Hospital & Physician Relations:  An Executive Summit

Sponsors
October 26-28, 2008
JW Marriott Camelback Inn Resort & Spa, Scottsdale, AZ

		The Summit is sponsored by
		The Forum for Healthcare Strategists was established by a distinguished group of senior healthcare strategists seeking an opportunity to collectively examine current and future strategies for the delivery of healthcare. The Forum provides networks of communication and support, as well as opportunities for professional development, with the ultimate purpose of inspiring new, more effective models of care. For information on membership, call 312-440-9080 x 23.
		In cooperation with
		BremnerDuke Healthcare Real Estate is one of the nation's leading healthcare facility development and management firms, offering a comprehensive array of healthcare real estate development services, $1 billion in available capital for ownership, the most unique construction model in the industry, compliance-driven facility management and maintenance, and integrated real estate advisory group services.
		ECG Management Consultants, Inc. is a specialized consulting firm that develops - and implements - innovative solutions for healthcare organizations.  While ECG provides a variety of strategic, operational, and financially related services, ECG is particularly known for specialized expertise regarding hospital and physician relationships, strategic and business planning, and the complexities of hospitals, health systems, and the academic healthcare enterprise.
		Kaufman, Hall & Associates, Inc. is an independant strategy, finance, and capital consultant, working with healthcare organizations of all types and sizes on: growth strategy development; physician strategy planning and development; medical staff resource planning; joint venture evaluation and development; service line and portfolio planning; and merger, acquisition, and real estate advisory services.
		PhotoBooks, Inc. is the premier producer of Physician Directories (enhancing physician relations, referral and marketing) with over 250 healthcare organizations using a master database to support Print and Internet Directory publishing.  Designed uniquely for each institution, the directories address different audiences, are seamlessly integrated into multiple areas of the website, and have online data collection capability.
		Private Health News' award-winning eNewsletters and CRM/Marketing tools help providers build ongoing, targeted relation-ships.  PHN's new physician e-relationship program, MedNews Plus, provides breaking medical news and conference coverage by specialty(s) of interest with free CME/CE to physicians/nurses, while allowing the provider to include targeted messages based on those specialities.
		More than 1,800 hospitals and healthcare organizations throughout the nation have benefited from the research expertise and commitment to excellence of Professional Research Consultants .  PRC is the nation's leading marketing and customer research firm with projects including Medical Staff Loyalty and Referring Physician Studies.  PRC also assists hospitals in determining the perceptions, awareness, and needs of their patients, employees, and communities.
		Sg2  is an international, future-focused health care intelligence company.  Sg2 provides expert-led resources, tools, and education to enhance performance, drive growth, and maximize clinical effectiveness.  To learn more register for our free online health care community at members.sg2.com, where you can connect with colleagues, read expert blogs, and more.
		Surgical Directions, LLC helps improve operational, financial, and market performance of perioperative and anesthesia services.  Led by nationally-recognized, practicing anesthesiologists and surgical service professionals, our teams offer expert advice on organizational design, block time scheduling, surgical scheduling, patient throughput, and other critical issues.
		The Healthcare business of Thomson Reuters  produces insights, information, benchmarks and analysis that enable organizations to manage costs, improve performance and enhance the quality of healthcare.  Our Strategic Planning and Marketing Solutions (built on Solucient and Medstat offerings) help healthcare providers improve strategic planning, customer relationship management, and physician recruitment and retention.