Stephanie Bouchard

Before her election last fall to head the Medical Group Management Association, Susan Turney was recognized as a champion for healthcare information technology.

Teri Fontenot is one of the few women who head a hospital and the one she leads is considered one of the largest freestanding women's hospitals in the country.

Barbara McNeil, MD, has spent a lifetime researching quality of care issues. Her work led the Department of Veterans Affairs to change how care is provided to veterans.

Following decades of public policy work, for the last seven years, economist Karen Davis has led one of the country's most high-profile foundations working to promote a top-notch healthcare system.

Kaiser Permanente's first ever hospital design challenge, Small Hospital, Big Idea, came to a surprise ending this week: a tie.

Economist Gail Wilensky has advised presidents and other elected officials on healthcare matters. She continues her advisory role today in addition to being a champion for global healthcare issues.

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) is a strong voice opposing the Affordable Care Act and is considered an up-and-coming political force.

As the director of a federal agency for healthcare research and quality, Carolyn Clancy, MD, leads the country in trying to find ways the healthcare system can improve in quality, safety, efficiency and effectiveness.

In recognition of the second anniversary of the Affordable Care Act becoming law, U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin, MD, spoke in central Maine on Monday about the benefits of the law and the importance of prevention to the future of health in the country.

The spring ritual known in medical circles as Match Day occurred last week across the country. Like the above normal temperatures the nation is experiencing, the match program reached a new record: more than 95 percent of U.S. medical school seniors matched to residency positions -- the highest rate in three decades.