Managing Benefits Measurement and Realization

Mary Trimmer, Trinity Health, Novi, MI, Sharon Henry, Allina Hospitals and Clinics, Minneapolis, Margaret Bearss, Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta, and Sharon Young, Cedars Sinai, Los Angeles, present overviews of each organization’s […]

Web-based Nurse Staffing: St. Peters Case Study and ROI

Kathy Brodbeck, VP Operations, St. Peter’s, Albany, New York, reviews the ROI on their implementation of a web based self staffing system and how they achieved the results.  Registrants will […]

CPOE Readiness in US Hospitals

David Classen, MD, VP, FCG, and advisor to Leapfrog Group, JCAHO, and the IOM, presents the results from his analysis of over 50 CPOE Readiness Assessments conducted over the last […]

Sisters of Mercy Bar Code Implementation

Shannon Sock, Vice President, Healthcare Solutions, and Rick Cowan, MS, MBA, RPH, Executive Director, Clinical Departments Genesis Initiative, Sisters of Mercy Health System, Chesterfield, MO, review a broad based initiative […]

Blended Shore’ Models for Healthcare IT Sourcing

Skip Lemon, VP, and Jim Kuhn and Dan Coate, Directors, FCG, review evidence suggesting that certain applications and functions may well be done offshore, when blended with internal resources and […]

Physician IT Leaders: A New Era

Two physician IT leaders present and discuss the evolving role of executive level physicians involved with clinical information system projects, whether that role is defined as Medical Director of Information […]

P4P: The California Experience

Tom Williams, Vice President, Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA), presents an update on the statewide California pay for performance initiative. This program includes participation of six major health plans, 200 physician […]

Six Sigma and the Bottom Line at Mt. Carmel

J. Jeffrey Burnich, M.D., Chief Quality Officer and Six Sigma Executive Leader at Mt. Carmel Health System, Columbus OH, reviews one of the most advanced Six Sigma programs in healthcare: […]