

A list of the nation's largest master's programs in health administration, ranked by total number of students enrolled, based on 2005-06 survey of programs. Source: AUPHA Directory of Healthcare Management Education. Published Nov. 6, 2006, p. 38.

A list of the nation's largest patient-satisfaction measurement firms, ranked by total number of engagements in 2005. Source: Modern Healthcare's Patient-Satisfaction Measurement Firms Survey. Published Dec. 4, 2006, p. 32.

A list of the nation's largest pharmaceutical companies, ranked by U.S. sales (Oct. 2004 through Sept. 2005). Source: IMS Health. Published Jan. 2, 2006, p. 30.

A Special Report on U.S. healthcare mergers and acquisitions in 2005. This seven-page package breaks down deals in all available states. Source: Modern Healthcare reporting. Published Jan. 23, 2006, p. 23.

A list of the nation's most profitable critical-access hospitals, ranked by operating margin, based on 2004 Medicare cost report data. Source: Solucient. Published March 6, 2006, p. 28.

A Special Feature on the nation's healthcare outsourcing firms. Source: Modern Healthcare's 28th annual Outsourcing Survey. Published Oct. 2, 2006, p. S2.

A Special Feature on the nation's average physician compensation in a variety of specialties. Source: Modern Healthcare's 13th annual Physician Compensation Survey. Published July 17, 2006, p. 28.

A Special Feature on the nation's various post-acute-care firms. Source: Modern Healthcare's 7th annual Post-Acute-Care Survey. Published May 29, 2006, p. 25.

A list of the nation's top business graduate schools for physician-executives; data collected in March 2006 for the 2005-06 school year. Source: Modern Healthcare's 4th annual survey of the top business graduate schools. Published May 1, 2006, p. 30.

A Special Report on Verispan's 10th annual top 100 hospitals ranking. Source: Verispan. Published Feb. 6, 2006, p. 29.