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100 Most Influential People in Healthcare – 2015

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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

    John Roberts, 60

    Chief Justice

    U.S. Supreme Court

    Rank 2

    Barack Obama, 54

    President

    United States

    Rank 3

    Bernard Tyson, 56

    Chairman and CEO

    Kaiser Permanente

    Rank 4

    Anthony Tersigni, 66

    CEO

    Ascension Health

    Rank 5

    Stephen Hemsley, 63

    President and CEO

    UnitedHealth Group

    Rank 6

    Sylvia Mathews Burwell, 50

    Secretary

    HHS

    Rank 7

    R. Milton Johnson, 58

    Chairman and CEO

    HCA Healthcare

    Rank 8

    Dr. John Noseworthy, 63

    President and CEO

    Mayo Clinic

    Rank 9

    Trevor Fetter, 55

    Chairman and CEO

    Tenet Healthcare Corp.

    Rank 10

    Dr. Atul Gawande, 49

    Surgeon, writer and public health researcher

    Harvard

    Rank 11

    Joseph Swedish, 64

    President and CEO

    Anthem

    Rank 12

    Dr. Toby Cosgrove, 75

    President and CEO

    Cleveland Clinic

    Rank 13

    Lloyd Dean, 65

    President and CEO

    Dignity Health

    Rank 14

    Dr. William Roper, 67

    CEO of UNC Health, Dean of UNC School of Medicine, UNC Vice Chancellor for medical affairs

    UNC Health Care System

    Rank 15

    Dr. Gary Kaplan, 64

    Chairman & CEO

    Virginia Mason

    Rank 16

    Rick Pollack, 59

    Incoming CEO

    American Hospital Association

    Rank 17

    Sister Carol Keehan, 71

    President and CEO

    Catholic Health Association

    Rank 18

    Wayne Smith, 69

    President and CEO

    Community Health Systems

    Rank 19

    Kent Thiry, 59

    Chairman and CEO

    DaVita HealthCare Partners

    Rank 20

    Andy Slavitt

    Acting Administrator

    CMS

    Rank 21

    David Cordani, 49

    President and CEO

    Cigna

    Rank 22

    Michael Dowling, 65

    President and CEO

    North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System

    Rank 23

    Anthony Kennedy, 79

    Associate Justice

    Department of Justice

    Rank 24

    Dr. Christine Cassel, 69

    President and CEO

    National Quality Forum

    Rank 25

    Robert McDonald, 62

    Secretary

    Department of Veterans Affairs

    Rank 26

    Joel Allison, 67

    CEO

    Baylor Scott and White Health

    Rank 27

    Peter Fine, 63

    President and CEO

    Banner Health

    Rank 28

    Chip Kahn, 64

    President and CEO

    Federation of American Hospitals

    Rank 29

    Mark Bertolini, 58

    President and CEO

    Aetna

    Rank 30

    Paul Ryan, 45

    House Ways and Means Chairman

    U.S. House of Representatives

    Rank 31

    Judith Faulkner, 72

    CEO and Founder

    Epic Systems Corp.

    Rank 32

    Dr. Richard Gilfillan, 66

    President and CEO

    Trinity Health

    Rank 33

    Dr. Francis Collins, 65

    Director

    National Institutes of Health

    Rank 34

    Kevin Lofton, 60

    CEO

    Catholic Health Initiatives

    Rank 35

    Dr. Karen DeSalvo, 50

    National Coordinator for Health Information Technology

    ONC

    Rank 36

    Dr. Charles Sorenson, 64

    President and CEO

    Intermountain Healthcare

    Rank 37

    Pamela Cipriano, 61

    President

    American Nurses Association

    Rank 38

    Dr. Vivek Murthy, 38

    Surgeon General

    HHS

    Rank 39

    Drew Altman

    President and CEO

    Kaiser Family Foundation

    Rank 40

    W. Carl Whitmer, 51

    President and CEO

    Iasis Healthcare

    Rank 41

    Margaret "Peggy" O'Kane, 67

    President

    National Committee for Quality Assurance

    Rank 42

    Loretta Lynch, 56

    Attorney General

    Department of Justice

    Rank 43

    Dr. Anthony Fauci, 74

    Director

    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

    Rank 44

    Mitch McConnell, 73

    Senate Majority Leader

    U.S. Senate

    Rank 45

    Dr. Peter Pronovost, 50

    Senior VP for Patient Safety and Quality; Director, Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality

    Johns Hopkins Medicine

    Rank 46

    Omar Ishrak, 59

    Chairman and CEO

    Medtronic

    Rank 47

    Maureen Bisognano, 62

    President and CEO

    Institute for Healthcare Improvement

    Rank 48

    Patricia Hemingway Hall, 62

    President and CEO

    Health Care Service Corp.

    Rank 49

    Dr. David Blumenthal, 66

    President

    Commonwealth Fund

    Rank 50

    Alan Miller, 78

    Chairman and CEO

    Universal Health Services

    Rank 51

    Scott Serota, 59

    President and CEO

    Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association

    Rank 52

    John Boehner, 65

    Speaker of the House

    U.S. House of Representatives

    Rank 53

    Dr. Patrick Conway, 41

    Deputy Administrator for Innovation and Quality, CMS Chief Medical Officer

    CMS

    Rank 54

    Dr. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, 60

    President and CEO

    Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

    Rank 55

    Marilyn Tavenner, 64

    President and CEO

    America's Health Insurance Plans

    Rank 56

    Susan DeVore, 56

    President and CEO

    Premier

    Rank 57

    Dr. Thomas Frieden, 54

    Director

    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    Rank 58

    Dr. Susan Desmond-Hellmann, 58

    CEO

    Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

    Rank 59

    Anne Filipic, 33

    President

    Enroll America

    Rank 60

    Deborah Bowen, 60

    President and CEO

    American College of Healthcare Executives

    Rank 61

    Dr. David Torchiana, 60

    President and CEO

    Partners HealthCare

    Rank 62

    William Carpenter, 60

    Chairman and CEO

    LifePoint Health

    Rank 63

    Dr. Prem Reddy, 67

    Chairman, President and CEO

    Prime Healthcare Services

    Rank 64

    Dr. Mark Chassin, 68

    President and CEO

    Joint Commission

    Rank 65

    Dr. David Bailey

    President and CEO

    Nemours

    Rank 66

    Dr. Ram Raju, 64

    President and CEO

    New York City Health and Hospitals Corp

    Rank 67

    Steve Beshear, 70

    Governor

    State of Kentucky

    Rank 68

    Beverly Malone, 67

    CEO

    National League for Nursing

    Rank 69

    Jay Grinney, 64

    President and CEO

    HealthSouth Corp.

    Rank 70

    Leah Binder, 52

    President and CEO

    Leapfrog Group

    Rank 71

    Ben Breier, 44

    President and CEO

    Kindred Healthcare

    Rank 72

    Dan Wolterman, 59

    President, CEO and Director

    Memorial Hermann Health System

    Rank 73

    John Hammergren, 56

    Chairman, President & CEO

    McKesson Corp.

    Rank 74

    Gail McGovern, 63

    President and CEO

    American Red Cross

    Rank 75

    Dr. Halee Fischer-Wright, 47

    President and CEO

    Medical Group Management Association

    Rank 76

    Jim Skogsbergh, 57

    President & CEO

    Advocate Health Care

    Rank 77

    Dr. Jonathan Perlin, 54

    Chief Medical Officer

    HCA Healthcare

    Rank 78

    Jeffrey Romoff, 69

    President and CEO

    UPMC

    Rank 79

    Chris Van Gorder, 62

    President and CEO

    Scripps Health

    Rank 80

    Kirk Adams, 65

    Executive VP

    SEIU Healthcare

    Rank 81

    Dr. J. Mario Molina, 57

    President and CEO

    Molina Healthcare

    Rank 82

    Kenneth Raske, 68

    President

    Greater New York Hospital Association

    Rank 83

    Dr. Tejal Gandhi, 47

    President and CEO

    National Patient Safety Foundation

    Rank 84

    Dr. Robert Wachter, 57

    Interim Chair, Department of Medicine; Chief of Hospital Medicine

    University of California at San Francisco

    Rank 85

    Dr. Rodney Hochman, 60

    President and CEO

    Providence Health and Services

    Rank 86

    Dr. David Feinberg, 53

    President and CEO

    Geisinger Health

    Rank 87

    Suzanne Delbanco

    Executive Director

    Catalyst for Payment Reform

    Rank 88

    Dr. Ronald DePinho, 60

    President

    MD Anderson Cancer Center

    Rank 89

    Mark Parkinson, 58

    President and CEO

    American Health Care Association

    Rank 90

    Dr. James Madara, 64

    Executive VP and CEO

    American Medical Association

    Rank 91

    Lisa McGiffert, 63

    Director

    Consumers Union Safe Patient Project

    Rank 92

    Curt Nonomaque, 57

    President and CEO

    VHA

    Rank 93

    Dr. Bruce Siegel, 54

    President and CEO

    America's Essential Hospitals

    Rank 94

    Mary Brainerd, 61

    President and CEO

    HealthPartners

    Rank 95

    Debra Cafaro, 57

    Chairman and CEO

    Ventas

    Rank 96

    RoseAnn DeMoro, 66

    Executive Director

    National Nurses United

    Rank 97

    Dr. Georges Benjamin, 62

    Executive Director

    American Public Health Association

    Rank 98

    Nancy Schlichting, 60

    President and CEO (retiring December 2016)

    Henry Ford Health System

    Rank 99

    Neal Patterson, 66

    Chairman and CEO

    Cerner Corp.

    Rank 100

    Dr. Stephen Ostroff

    Acting Commissioner

    Food and Drug Administration

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