What's Right in Health Care

Download Breakout Session Presentations | Photo Gallery | 10 Minutes That Count | Fire Starter Hall of Fame | Award Winners | Keynotes | Quint Studer's Keynote | Post-Conference Workshops | Featured Tools and Resources | Caring for the Caregiver
We selected 25 of the top-performing organizations in America to lead breakout sessions during our conference. The intensive sessions zero in on "how-tos" that impact time-sensitive subjects like HCAHPS, Core Measures, physician engagement, readmissions, ED effectiveness and more.
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View photos from the breakout sessions.
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Total run time: 55:41
The search for the most passionate, committed and influential healthcare industry leaders is over for one more year. Kim Bordenkircher, David Callecod, Mark Clement, Greg Paris, Tony Spezia, Rabi F. Sulayman, M.D., and Jaime Wesolowski have been selected for induction into Studer Group's Fire Starter Hall of Fame. Congratulations to this year's seven Fire Starters!
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Kim Bordenkircher CEO Henry County Hospital |
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David Callecod CEO Lafayette General Medical Center |
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Mark Clement |
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Greg Paris CEO Monroe County Hospital |
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Tony Spezia President and CEO Covenant Health |
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Rabi F. Sulayman, M.D. Pediatric-Cardiology Advocate Christ Medical Center, Advocate Hope Children's Hospital |
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Jaime Wesolowski President and CEO Methodist Healthcare System |
Congratulations to all of this year's award winners!
- Excellence in Patient Care Award Winners - Special Category
- Excellence in Patient Care Award Winners - HCAHPS
Studer Group engaged national keynote speakers who provided state-of-theindustry insights from both the public and private sectors and helped attendees reconnect with the passion that drew them to the healthcare field.
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Leah Binder, MA, MGA, CEO, of The Leapfrog Group, spoke to the work her company is doing to represent organizations that buy healthcare and that pursue breakthrough improvements in the safety, quality, and affordability of healthcare for Americans. |
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Jerod M. Loeb, PhD, Executive Vice President, Division of Healthcare Quality Evaluation, of The Joint Commission, discussed the dynamic world of performance measurement in healthcare and where it has been and where it is going. |
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Peter Rhee, MD, MPH, FACS, FCCM, Professor of Surgery, Chief of Trauma, Critical Care, and Emergency Surgery with the University of Arizona Medical Center, told the story of how his team worked to save the lives of those injured in the Tucson tragedy as the rest of us watched in shock in front of our television sets. Presentation Not Available |
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Quint Studer, Founder of Studer Group,
helped attendees put all the information in perspective, connect
it to pay-for-performance and understand where you
need to go from here.
Related Resources: Skill Set Matrix, Time Exercise, and Straight A Assessment |
Total run time: 1:59:17
Small and Rural Healthcare: Tactics for Driving Outcomes
Featuring Studer Group national speaker Bob Murphy, RN, Esq., FACHE, other Studer Group experts, and a panel of CEOs sharing their journeys
- Bob Murphy - Making Excellence Stick
- Monroe County - 7 Tips You Haven't Heard
- Video: Human Bowling
- Video: Winter Blues
What about the Docs? Physician Integration That Works
Featuring Wolfram Schynoll, MD, FACEP, Dan Smith, MD, and other Studer Group physician coach experts
- Coaching Providers on the Impact of P4P on Medical Practices
- Impacting the Patient Perception of Quality Care - Doctor Communication
- Phyician Buy-In: The Case for Performance in Healthcare
Building the Best Emergency Department
Featuring Studer Group ED experts Stephanie Baker, RN, MBA, CEN, Kirk Jensen, MD, MBA, FACEP, and Dan Smith, MD
- Building the Best Emergency Department
- Service Excellence in the ED: Physician Buy-In for Change
- The Psychology of Waiting
- What to do Next
View and download the tools and resources mentioned at the conference.
Dr. Michael Brant DeMaria—Psychologist, Author, Speaker
and two-time Grammy-Nominated Musician treated us to an early session where we came together to laugh, move and rejuvenate with very dynamic, simple techniques that helped us "flow" throughout the rest of the day.
Learn more about Dr. Michael Brant DeMaria at his website.




















