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100 Most Influential People in Healthcare – 2014

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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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    Rank 1

    Barack Obama, 53

    President

    United States

    Rank 2

    Bernard Tyson, 55

    President and CEO

    Kaiser Permanente

    Rank 3

    Sylvia Mathews Burwell, 49

    Secretary

    HHS

    Rank 4

    Stephen Hemsley, 62

    CEO

    UnitedHealth Group

    Rank 5

    Marilyn Tavenner, 63

    Agency Administrator

    CMS

    Rank 6

    R. Milton Johnson, 57

    President and CEO

    HCA Healthcare

    Rank 7

    John Castellani, 63

    President and CEO

    PhRMA

    Rank 8

    Mark Bertolini, 57

    President and CEO

    Aetna

    Rank 9

    Anthony Tersigni, 65

    President and CEO

    Ascension Health

    Rank 10

    Kent Thiry, 58

    Chairman and CEO

    DaVita HealthCare Partners

    Rank 11

    Kevin Lofton, 59

    CEO

    Catholic Health Initiatives

    Rank 12

    Joseph Swedish, 63

    President and CEO

    WellPoint Inc

    Rank 13

    Trevor Fetter, 54

    Chairman and CEO

    Tenet Healthcare Corp.

    Rank 14

    Dr. Gary Gottlieb, 59

    President and CEO

    Partners HealthCare

    Rank 15

    Wayne Smith, 68

    Chairman and CEO

    Community Health Systems

    Rank 16

    Dr. John Noseworthy, 62

    President and CEO

    Mayo Clinic

    Rank 17

    Dr. Margaret Hamburg, 59

    Commissioner

    Food and Drug Administration

    Rank 18

    Dr. Richard Gilfillan, 65

    President and CEO

    CHE Trinity Health

    Rank 19

    Dr. Carolyn Clancy, 61

    Assistant Deputy Under Secretary for Health

    Veterans Affairs Department

    Rank 20

    Dr. Patrick Conway, 40

    Deputy Administrator for Innovation and Quality

    CMS

    Rank 21

    Lloyd Dean, 64

    President and CEO

    Dignity Health

    Rank 22

    Dr. Rodney Hochman, 59

    President and CEO

    Providence Health and Services

    Rank 23

    Richard Kronick, 61

    Director

    Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    Rank 24

    Bruce Broussard, 52

    President and CEO

    Humana

    Rank 25

    Dr. Christine Cassel

    President and CEO

    National Quality Forum

    Rank 26

    Richard Umbdenstock, 63

    President and CEO

    American Hospital Association

    Rank 27

    Alan Miller, 77

    Chairman and CEO

    Universal Health Services

    Rank 28

    David Cordani, 48

    President and CEO

    Cigna

    Rank 29

    Harry Reid, 74

    Senate Majority Leader

    U.S. Senate

    Rank 30

    John Boehner, 64

    House Speaker

    U.S. House of Representatives

    Rank 31

    Dr. Jonathan Perlin, 53

    President, clinical services; CMO

    HCA Healthcare

    Rank 32

    Paul Diaz, 52

    CEO

    Kindred Healthcare

    Rank 33

    Terry McAuliffe, 57

    Governor

    State of Virginia

    Rank 34

    Sister Carol Keehan, 70

    President and CEO

    Catholic Health Association

    Rank 35

    Joel Allison, 66

    CEO

    Baylor Scott and White Health

    Rank 36

    Dr. Gar Kaplan, 63

    Chairman and CEO

    Virginia Mason Medical Center

    Rank 37

    Dr. Ram Raju, 63

    President and CEO

    New York City Health and Hospitals Corp

    Rank 38

    Dr. Charles Sorenson, 63

    President and CEO

    Intermountain Healthcare

    Rank 39

    Karen Ignagni, 60

    President and CEO

    America's Health Insurance Plans

    Rank 40

    Dr. Thomas Frieden, 53

    Director

    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    Rank 41

    RoseAnn DeMoro, 65

    Executive Director

    California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

    Rank 42

    Jim Hinton, 54

    President and CEO

    Presbyterian Healthcare Services

    Rank 43

    Bill Carpenter, 59

    Chairman and CEO

    LifePoint Hospitals

    Rank 44

    Dr. Steven Safyer, 65

    President and CEO

    Montefiore Medical Center

    Rank 45

    Marla Weston, 56

    CEO

    American Nurses Association

    Rank 46

    Chip Kahn, 63

    President and CEO

    Federation of American Hospitals

    Rank 47

    Robert McDonald, 61

    Secretary

    Veterans Affairs Department

    Rank 48

    Dr. Glenn Steele Jr., 70

    President and CEO

    Geisinger Health

    Rank 49

    Dr. Tejal Gandhi, 46

    President

    National Patient Safety Foundation

    Rank 50

    Maureen Bisognano, 61

    President and CEO

    Institute for Healthcare Improvement

    Rank 51

    Peter Fine

    President and CEO

    Banner Health

    Rank 52

    Dr. Peter Pronovost, 49

    Senior Vice President for Patient Safety

    Johns Hopkins Medicine

    Rank 53

    Dr. David Blumenthal, 65

    President

    Commonwealth Fund

    Rank 54

    Michael Dowling, 64

    President and CEO

    North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System

    Rank 55

    Margaret "Peggy" O'Kane

    President and CEO

    National Committee for Quality Assurance

    Rank 56

    Dr. Karen DeSalvo, 49

    National Coordinator for Health Information Technology

    HHS

    Rank 57

    Kenneth Raske, 67

    President and CEO

    Greater New York Hospital Association

    Rank 58

    Dr. James Madara, 63

    Executive Vice President and CEO

    American Medical Association

    Rank 59

    Donald Fisher, 68

    President and CEO

    American Medical Group Association

    Rank 60

    Dr. Susan Turney, 61

    CEO

    Marshfield Clinic Health System

    Rank 61

    Dr. Darrell Kirch, 65

    President and CEO

    Association of American Medical Colleges

    Rank 62

    Jim Skogsbergh, 56

    President and CEO

    Advocate Health Care

    Rank 63

    Ron Wyden, 65

    Senator, Finance Committee Chairman

    U.S. Senate

    Rank 64

    Jay Grinney, 63

    President and CEO

    HealthSouth Corp.

    Rank 65

    Chris Van Gorder, 61

    President and CEO

    Scripps Health

    Rank 66

    Dr. Ralph de la Torre, 48

    Chairman and CEO

    Steward Health Care System

    Rank 67

    Dr. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, 59

    President and CEO

    Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

    Rank 68

    Susan DeVore, 55

    President and CEO

    Premier

    Rank 69

    Dr. Bruce Siegel, 53

    President and CEO

    America's Essential Hospitals

    Rank 70

    Dr. Victor Dzau, 67

    President

    Institute of Medicine

    Rank 71

    Dan Wolterman, 58

    President and CEO

    Memorial Hermann Health System

    Rank 72

    Dr. Toby Cosgrove, 74

    President and CEO

    Cleveland Clinic

    Rank 73

    Patrick Fry, 57

    President and CEO

    Sutter Health

    Rank 74

    Leah Binder, 51

    President and CEO

    Leapfrog Group

    Rank 75

    Scott Serota

    President and CEO

    Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association

    Rank 76

    Drew Altman

    President and CEO

    Kaiser Family Foundation

    Dr. Francis Collins

    Rank 77

    Dr. Francis Collins, 64

    Director

    National Institutes of Health

    Rank 78

    Judith Faulkner, 71

    CEO and Founder

    Epic Systems Corp.

    Rank 79

    John Hammergren, 55

    President and CEO

    McKesson Corp.

    Rank 80

    Dr. John Kitzhaber, 67

    Governor

    State of Oregon

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