Health Forum/American Hospital Association 2011 Leadership Summit
The 19th annual Leadership Summit, presented by Health Forum and the American Hospital Association, will examine current practices in light of health care reform with hopes of improving the care process. The Summit will highlight proven and emerging models for hospitals and health systems to deliver value by improving performance along the care continuum.
Chicago, IL (Vocus) December 17, 2010
The 19th annual Leadership Summit, presented by Health Forum and the American Hospital Association, will examine current practices in light of health care reform with hopes of improving the care process. The Summit will highlight proven and emerging models for hospitals and health systems to deliver value by improving performance along the care continuum. The program addresses approaches for creating an integrated network of care, managing increased risk for the health of populations, engaging physicians, and leveraging information technologies to improve quality performance. The Summit will be held in San Diego July 17-19 at the Manchester Grand Hyatt.
Featured speakers include Tom Brokaw, author and legendary newsman, “NBC Nightly News”; Mike Krzyzewski, head men’s basketball coach for both Duke University and Team USA, the men’s national basketball team; Atul Gawande, M. D., general and endocrine surgeon, researcher and writer; Chip Heath, The New York Times, BusinessWeek, and The Wall Street Journal, best-selling author of Made to Stick and Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard; Fareed Zakaria, host of CNN’s
‘Fareed Zakaria GPS”, editor-at-large at Time, and a regular columnist for The Washington Post; and Lee Woodruff, author and contributing editor, “Good Morning, America.”
Join senior executives from hundreds of the nation's leading hospitals and health systems at this unique forum where health care leaders discuss the issues that face their organizations and network to find the answers they need to be more successful. Register by January 1 and receive a $200 discount off the regular price.
For additional conference information, contact Laura Woodburn at lwoodburn(at)healthforum. com or visit http://www. healthforum. com/leadershipsummit.
About Health Forum
Health Forum is a center for the exchange of credible information, insights and data to help hospital management and suppliers improve performance. We embrace innovation and knowledge where the leaders of hospitals, health systems and their suppliers are committed to improvement and trusted by their communities. http://www. healthforum. com
About AHA
The AHA is a not-for-profit association of health care provider organizations and individuals that are committed to the improvement of health in their communities. The AHA is the national advocate for its members and comprises more than 5,000 member hospitals, health systems and other health care organizations, and 38,000 individual members. Founded in 1898, the AHA provides education for health care leaders and is a source of information on health care issues and trends. http://www. aha. org
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