Welcome to the 50 Most Powerful Physician Executives recognition program. Modern Physician and sister publication Modern Healthcare co-sponsor this annual recognition program. Readers vote for one of 100 physician executives who make up the final ballot. The 50 physicians who receive the most votes make the final list, with the ranking determined by the number of votes received. Modern Physician and Modern Healthcare reserve the right to resolve voting irregularities. The nomination period for the 2008 competition closed on Dec. 7, with more than 7,300 nominations received. Voting ran from Dec. 23 through Jan. 25, 2008, with nearly 20,000 ballots received. The final ranking was published in the April 7 issue of Modern Physician and the April 14 issue of Modern Healthcare.
For more information on the 50 Most Powerful Physician Executives award program and the nomination process, please contact David Burda, editor of Modern Healthcare, at dburda@crain.com or 312.649.5439.
If you'd like to be notified of next year's call for nominations, please contact Jennifer McCullough, marketing coordinator of Modern Healthcare, at jmccullough@crain.com and be sure to indicate that you would like to be notified when nominations are being accepted.
By Jay Greene April 07, 2008 James Mongan, M.D., is a bridesmaid no more. After the president and chief executive officer of Partners HealthCare System, Boston, finished second in 2005 and 2007, readers of Modern Physician in 2008 voted Mongan No. 1 for the magazine’s fourth annual ranking of the 50 Most Powerful... ... FULL STORY
October 29, 2007 Voting has ended for the 2008 Modern Healthcare/Modern Physician "50 Most Powerful Physician-Executives" competition. Nearly 20,000 ballots were cast this year, up more than 60% compared with the 2007 competition. More than 7,300 nominations were received, and the final ballot was based on... ... FULL STORY
By Jay Greene May 07, 2007 Patrick Quinlan earned his stripes during his first year as chief executive officer of seven-hospital Ochsner Health System by playing a pivotal role in merging for-profit 600-physician Ochsner Clinic, a not-for-profit hospital foundation and a 190,000-member health plan into a unified healthcare... ... FULL STORY
By Jay Greene April 24, 2006 William McGuire, M.D., sees the healthcare system as overly complex-gaps exist within socio-economic groups; costs are too high; and quality improvements are needed. As chairman and chief executive officer of the nation's largest insurer, UnitedHealth Group, Minnetonka, Minn., McGuire wants to... ... FULL STORY
By Jay Greene July 01, 2005 Ron Anderson's 22-year career at Parkland Health & Hospital System in Dallas almost ended in December 2004 when several hospital directors made it clear they wanted him out as president and chief executive officer, partly because the 735-bed public hospital was facing a $76 million... ... FULL STORY
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