Rural health care leaders are working to understand where they will fit in a new world of accountable care, changing payment models, and heightened demands for physician integration. And while the future of reform is murky, what's clear is that more than ever, rural hospitals will be pressed to compete on the value they provide through high quality and low cost care delivery.  Numerous examples suggest they are already successfully improving outcomes, driving out inefficiencies, and boosting staff engagement.  Governing boards, understanding that their roles and oversight responsibilities are transitioning, are gaining new knowledge and skills.  Rural hospitals and their communities are succeeding despite the difficult environment.

The 2012 Rural Health Care Leadership Conference brings together top thinkers in the field, and offers you strategies for accelerating performance excellence and improving the sustainability of your rural hospital.

We'll take a look at the many operational, financial and environmental challenges you face and present new models and emerging initiatives that are transforming care delivery and business practices in rural settings. You'll hear fresh approaches for attracting top clinical talent and improving care coordination.  We'll examine the connection between healthy organizational cultures, high performance, and employee satisfaction.  You'll come away with new ideas for developing rewarding collaborations and partnerships—the kind that yield improved patient care and service excellence.  Executive leadership and trustees will enhance their capacity to make the right strategic decisions and inspire organizational excellence. 

Plan to arrive early to enjoy Phoenix and join us on Sunday afternoon to dive deeper into individual and organizational performance improvement topics through two pre-conference workshop options. Both workshops afford numerous opportunities for interaction between participants and our faculty, and they will add great value to your conference experience.

For 25 years, the Rural Health Care Leadership Conference has brought a unique focus on innovative ideas, thoughtful insights, and proven strategies for improving rural hospitals and developing rural health care leaders. This year will be no exception.

Benefits of attending:

• Analyze the impact of health care reform and shifting national priorities on rural hospitals and their communities.
• Achieve peak performance in an environment where constrained resources are generating new imperatives for collaboration and new affiliations, improved outcomes, and greater efficiencies.
• Transform your organizational culture for a sustained advantage, improved medical staff recruitment, and enhanced employee engagement.
• Gain insights into the drivers influencing changes in hospital/physician integration and recognize the critical success factors in emerging models of care coordination and delivery.
• Respond to new demands on governing boards for greater accountability and more informed leadership.
• Leverage information technology to improve clinical quality, access to care, and business performance in the rural environment.

 

Who should attend:

• Rural Hospital CEOs, Administrators and System Executives
• Board Members
• Nursing and Physician Executives
• Public Health and Community Leaders
• Executives of Rural Health Care Associations, Networks and Clinics