Rural Healthcare Leadership Conference

Assess the public and political environment for health care reform and understand the agenda that rural hospitals must pursue, with or without national legislation, to achieve more effective, efficient and safer care. Gain strategies for achieving performance excellence in an environment of shrinking resources, changing hospital-physician relations, and new demands for collaboration. Learn how values-driven cultures translate into sustained competitive advantage, improved medical staff recruitment, and enhanced employee engagement. Gain tools and strategies to focus your leadership on the right priorities and explore emerging leadership practices that are critical to effective governance. Examine the successful application of information technology to improve clinical quality, access to care, and business performance in the rural environment.