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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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    Mike Leavitt

    Rank 1

    Mike Leavitt

    HHS Secretary, Washington

    HHS

    Bill Gates

    Rank 2

    Bill Gates

    Chairman

    Microsoft Corp; Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

    Donald Berwick

    Rank 3

    Donald Berwick

    President & CEO, Cambridge MA

    Institute for Healthcare Improvement

    George W. Bush

    Rank 4

    George W. Bush

    President

    United States

    Edward Kennedy

    Rank 5

    Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy

    U.S. Senator (D-Mass)

    United States

    Hillary Rodham Clinton

    Rank 6

    Hillary Rodham Clinton

    U.S. Senator (D-NY)

    United States

    Bill Frist

    Rank 7

    Bill Frist

    U.S. Senator (R-Tenn), Senate Majority Leader

    United States

    David Brailer

    Rank 8

    David Brailer

    National healthcare Informatopm Technology Coordinator

    United States

    Mark McClellan

    Rank 9

    Mark McClellan

    Administrator. CMS

    CMS

    Rank 10

    Bill Thomas

    U.S. Representative (R-CA), Chairman, House Ways & Means Committee

    United States

    Joel Allison

    Rank 11

    Joel Allison

    President & CEO

    Baylor Health Care System

    Newt Gingrich

    Rank 12

    Newt Gingrich

    Founder, Center for Health Transformation, Formter Speaker of the House

    United States

    Sister Mary Jean Ryan

    Rank 13

    Sister Mary Jean Ryan

    President & CEO

    SSM Health Care

    Douglas Hawthorne

    Rank 14

    Douglas Hawthorne

    President & CEO

    Texas Health Resources

    Elias Zerhouni

    Rank 15

    Elias Zerhouni

    Director

    National Institutes of Health

    James Mongan

    Rank 16

    James Mongan

    President & CEO

    HealthCare System

    Ron Anderson

    Rank 17

    Ron Anderson

    President & CEO

    Parkland Health & Hospital System

    Charles "Chuck" Grassley

    Rank 18

    Charles "Chuck" Grassley

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

    United States

    Uwe Reinhardt

    Rank 19

    Uwe Reinhardt

    Professor of Healthcare

    Princeton University

    Kenneth Raske

    Rank 20

    Kenneth Raske

    President

    Greater New York Hospital Association

    Paul Ginsburg

    Rank 21

    Paul Ginsburg

    President

    Center for Studying Health System Change

    Fortney Hillman "Pete" Stark Jr.

    Rank 22

    Fortney Hillman "Pete" Stark Jr.

    U.S. Representative (D-CA)

    United States

    Jack O. Bovender Jr.

    Rank 23

    Jack O. Bovender Jr.

    Chariman & CEO

    Hospital Corporation of America

    Rank 24

    G. Richard Hastings

    President & CEO

    St. Luke's Health System

    Dr. Carolyn Clancy

    Rank 25

    Dr. Carolyn Clancy

    Director

    Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    Rank 26

    Sidney Wolfe

    Director

    Public Citizen's Health Research Group

    Julie Gerberding

    Rank 27

    Julie Gerberding

    Director

    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    Rank 28

    Gail Graham

    Director of Health Data & Informatics

    U.S. Veterans Affairs Department

    Richard Clarke

    Rank 30

    Richard Clarke

    President & CEO

    Healthcare Financial Management Association

    Stuart Altman

    Rank 31

    Stuart Altman

    Chairman, Councul on Health Care Economics & Policy; SoCal Chaikin Prof of National Health Policy

    Brandeis University

    Rank 32

    Arthur Caplan

    Director, Center for Bioethics

    University of Pennsylvania

    Rank 33

    Kay Cox

    President & CEO

    American Associatation for Homecare

    Trevor Fetter

    Rank 34

    Trevor Fetter

    President & CEO

    Tenet Healthcare Corp.

    Jay Grinney

    Rank 35

    Jay Grinney

    President & CEO

    HealthSouth Corp.

    Geraldine "Polly" Bednash

    Rank 36

    Geraldine "Polly" Bednash

    Executive Director

    American Association of Colleges of Nursing

    Rose Ann DeMoro

    Rank 37

    Rose Ann DeMoro

    Executive Director

    California Nurses Association

    Karen Ignagni

    Rank 38

    Karen Ignagni

    President & CEO

    America’s Health Insurance Plans

    Eliot Spitzer

    Rank 39

    Eliot Spitzer

    Attorney General

    State of New York

    Nancy Schlichting

    Rank 40

    Nancy Schlichting

    President & CEO

    Henry Ford Health System

    Kevin Lofton

    Rank 41

    Kevin Lofton

    CEO & President

    Catholic Health Initiatives

    Linda Kloss

    Rank 42

    Linda Kloss

    CEO and Executive Vice President

    American Health Information Management Association

    Rank 43

    Michael Cohen

    President

    Institute for Safe Medication Practices

    Suzanne Delbanco

    Rank 44

    Suzanne Delbanco

    CEO

    Leapfrog Group

    David Bates

    Rank 45

    David Bates

    Cheif of Medicine & Professor od Medince (Harvard)

    Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Rank 46

    Jeffrey Immelt

    Chariman & CEO

    General Electric Co.

    Drew Altman

    Rank 47

    Drew Altman

    President & CEO

    Kaiser Family Foundation

    Rank 48

    George Lynn

    President & CEO

    AtlantiCare

    Helen Darling

    Rank 49

    Helen Darling

    President

    National Business Group on Health

    Wayne Smith

    Rank 50

    Wayne Smith

    Chariman & CEO

    Community Health Systems

    Alan Miller

    Rank 51

    Alan B. Miller

    President & CEO

    Universal Health Services

    Karen Davis

    Rank 52

    Karen Davis

    President

    Commonwealth Fund

    John Hammergren

    Rank 53

    John Hammergren

    Chariman & CEO

    McKesson Corp.

    Rank 54

    John Casey

    Chariman & CEO

    MedCath Corporation

    William Jessee

    Rank 55

    William Jessee

    President & CEO

    Medical Group Management Association

    Rank 56

    Regina Herzlinger

    Professor of Business Administration

    Harvard Business School

    John Ferguson

    Rank 57

    John Ferguson

    President & CEO

    Hackensack University Medical Center

    Rank 58

    Kathleen Buto

    Vice President of Health Policy & Government Affairs

    Johnson & Johnson

    Pamela Thompson_2003

    Rank 59

    Pamela Thompson

    CEO

    American Organization of Nurse Executives

    Lloyd Dean

    Rank 61

    Lloyd Dean

    President & CEO

    Catholic Healthcare West

    Thomas Dolan

    Rank 62

    Thomas Dolan

    American College of Healthcare Executives

    David Pryor

    Rank 63

    David Pryor

    Senior VP of Clinical Excellence

    Ascension Health

    Charles N. "Chip" Kahn III

    Rank 64

    Charles N. "Chip" Kahn III

    President

    Federation of American Hospitals

    Rank 65

    Susan Sherry

    Deputy Director

    Community Catalyst

    Rank 66

    Paul O’Neill

    Former U.S. Treasury Dept. Secretary, Board Memeber,

    Pittsburgh Regional Healthcare Initiative

    Richard Carmona

    Rank 67

    Richard Carmona

    U.S. Surgeon General

    U.S. Public Health Service

    George Halvorson

    Rank 68

    George Halvorson

    Chariman & CEO

    Kaiser Permanente

    Molly Joel Coye

    Rank 69

    Molly Joel Coye

    Founder & CEO

    Health Technology Center

    Rank 70

    Dennis O’Leary

    President & CEO

    Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations

    Rank 71

    Catherine DeAngelis

    Editor in Chief

    Journal of the American Medical Association

    James "Denny" Shelton

    Rank 72

    James "Denny" Shelton

    Chariman & CEO

    Triad Hospitals

    Benjamin Chu

    Rank 73

    Benjamin Chu

    President

    Kaiser Permanente Southern California and Hawaii, American Hospital Association

    Rank 74

    Roger Williams

    Exdcutive Vice President & CEO

    U.S. Pharmacopeia

    Neal Patterson

    Rank 75

    Neal Patterson

    Chariman & CEO

    Cerner Corp.

    Patricia Gabow

    Rank 76

    Patricia Gabow

    CEO & Medical Director

    Denver Health

    Brent James

    Rank 77

    Brent James

    Executive Director

    Institute for Health Care Delivery Research, Intermountain Healthcare

    Rank 78

    Clifton Lacy

    President & CEO

    Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

    Richard J. "Rick" Pollack

    Rank 79

    Richard J. "Rick" Pollack

    Executive Vice President

    American Health Care Association

    Carolyn Scanlan

    Rank 80

    Carolyn Scanlan

    President & CEO

    Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania

    Scott Wallace

    Rank 81

    Scott Wallace

    President & CEO

    National Alliance for Healthcare Information Technology

    Gary Gottlieb

    Rank 82

    Gary Gottlieb

    CEO

    Bright Health

    Diane Rowland

    Rank 83

    Diane Rowland

    Executive Vice President/Executive Dierctor

    Kaiser Family Foundation

    Kenneth Kizer

    Rank 84

    Kenneth Kizer

    President & CEO

    National Quality Forum

    H. Stephen Lieber

    Rank 85

    H. Stephen "Steve" Lieber

    President & CEO

    Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society

    Ron Pollack

    Rank 86

    Ron Pollack

    Executive Director

    Families USA

    Larry Glasscock

    Rank 87

    Larry Glasscock

    President & CEO

    WellPoint Inc

    Rank 88

    Rod Laughlin

    President & CEO

    Regency Hospital Company

    Rank 89

    Kenneth Donahey

    Chariman, President & CEO

    LifePoint Hospitals

    William McGuire

    Rank 90

    William McGuire

    Chariman & CEO

    UnitedHealth Group

    Thomas "Tom" Coburn

    Rank 91

    Thomas "Tom" Coburn

    Senator

    United States

    Rank 92

    Erich Reinhardt

    President & CEO

    Siemens Medical Solutions

    Rank 93

    John Rowe John Rowe

    William Bria

    Rank 94

    William Bria

    President

    Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems

    John "Jack" Wennberg

    Rank 95

    John "Jack" Wennberg

    Director

    Center for Evaluative Clinical Sciences, Dartmouth Medical School

    Andy Stern

    Rank 96

    Andy Stern

    President

    Service Employees International Union

    Dr. William Roper

    Winner 97

    Dr. William Roper

    CEO

    UNC Health Care System

    Richard Umbdenstock

    Rank 98

    Richard Umbdenstock

    President & CEO

    Providence Health and Services

    John Rother

    Rank 100

    John Rother

    Director of Policy & Strategy

    AARP

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