The National Healthcare CXO event is an invitation-only event held for approximately 90 attendees and is closed to the public. Delegates include CEOs, CAOs and COOs. The topics include: thoughts on the transformation of our healthcare system, cultivating a healthy hospital-physician relationship, quality measurement, techniques and redesigning the care process for improved results, patient satisfaction and experience programs to boost engagement and communication, and reducing costs by investing in outpatient care.

1. CDC Finds 200,000 Heart Disease and Stroke Deaths Could Be Prevented

2. Eating Whole Fruits Linked to Lower Risk of Type 2 Diabetes

3. New Chart: Top 5 Care Coordinators for Dually Eligible

4. Total Annual Costs for Five Major HAIs Estimated at $9.8 Billion, Surgical Site Infections Contributed Most to Costs

5. Study Finds School-Age Drinking Increases Breast Cancer Risk

6. Q&A: Should Case Managers Use PAM to Help Members With Self-Management?

7. Pre-Pregnancy Hormone Testing May Indicate Gestational Diabetes Risk

8. HealthSounds Podcast: Managing Population Health with Integrated Registries and Effective Patient Touchpoints

9. Dementia Risk Doubles for Elderly Patients Hospitalized with Infections

10. Infographic: Sick! Epidemic of Chronic Diseases

11. NIH Network Study Finds Increased Risk of Neurological, Cognitive Deficits in Youth with HIV

12. Meet RN Case Manager Turned Grief Coach Audrey Pellicano: "We Don't Grieve in Front of People, We Grieve Alone"

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