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August 24, 2013 01:00 AM

100 Most Influential People in Healthcare - 2013

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    Kathleen SebeliusSecretaryHHSWashington Read Modern Healthcare's reporting on Sebelius » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    Dr. John KitzhaberGovernor of OregonSalem Read Modern Healthcare's reporting on Kitzhaber » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    Barack ObamaPresident of the United StatesWashington Read Modern Healthcare's reporting on Obama » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    Stephen HemsleyPresident and CEOUnitedHealth GroupMinnetonka, Minn. Read Modern Healthcare's reporting on Hemsley » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    Marilyn TavennerCMS administratorBaltimore Read Modern Healthcare's reporting on Tavenner » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    7. Richard BrackenChairman and CEOHCANashville Read Modern Healthcare's reporting on Bracken » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    8. Joseph SwedishCEOWellPoint Indianapolis Read Modern Healthcare's reporting on Swedish » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    9. George HalvorsonOutgoing chairmanKaiser PermanenteOakland, Calif. Read Modern Healthcare's reporting on Halvorson » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    10. Sister Carol KeehanPresident and CEO Catholic Health Association of the United StatesWashington Read Modern Healthcare's reporting on Keehan » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    11. Kent ThiryCo-chairman and CEODaVita HealthCare PartnersDenver Read Modern Healthcare's reporting on Thiry » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    13. Judith FaulknerCEOEpic Systems Corp.Verona, Wis. Read Modern Healthcare's reporting on Faulkner » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    14. Jan BrewerGovernor of ArizonaPhoenix Read Modern Healthcare's reporting on Brewer » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    15. Dr. John NoseworthyPresident and CEOMayo ClinicRochester, Minn. Read Modern Healthcare's reporting on Noseworthy » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    16. Dr. Delos “Toby” CosgrovePresident and CEOCleveland Clinic Read Modern Healthcare's reporting on Cosgrove » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    17. Wayne SmithChairman, president and CEOCommunity Health SystemsFranklin, Tenn. Read Modern Healthcare's reporting on Smith » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    18. Trevor FetterPresident and CEOTenet Healthcare Corp.,Dallas Read Modern Healthcare's reporting on Fetter » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    19. Joel AllisonPresident and CEOBaylor Health Care SystemDallas Read Modern Healthcare's reporting on Allison » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    21. Maureen BisognanoPresident and CEOInstitute for Healthcare ImprovementCambridge, Mass. Read Modern Healthcare's reporting on Bisognano » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    22. Paul DiazCEOKindred HealthcareLouisville, Ky. Read Modern Healthcare's reporting on Diaz » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    24. John HammergrenChairman, president and CEOMcKesson Corp.San Francisco Read Modern Healthcare's reporting on Hammergren » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    25. Michael DowlingPresident and CEONorth Shore-Long Island Jewish Health SystemGreat Neck, N.Y. Read Modern Healthcare's reporting on Dowling » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    26. Dr. Gary GottliebPresident and CEOPartners HealthCareBoston Read Modern Healthcare's reporting on Gottlieb » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    27. Dr. Farzad MostashariOutgoing national coordinator for health information technologyONC Washington Read Modern Healthcare's reporting on Mostashari » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    28. Bruce BroussardPresident and CEOHumanaLouisville, Ky. Read Modern Healthcare's reporting on Broussard » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    29. Richard UmbdenstockPresident and CEOAmerican Hospital AssociationChicago Read Modern Healthcare's reporting on Umbdenstock » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    30. Kevin LoftonPresident and CEOCatholic Health InitiativesEnglewood, Colo. Read Modern Healthcare's reporting on Lofton » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    31. Dr. Gary KaplanChairman and CEOVirginia Mason Medical Center SeattleRead Modern Healthcare's reporting on Kaplan » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    32. Drew AltmanPresident and CEOKaiser Family FoundationMenlo Park, Calif.Read Modern Healthcare's reporting on Altman » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    34. Lloyd DeanPresident and CEODignity HealthSan FranciscoRead Modern Healthcare's reporting on Dean » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    DeMoro
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    36. Max BaucusSenate Finance Committee chairman (D-Mont.)WashingtonRead Modern Healthcare's reporting on Baucus » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    37. Ron PollackFounding executive directorFamilies USAWashingtonRead Modern Healthcare's reporting on Pollack » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    38. Dan WoltermanPresident and CEOMemorial Hermann Health SystemHoustonRead Modern Healthcare's reporting on Wolterman » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    39. A. Barry RandCEOAARPWashingtonRead Modern Healthcare's reporting on Rand » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    40. Bill CarpenterChairman and CEOLifePoint HospitalsBrentwood, Tenn.Read Modern Healthcare's reporting on Carpenter » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    41. Dr. Susan TurneyPresident and CEOMGMA-ACMPEEnglewood, Colo.Read Modern Healthcare's reporting on Turney » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    42. Pat FryPresident and CEOSutter HealthSacramento, Calif.Read Modern Healthcare's reporting on Fry » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    43. Dr. Thomas FriedenDirector Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAtlantaRead Modern Healthcare's reporting on Frieden » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    44. Dr. Risa Lavizzo-MoureyPresident and CEORobert Wood Johnson Foundation Princeton, N.J.Read Modern Healthcare's reporting on Lavizzo-Mourey » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    45. Dr. Margaret HamburgCommissioner U.S. Food and Drug AdministrationSilver Spring, Md.Read Modern Healthcare's reporting on Hamburg » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    47. Susan DeVorePresident and CEO PremierCharlotte, N.C.Read Modern Healthcare's reporting on DeVore » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    49. Dr. Charles SorensonPresident and CEOIntermountain HealthcareSalt Lake CityRead Modern Healthcare's reporting on Sorenson » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    50. Dr. Jeffrey DrazenEditor-in-chiefNew England Journal of MedicineRead Modern Healthcare's reporting on Drazen » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    51. Dr. Atul GawandeProfessor of surgery, Harvard Medical School;professor of health policy and management, Harvard School of Public HealthRead Modern Healthcare's reporting on Gawande » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    52. Cecile RichardsPresidentPlanned Parenthood Federation of AmericaNew YorkRead Modern Healthcare's reporting on Richards » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    53. Alan MillerChairman and CEOUniversal Health ServicesKing of Prussia, Pa.Read Modern Healthcare's reporting on Alan Miller » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    54. Dr. Ardis HovenPresidentAmerican Medical AssociationChicagoRead Modern Healthcare's reporting on Hoven » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    56. Dr. Glenn Steele Jr.President and CEOGeisinger Health SystemDanville, Pa.Read Modern Healthcare's reporting on Steele » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    58. Dr. Georges BenjaminExecutive directorAmerican Public Health AssociationWashingtonRead Modern Healthcare's reporting on Benjamin » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    59. Jay GrinneyPresident and CEOHealthSouth Corp.Birmingham, Ala.Read Modern Healthcare's reporting on Grinney » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    60. Dr. Mark ChassinPresidentJoint CommissionOakbrook Terrace, Ill.Read Modern Healthcare's reporting on Chassin » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    61. Anthony TersigniPresident and CEOAscension Health AllianceSt. LouisRead Modern Healthcare's reporting on Tersigni » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    62. Alan AvilesPresident and CEONew York City Health and Hospitals Corp.Read Modern Healthcare's reporting on Aviles » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    63. Doug Hawthorne CEOTexas Health Resources Arlington, TexasRead Modern Healthcare's reporting on Hawthorne » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    64. Richard FeinsteinFormer director Bureau of CompetitionU.S. Federal Trade CommissionWashingtonRead Modern Healthcare's reporting on Feinstein » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    65. John BardisChairman, president and CEOMedAssetsAlpharetta, Ga.Read Modern Healthcare's reporting on Bardis » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    66. Mary BrainerdPresident and CEOHealthPartnersMinneapolisRead Modern Healthcare's reporting on Brainerd » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    67. Leah BinderPresident and CEOLeapfrog GroupWashingtonRead Modern Healthcare's reporting on Binder » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    68. Daniel LevinsonInspector generalHHSWashingtonRead Modern Healthcare's reporting on Levinson » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    69. Jeffrey RomoffPresident and CEOUPMCPittsburghRead Modern Healthcare's reporting on Romoff » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    70. Bobby JindalGovernor of LouisianaBaton RougeRead Modern Healthcare's reporting on Jindal » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    71. Suzanne DelbancoExecutive directorCatalyst for Payment ReformSan FranciscoRead Modern Healthcare's reporting on Delbanco » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    72. Dr. Christine CasselPresident and CEONational Quality ForumWashingtonRead Modern Healthcare's reporting on Cassel » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    73. Dr. Francis CollinsDirectorNational Institutes of HealthBethesda, Md.Read Modern Healthcare's reporting on Collins » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    74. Nancy SchlichtingCEOHenry Ford Health SystemDetroitRead Modern Healthcare's reporting on Schlichting » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    75. Karen IgnagniPresident and CEOAmerica's Health Insurance PlansWashingtonRead Modern Healthcare's reporting on Ignagni » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    77. Chuck GrassleyU.S. senator (R-Iowa)WashingtonRead Modern Healthcare's reporting on Grassley » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    78. Dr. Jeffrey CainPresidentAmerican Academy of Family PhysiciansLeawood, Kan.Read Modern Healthcare's reporting on Cain » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    79. Gail McGovernPresident and CEOAmerican Red CrossWashingtonRead Modern Healthcare's reporting on McGovern » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    80. Dr. Harvey FinebergPresidentInstitute of MedicineWashingtonRead Modern Healthcare's reporting on Fineberg » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    Madara
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    82. Scott ArmstrongPresident and CEOGroup Health CooperativeSeattleRead Modern Healthcare's reporting on Armstrong » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    83. Deborah BowenPresident and CEOAmerican College of Healthcare Executives Chicago

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    84. Scott SerotaPresident and CEOBlue Cross and Blue Shield AssociationChicagoRead Modern Healthcare's reporting on Serota » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    85. Dr. Darrell KirchPresident and CEOAssociation of American Medical CollegesWashingtonRead Modern Healthcare's reporting on Kirch » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    87. Dr. Benjamin ChuGroup presidentKaiser Permanente Southern California and HawaiiOakland, Calif.board chairmanAmerican Hospital AssociationRead Modern Healthcare's reporting on Chu » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    88. Mary Kay HenryPresidentService Employees International UnionWashingtonRead Modern Healthcare's reporting on Henry » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    89. Kenneth RaskePresident and CEOGreater New York Hospital AssociationNew YorkRead Modern Healthcare's reporting on Raske » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    90. Dr. Eric TopolChief academic officer, Scripps Healthdirector, Scripps Translational Science InstituteSan DiegoRead Modern Healthcare's reporting on Topol » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    91. Eric ShinsekiSecretaryVeterans Affairs DepartmentWashingtonRead Modern Healthcare's reporting on Shinseki » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    94. Dr. James WeinsteinPresident and CEODartmouth-HitchcockLebanon, N.H.Read Modern Healthcare's reporting on Weinstein » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    95. Alan MorganCEONational Rural Health AssociationWashingtonRead Modern Healthcare's reporting on Morgan » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    96. Val HalamandarisPresidentNational Association for Home Care & HospiceWashingtonRead Modern Healthcare's reporting on Halamandaris » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    98. Helen DarlingPresident and CEONational Business Group on HealthWashingtonRead Modern Healthcare's reporting on Darling » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    99. Dr. Brent JamesChief quality officer and executive directorInstitute for Health Care Delivery ResearchIntermountain HealthcareSalt Lake CityRead Modern Healthcare's reporting on James » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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    100. James HintonPresident and CEOPresbyterian Healthcare ServicesAlbuquerqueRead Modern Healthcare's reporting on Hinton » 100 Most Influential Home Page »
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