• Intimate class size (15-20) for optimal participation and getting answers
• Five-star conference facilities and amenities create the right ambiance
• Sophisticated interactive polling technology for audience participation
• The curriculum is customized for each session for relevancy
• Program content on is tailored by pre-session attendee interviews
• Unique content based on participant composition and knowledge

A Cutting-Edge Agenda with a focus on Quality in Medicine Best Practices

Here's a preview of some of the topics that will be covered in depth at the program:

• Quality in Medicine in Practice - the next level
• The ROI on Quality in Medicine Initiatives
• Offering value-added Quality in Medicine services
• Leveraging the latest technology practice
• Reengineering clinical pathways for Quality in Medicine
• Advanced change management strategies
• Open Access deployment in a Quality in Medicine practice

• Six Sigma and LEAN in practice
• How group visits add value in a practice
• E-marketing to attract new patients
• Virtual Visits - a new market
• In-office meds for patient convenience
• Ergonomics and Performance
• Psycho graphic Profiling
• Patient Self Efficacy & Self Care

Avoiding the Pitfalls: What's Working and What's Not in Practices taking a Quality in Medicine Approach:

• High Performance Quality in Medicine Teams
• How Fortune 500s Hire
• How to Retain the Best Staff
• Next Generation Service Quality Concepts
• Creating the Centers of Excellence of the Future
• Staff Bonus Programs that Reward Quality
• Electronic Health Record Deployment
• The New Care Facilitator

Eligibility for a Select Few

Attendance is limited to a select group of physicians and senior physician leaders who:

• Have attended multiple conferences on physician management, IHI concepts, and physician strategic planning
• Have expertise in total quality management, practice management and are implementing next generation Quality in Medicine best practice models.
• Have a thorough understanding of the basics of physician management principles and are interested in participating in a practical graduate level forum on practice redesign, technology deployment, providing value added services
• Are looking for cutting-edge physician-led Quality in Medicine practice design concepts that have been tested and documented "in the trenches," based on financially sound principles 
• Need to learn the strategies for sustaining success in a Quality in Medicine practice and transitioning to the next level

Learning Objectives for Quality in Medicine Best Practice Deployment

Presenting Advanced Information on the Cutting Edge is the goal of the program. All of the data presented at the session is evidence-based, valid, reliable physician benchmarks. Here's what we will learn:

• Effective deployment of technology in Quality in Medicine physician practices will be examined thoroughly. This portion of the program can save you hundreds of thousands of dollars in wasted effort and countless hours of frustration. Learn how to minimize patient and physician dissatisfaction. Base your technology eployment strategy on those Quality in Medicine physician practices that got it right the first time to implement what is really working.
• Growing independent practices, specialty institutes, primary care networks, faculty practice plans, group practices and individual practices using a Quality in Medicine approach. You'll learn the best practices for creating a patient-focused culture that is quality driven. Call (800) 601-5940 to Register
• New concepts, Next Generation Facilities Design & technologies that can be implemented in practices taking a Quality in Medicine approach. You'll learn how to develop productive, patient-focused organizations that foster sustained quality improvement and lifestyle balance for physicians while keeping patients smiling.

Interesting Speakers with Experience in Quality in Medicine Best Practices

Greg Korneluk, Chairman - For almost three decades, progressive healthcare organizations and exceptional physician leaders around the globe have implemented strategies and systems pioneered by Greg Korneluk to "quantum-leap" their practices to new levels of quality, service and satisfaction. He is an acknowledged authority on physician success, Quality in Medicine best Practices and an internationally recognized consultant, a compelling lecturer, and an accomplished writer.

Formerly with the American Medical Association, Greg is the author of two books, Physician Success Secrets - How the Best Get Better and Practice Enhancement: The Physician's Guide to Success in Private Practice. His work has been featured in The New England Journal of Medicine, The American Medical News, The Wall Street Journal and Medical Economics.

Brita Hess, President - is a senior executive with over 25 years of experience.  She is a recognized national expert on the topic of Quality in Medicine and service quality.  As Vice President and General Manager of Philip Crosby Associates, Inc. (The Creative Factory), she established the Asian operating unit and directed the development of the Singapore National Productivity Board's "Total Quality Program" - the foundation of the country's continuous improvement initiative. 

Brita also developed the Master Instructional Design for customer service management training for Singapore Airlines. She is a former Master Trainer of the Quality College and is also a Registered Nurse and Cardiac Clinical Nurse Specialist. Her past clients include such notable organizations as Walt Disney World Company, Anheuser-Busch, Holiday Inns, Department of the Air Force, and Ernst & Young, as well as major corporations and governments in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Thailand.

Program Logistics

The program is being held on Thursday and Friday, or Monday and Tuesday, to accommodate the possibility of a stay over the weekend. Bring your loved ones, enjoy the area and get ready to be energized.
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