Hospital & Physician Relations:  An Executive Summit

Sponsors
October 25-27, 2010
Camelback Inn, a JW Marriott 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
		AmeriMed Consulting  is a nationally recognized strategic healthcare consulting firm specializing in medical staff development, community needs assessment, physician market inventories, surveying and focus interview/group reports for strategic planning in healthcare.  We work with you to develop a specialized, strategic medical staff plan that is tailored to fit your needs.  AmeriMed offers the most comprehensive medical staff development plan in the industry.
		Barlow/McCarthyconsults nationally in strategy development for physician relations, retention, medical practice development, and all elements of physician recruitment.  The Barlow/McCarthy team has hands-on expertise in defining and implementing the right strategy and structure to bring hospitals and physicians in sync.
		In the area of Physician Relationship Marketing, CPM Marketing Group helps hospitals create and expand high value physician referrals and admissions through better understanding and personal communications.
		ECG Management Consultants, Inc. offers a broad range of strategic, financial, operational, and technology-related consulting services to healthcare providers.  ECG provides specialized expertise to community hospitals, academic medical centers, health systems, and medical groups throughout the U.S.  For nearly 40 years, we have played an instrumental role in developing and implementing innovative and customized solutions that effectively address issues confronting healthcare providers.  Visit www.ecgmc.com.
		Having trouble tracking down the most recent and up-to-date physician data?  You're not alone...most healthcare organizations have their provider data spread out across multiple sources including credentialing systems, HIS, call centers, Excel files and paper...yes, even paper.  Spending excess time trying to locate people at different practices to exchange information at the expense of having time to foster and nurture new and existing relationships or taking action on the most time-sensitive issues?  HealthConnect PRM helps you maintain a centralized database of all provder data, allowing you to keep all departments-strategic planning, business development, liaisons, service lines, medical staff and call center - in sync.
		Health Directions, LLC, headquartered in Chicago, focuses on improving revenue cycle systems, operational and organizational processes, and business development initiatives for a wide range of academic and non-academic departments, MSO's, multi-specialty medical groups, and faculty plans.  Other areas of expertise include hospital/physician integration, compensation planning, medical staff development, and information system selection and implementation.
		MedSynergies partners with health care organizations and physicians to align their operations by providing revenue cycle management, practice management, consulting services, business process analysis and software integration solutions.  Leveraging its knowledge and experience in hospital-physician alignment, MedSynergies improves processes, optimizes technology and builds on trusted patient relationships, enabling hospitals and physician practices to offer quality health care.  Founded in 1996, MedSynergies is privately held and headquarted in Irving, Texas.  MedSynergies currently partners with hospitals and health networks and serves more than 5,600 providers across the United States.  Visit www.medsynergies.com.
		Strategy. Leadership. Performance. Navvis & Company is a management consultancy providing counsel and support for innovative, market-linked strategies to create high-performing, future-ready health systems, forge enduring physician partnerships, and create competitive advantage .
		PhotoBooks serves healthcare clients with customized solutions to their website and directory needs: physician directories; website content management systems; and custom mobile applications for iPhone, BlackBerry, Android and Windows Mobile 7 platforms.  PhotoBooks combines the best of personalized customer service with cutting-edge technology.  PhotoBooks' website clients won 14 eHealthcare Leadership Awards in 2009!
		Private Health News' (PHN) award-winning, interactive e-communication solutions and CRM/Marketing tools help providers build measurable, ongoing, targeted relationships with Consumers (My Health e-News), Physicians/Nurses (MedNews Plus) and Patients/Caregivers (Patient e-Prep) based on their specific interests, specialties and needs.  PHN's powerful services create a strategic and competitive advantage while persistently promoting a provider's brand, programs, services and physicians.
		REACH3 is the market leader for healthcare customer relationship management (CRM) and physician referral solutions.  Partnering with hundreds of healthcare organizations across the country, REACH3 utilizes data-driven technology to optimize marketing and measure results.  Headquarted in Verona, Wisconsin, REACH3 is a wholly owned subsidiary of Third Wave Research, Ltd.