
October 10-12, 2012 • Nashville, TN
Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center
Keynotes | Breakout Sessions | Agenda
Don't miss the Early Bird Discount! Save $200 off Registration if you register before June 29th.
| Studer Group Partner Rates | Non-Partner Rates |
| Early Bird - $650 (now through June 29th) General - $850 |
Early Bird - $750 (now through June 29th General - $950 |
Healthcare is an industry in transition. It's more critical than ever for organizations to improve outcomes and maximize reimbursement. Studer Group's 10th annual What's Right in Health CareŽ institute—held October 10 - 12, 2012, at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center—will zero in on the strategies and tactics proven to yield quick and impressive results.
Join over 1,500 healthcare leaders at one
of the largest peer-to-peer networking
conferences in the nation and get state-of-the-industry insights from powerhouse
keynote speakers, high-impact breakout
sessions, and post-conference workshops on issues faced by small and
rural hospitals, physicians, and Emergency Departments. You will:
- Benchmark over 25 of the nation's top organizations and learn best practices that you can take back to your organization to achieve and sustain clinical, service, and operational excellence
- Get state-of-the-industry insights from keynotes, high-impact breakout sessions, and a variety of post-conference workshops
- Network with thousands of other healthcare leaders and celebrate the difference you make
- Reignite the passion and sense of purpose you felt when you first began working in healthcare
What's Right in Health Care attendees gain an intensive "crash course" in the back-to-basics fundamentals all employees need to be effective and create a culture of consistent quality.
Because it's our 10th year, we're pulling out all the stops to make this a pinnacle celebration and a not-to-be-missed event! It will remind you why you chose to answer this calling...and make you proud to be a part of what's RIGHT in healthcare.
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Fast-paced Breakout Session presented by top-performing healthcare organizations in America sharing best practices to improve HCAHPS, process of care measures, physician integration, readmissions, ED, & more. |
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Minutes That Count–our top rated session of 2011–brings together five experts on one stage presenting 10 minutes of advice on hot topics such as Safety and Quality, Accountability, ED Flow, Leadership, & more. |
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CEO breakout sessions focused on critical issues such as value based purchasing, physician integration, cost reductions, process improvements & more. |
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Powerhouse keynote speakers will provide state-of-the-industry insights & help attendees reconnect with the passion that drew them to the healthcare field. |
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| Nathan Kaufman Managing Director Kaufman Strategic Advisors, LLC |
Quint Studer Founder Studer Group |
Bob Murphy, RN, Esq., FACHE Studer Group Executive Coach & International Speaker |
Rich Bluni, RN Studer Group International Speaker |
| Emergency Department Track | |
| Baptist Health System San Antonio, TX |
The High-Impact ED: Tools to Achieve & Sustain Excellence in the Emergency Department |
Brigham and Women's Hospital |
Rethinking the ED: How One Academic Medical Center Reduced Wait Times & Sent Patient Satisfaction Soaring |
| EmCare, Inc National |
Through the Eyes of Top Physicians |
| TeamHealth Knoxville, TN |
Select, Retain, Educate: A Physician-Focused Model for ED Success |
| Early Readmissions Track | |
Cheyenne Regional Medical Center |
The Power of Clinical Callbacks: Preventing Early Readmissions with Clinical Callbacks |
| Greenville Memorial Hospital Greenville, SC |
Bringing Down CHF Readmissions: Best Practices That Lead to Success |
| Using Evidence-Based LeadershipSM Track | |
| Castle Medical Center Kailua, HI |
Accountability, Execution & the 'Ohana Factor: How Evidence-Based LeadershipSM Gets Results Even in Turbulent Times |
West Georgia Health |
HCAHPS Boot Camp: Ten Tactics That Helped One Organization Achieve Peak Results |
| Passion & Purpose Track | |
| Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health Indianapolis, IN |
How Passion Moves the Metrics: Instilling a Culture That Drives Consistently Great Results |
| Patient Safety & Quality Track | |
| University of Alabama Birmingham, AL |
Faces Behind The Data: How Eliminating the Denominator Helped UAB Health System Reach for Excellence |
| Kaiser Permanente Oakland, CA |
The Patient Safety Framework: How to Hardwire the Right Tactics & Hold People Accountable |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hurst-Eules-Bedford Bedford, TX |
Focus on Falls: How One Hospital Reduced Patient Falls by 50 Percent in Just Four Months |
| HCAHPS/VBP Success Track | |
| Geisinger Wyoming Valley Wilkes-Barre, PA |
A Value-Based Purchasing Success Story: Three Tools That Improve HCAHPS Results & Quality of Care |
| St. Alexius Medical Center Hoffman Estates, IL |
Physician Performance and Perception: Practical How-tos That Improve the Patient Experience... & Elevate HCAHPS Results |
| Lady of the Sea General Hospital Cut Off, LA |
A Dose of Cajun Tenacity: How We Kept Our HCAHPS Scores High During Hurricanes & Oil Spills |
| Greer Memorial Hospital Greer, SC |
Eight Domains of Excellence: How One Hospital Achieves & Sustains Great HCAHPS Results |
| Leader Evaluation® Track | |
| Lahey Clinic Burlington, MA |
Leader Evaluation Manager®: Connecting to Purpose through Connecting to Mission |
| Kennewick General Hospital Kennewick, WA |
Evaluations That Work: Achieve Optimal Results through Accountability |
| Physician Track | |
| The Ottawa Hospital Ottawa Ontario, Canada |
The Path to Physician Integration: Strategies & Tactics That Get Results |
| Baptist Hospital of Miami Miami, FL |
The Hospitalist Pay-Off: How Physician Employment Leads to Patient Satisfaction and Improved Quality, Safety & Stewardship of Resources |
| University of Arizona Health Network Tucson, AZ |
Blazing Trails for Physician Engagement: From Students to Academic Medical Practice |
| Driving Growth & Reducing Cost Track | |
| Stewart Memorial Community Hospital Lake City, IA |
Strategies for Growth in a Stagnant Market: How One Hospital Found Success |
| Sparrow Hospital Lansing, MI |
Eight Years of Growth: How One Health System Grew Its Brand in a Shrinking Market |
| Other Tracks | |
| Advocate Health System Oak Brook, IL |
The "Behavior" Buy-in: How Standards of Behavior Can Drive Consistency, Accountability, & Culture Change |
| Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN |
The Hand Hygiene Remedy: One Hospital's Journey to Consistent Compliance & Reduced Infection Rates |








