AHA Executive Roundtable to Feature Proven and Innovative Successes in Patient-Flow Optimization

FRANKLIN, Tenn. – July 23, 2015 –Hospital leaders from across the country will join the American Hospital Association (AHA) to discuss “Optimizing and Streamlining Patient Flow” during an executive roundtable and luncheon. The July 30 event in Philadelphia is part of the AHA Signature Learning Series™, and will focus on the real-world results from Customers of MEDHOST, the leader in patient-flow solutions.

Roundtable attendees will learn about the critical role they play in improving care coordination and increasing patient satisfaction while reducing costs through streamlining the flow of patients in their facilities. The event will also discuss results from AHA’s research and the organization’s view of how the healthcare industry is entering the “second curve” of patient-flow and what that means for providers.

The event will feature executives from Beaufort Memorial Hospital, a 197-bed facility in Beaufort, South Carolina, and SwedishAmerican Health System, a 333-bed, Illinois organization, explaining how they used key performance indicators (KPIs) to optimize and streamline patient-flow processes. They will also discuss the benefits they have experienced, including better coordinated care, reduced length of stay (LOS) and significantly decreased costs.

“Optimizing and Streamlining Patient Flow” is scheduled for Thursday, July 30, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. EDT. Because space is limited at this complimentary event, registration is required. Registration deadline is July 23, 2015.

Attendees will learn more about:

• Insights from AHA’s Critical Conversations on Patient Flow from earlier this year about drivers in continued patient-flow improvements and how to reduce common obstacles to achieving them
• The role senior leadership plays in improving care coordination, operational performance and the overall quality of care
• How a patient-flow focused culture and staff education are important in improving patient throughput

“The healthcare industry is migrating toward value-based care, and for health systems to manage themselves effectively during this transition, they must understand how improving care coordination is at the heart of this transformation,” said Craig Herrod, president of MEDHOST. “The American Hospital Association plays a vital role in helping facilities recognize. Also, focus on change, and we’re excited that our Customers can be part of this event.”

About MEDHOST

MEDHOST is a provider of market-leading enterprise, departmental and healthcare engagement solutions to approximately 1,000 healthcare facilities. Our healthcare management system includes intuitive, easy-to-use and SaaS-enabled solutions. Also, includes YourCareUniverse, an integrated suite of cloud-based patient and provider engagement applications. Our robust offering of managed hosting, outsourcing and consulting services are changing how clinicians and hospital leaders work and communicate, while generating notable operational, patient-flow, care and revenue improvements. MEDHOST delivers value by enabling hospitals of all types and all sizes. Especially, this is to better manage care and the business of healthcare while meeting evolving regulatory requirements. Connect with MEDHOST on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.

The American Hospital Association Exclusively Endorses the Patient Flow Management Solution from MEDHOST

About the AHA Endorsement

The AHA Endorsement is the result of an extensive and rigorous process. It begins with the identification of hospitals’ most significant market challenges. Moreover, ends with the selection of the solution that best addresses them.

AHA Solutions, Inc., a subsidiary of the American Hospital Association (AHA), compensated for the use of the AHA marks. Also, for its assistance in marketing endorsed products and services. By agreement, pricing of endorsed products and services may not be increased by the providers to reflect fees paid to the AHA.

About AHA Solutions, Inc.

AHA Solutions, Inc. is a subsidiary of the American Hospital Association (AHA). It is especially to serve member hospitals by helping them identify the optimal solutions to their most pressing market challenges. Through the AHA Endorsement, along with educational programs featuring peers and industry experts, AHA Solutions supports the decision-making process for hospitals looking for partners to help with clinical integration, information technology, talent management, cultural transformation, financial sustainability, the patient flow and other key challenges.

AHA Solutions is proud to reinvest its profits in the AHA Mission: To advance the health of individuals and communities. For more information, contact AHA Solutions at 800.242.4677 or visit www.aha.org. Also connect with us via Facebook, Twitter.

Contact:
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MEDHOST, Inc.
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