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100 Most Influential People in Healthcare – 2003

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    The 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare awards & recognition program honors individuals in healthcare who are deemed by their peers and the senior editors of Modern Healthcare to be the most influential individuals in the industry, in terms of leadership and impact. This program allows for readers to vote for their top choices and selected honorees will be published in Modern Healthcare's annual ranking.

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    George W. Bush
    Rank 1

    George W. Bush

    President

    United States

    Bill Frist
    Rank 2

    Bill Frist

    U.S. senator (R-Tenn.), Senate majority leader

    U.S. Senate

    Tommy Thompson
    Rank 3

    Tommy Thompson

    Secretary

    HHS

    Edward Kennedy
    Rank 4

    Edward Kennedy

    U.S. senator (D-Mass.), ranking minority member of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committe

    U.S. Senate

    Rank 5

    John Ashcroft

    U.S. attorney general

    Justice Department

    Tom Scully
    Rank 6

    Tom Scully

    Administrator

    CMS

    Rank 7

    Richard Gephardt

    U.S. representative (D-Mo.), presidential candidate

    U.S. House of Representatives

    Gail Wilensky
    Rank 9

    Gail Wilensky

    Senior fellow

    Project HOPE

    Rank 10

    Dennis O'Leary

    President

    Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations

    Uwe Reinhardt
    Rank 11

    Uwe Reinhardt

    James Madison professor of political economy; professor of economics and public affairs

    Princeton University

    Rank 12

    Thomas Frist Jr.

    Retired chairman

    Hospital Corporation of America

    Neal Patterson
    Rank 13

    Neal Patterson

    Chairman and CEO

    Cerner Corp.

    Donald Berwick
    Rank 14

    Donald Berwick

    President and CEO

    Institute for Healthcare Improvement

    Rank 15

    Gary Mecklenburg

    President and CEO

    Northwestern Memorial HealthCare

    Rank 16

    Tom Ridge

    Secretary

    U.S. Department of Homeland Security

    Fortney Hillman "Pete" Stark Jr.
    Rank 17

    Fortney Hillman "Pete" Stark Jr.

    U.S. representative (D-Calif.), ranking minority member, Ways and Means Committee's health subcommittee

    U.S. House of Representatives

    Jeff Goldsmith
    Rank 18

    Jeff Goldsmith

    President

    Health Futures

    Newt Gingrich
    Rank 19

    Newt Gingrich

    Founder

    Center for Health Transformation

    John Hammergren
    Rank 20

    John Hammergren

    Chairman and CEO

    McKesson Corp.

    Pamela Thompson_2003
    Rank 21

    Pamela Thompson

    CEO

    American Organization of Nurse Executives

    Rank 22

    Barbara Blakeney

    President

    American Nurses Association

    Rank 23

    G. Edwin Howe

    President

    Aurora Health Care

    Rank 24

    Donald Young

    President

    Health Insurance Association of America

    Elias Zerhouni
    Rank 25

    Elias Zerhouni

    Director

    National Institutes of Health

    Rank 26

    Nancy Johnson

    U.S. representative (R-Conn.), chairwoman, House Ways and Means Committee health subcommittee

    U.S. House of Representatives

    Rank 27

    Sidney Wolfe

    Director

    Public Citizen's Health Research Group

    Rank 28

    Diane Appleyard

    President and CEO

    Healthcare Research and Development Institute

    Rank 29

    Arthur Wong

    Director

    Standard & Poor's

    Douglas Hawthorne
    Rank 30

    Douglas Hawthorne

    President and CEO

    Texas Health Resources

    Dr. Carolyn Clancy
    Rank 31

    Dr. Carolyn Clancy

    Director

    Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    Gail L. Warden
    Rank 32

    Gail L. Warden

    Outgoing president and CEO

    Henry Ford Health System

    Rank 33

    Mary Foley

    Past president

    American Nurses Association

    Rank 34

    Erich Reinhardt

    President and CEO

    Siemens Medical Solutions

    Alan Miller
    Rank 35

    Alan Miller

    Chairman, president and CEO

    Universal Health Services

    David Blumenthal
    Rank 36

    David Blumenthal

    Director, Institute for Health Policy

    Massachusetts General Hospital

    John Breaux
    Rank 37

    John Breaux

    U.S. senator (D-La.), ranking minority member, Special Committee on Aging

    U.S. Senate

    Julie Gerberding
    Rank 38

    Julie Gerberding

    Director

    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    Rank 39

    Rick Wolfert

    President and CEO

    GE Healthcare Financial Services

    Rank 40

    Michael Cohen

    President

    Institute for Safe Medication Practices

    Ron Anderson
    Rank 41

    Ron Anderson

    President and CEO

    Parkland Hospital

    Charles "Chuck" Grassley
    Rank 42

    Charles "Chuck" Grassley

    U.S. senator (R-Iowa), chairman, Senate Finance Committee

    U.S. Senate

    Karen Ignagni
    Rank 43

    Karen Ignagni

    President and CEO

    American Association of Health Plans

    Rank 44

    Kathy Buto

    Vice president of health policy

    Johnson & Johnson

    Stuart Altman
    Rank 45

    Stuart Altman

    Chairman

    Council on Health Care Economics and Policy

    Rank 46

    Jeffrey McWaters

    Chairman and CEO

    Amerigroup Corp.

    Rank 47

    Allen Wise

    President and CEO

    Coventry Health Care

    Geraldine "Polly" Bednash
    Rank 48

    Geraldine "Polly" Bednash

    Executive director

    American Association of Colleges of Nursing

    Wayne Smith
    Rank 49

    Wayne Smith

    Chairman, president and CEO

    Community Health Systems

    David Kessler
    Rank 50

    David Kessler

    Dean

    Yale University School of Medicine

    Rank 51

    Linda Stierle

    CEO

    American Nurses Association

    Rank 52

    Barbara Hill

    President

    Express Scripts

    Molly J. Coye
    Rank 53

    Molly J. Coye

    Founder and CEO

    Health Technology Center

    Rank 54

    Thomas Adams

    CEO

    Association of Clinical Research Professionals

    Max Baucus
    Rank 55

    Max Baucus

    U.S. senator (D-Mont.), ranking minority member, Senate Finance Committee

    U.S. Senate

    Jack O. Bovender Jr.
    Rank 56

    Jack O. Bovender Jr.

    Chairman and CEO

    Hospital Corporation of America

    Margaret E. "Peggy" O'Kane
    Rank 57

    Margaret E. "Peggy" O'Kane

    President

    National Committee for Quality Assurance

    Risa Lavizzo-Mourey
    Rank 58

    Risa Lavizzo-Mourey

    President and CEO

    Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

    Gary Gottlieb
    Rank 59

    Gary Gottlieb

    President

    Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Rose Ann DeMoro
    Rank 60

    Rose Ann DeMoro

    Executive director

    California Nurses Association

    Billy Tauzin
    Rank 61

    Billy Tauzin

    U.S. representative (R-La.), chairman, House Energy and Commerce Committee

    U.S. House of Representatives

    Suzanne Delbanco
    Rank 62

    Suzanne Delbanco

    Executive director

    Leapfrog Group

    Rank 63

    Rev. Michael Place

    President and CEO

    Catholic Health Association

    David Bates
    Rank 64

    David Bates

    Chief of general medicine

    Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Rank 65

    Catherine McLaughlin

    Professor, health management and policy

    University of Michigan

    Rank 66

    Stephen Wilhide

    Executive director

    National Rural Health Association

    Rank 67

    Kathleen Long

    President

    American Association of Colleges of Nursing

    Mary Grealy
    Rank 68

    Mary Grealy

    President

    Healthcare Leadership Council

    Rank 69

    Cheryl Johnson

    President

    United American Nurses

    Linda Kloss
    Rank 70

    Linda Kloss

    Executive vice president and CEO

    American Health Information Management Association

    Thomas Dolan
    Rank 71

    Thomas Dolan

    President and CEO

    American College of Healthcare Executives

    Richard Davidson
    Rank 72

    Richard Davidson

    President

    American Hospital Association

    Charles N. "Chip" Kahn III
    Rank 73

    Charles N. "Chip" Kahn III

    President

    Federation of American Hospitals

    Rank 74

    Doug Badger

    Assistant to the president on health and economic policy

    White House

    Richard Clarke
    Rank 75

    Richard Clarke

    President and CEO

    Healthcare Financial Management Association

    Drew Altman
    Rank 76

    Drew Altman

    President and CEO

    Kaiser Family Foundation

    Rank 77

    Bill Thomas

    U.S. representative (R-Calif.), chairman, House Ways and Means Committee

    U.S. House of Representatives

    Rank 78

    Regina Herzlinger

    Nancy R. McPherson professor of business administration

    Harvard Business School

    James "Denny" Shelton
    Rank 79

    James "Denny" Shelton

    Chairman and CEO

    Triad Hospitals

    David Nash
    Rank 80

    David Nash

    Director, Office of Health Policy and Clinical Outcomes

    Jefferson Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University

    Paul Ginsburg
    Rank 81

    Paul Ginsburg

    President

    Center for Studying Health System Change

    Helen Darling
    Rank 82

    Helen Darling

    President

    Washington Business Group on Health

    Richard Carmona
    Rank 83

    Richard Carmona

    U.S. surgeon general

    U.S. Public Health Service

    Col. David Rubenstein
    Rank 84

    Col. David Rubenstein

    CEO

    Landstuhl Regional Medical Center

    Jack Wennberg
    Rank 85

    Jack Wennberg

    Director

    Center for Evaluative Clinical Sciences, Dartmouth Medical School

    Ron Pollack
    Rank 86

    Ron Pollack

    Executive director

    Families USA

    George Halvorson
    Rank 87

    George Halvorson

    Chairman and CEO

    Kaiser Foundation Health Plan/Kaiser Foundation Hospitals

    Benjamin Chu
    Rank 88

    Benjamin Chu

    President

    New York City Health and Hospitals Corp

    Rank 89

    Martin Arrick

    Managing director

    Standard & Poor's

    Mark McClellan
    Rank 90

    Mark McClellan

    Commissioner

    U.S. Food and Drug Administration

    John Rother
    Rank 91

    John Rother

    Director of policy and strategy

    AARP

    Trevor Fetter
    Rank 92

    Trevor Fetter

    Acting CEO

    Tenet Healthcare Corp.

    Leonard Schaeffer
    Rank 93

    Leonard Schaeffer

    Chairman and CEO

    WellPoint Health Networks

    Rank 94

    Anthony Principi

    Secretary

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

    William Jessee
    Rank 95

    William Jessee

    President and CEO

    Medical Group Management Association

    Kenneth Kizer
    Rank 96

    Kenneth Kizer

    President and CEO

    National Quality Forum

    Larry Glasscock
    Rank 97

    Larry Glasscock

    Chairman, president and CEO

    Anthem

    Scott Serota
    Rank 98

    Scott Serota

    President and CEO

    Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association

    Glenn Hackbarth
    Rank 99

    Glenn Hackbarth

    Chairman

    Medicare Payment Advisory Commission

    Michael Maves
    Rank 100

    Michael Maves

    Executive vice president

    American Medical Association

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