title: 100 most powerful.
abstract: Compiling a list of the 100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare requires some contemplation. Exactly what is power in this industry? C. Thomas Smith, president and CEO of VHA, calls power simply "the ability to make a difference." The influential figures chosen by Modern Healthcare readers represent a broadly varied and diverse group of movers and shakers. But they share the ability to change things.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Romano
mesh_terms: D000288:Administrative Personnel; D003625:Data Collection; D006077:Government Agencies / Q000458:organization & administration; D006291:Health Policy; D007857:Leadership; D011057:Politics; D011209:Power, Psychological; D014481:United States