The World Health Care Congress 3rd Annual Leadership Summit on Process Improvement and Business Excellence in Health Care convenes hospitals, health systems, health plans and medical/specialty group practices to utilize innovations in continuous quality improvement including Lean, Six Sigma, Baldrige and other methodologies. Best practices and thought provoking discussions on strategies for streamlining change management, increasing operational efficiency, improving overall organizational performance and the quality of patient services while eliminating waste, coordinating care and ensuring patient safety are tackled by those the nation's leading health care organizations.

At the 3rd Annual Leadership Summit on Process Improvement and Business Excellence in Health Care, attendees receive unmatched industry guidance and expertise to push their organizational strategy to the next level. This CAN'T MISS industry forum showcases next generation process improvement frameworks and presents best practice case studies that allow you to:

Identify the first steps you must take on your Process Improvement journey Develop a plan for implementing lean, six sigma, etc. Understand the foundation of any high performing organization

Construct key levers to motivate and improve employee productivity Avoid common obstacles to implementing incentives by identifying non-value add incentives Build long lasting strategies to achieve organizational goals

Join These Leading Organizations Who Will Share Their Best Kept Secrets: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Alegent Health System Appleton Medical Center/Theda Clark Medical Center Borgess Ambulatory Care Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital Jewish Healthcare Foundation / Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative Kaiser Permanente Lifespan Corporation Massachusetts General Hospital/Partners Healthcare North Mississippi Medical Center Poudre Valley Health System Rochester Individual Practice Association Seattle Children's Hospital Shriners Hospitals for Children International SSM Healthcare – St. Louis Thibodaux Regional Medical Center University of Virginia Health System Virtua Health Wilmington Health Associates

Featured Confirmed Speakers
Mary Reich Cooper, MD, JD Senior Vice President and Chief Quality Officer, Lifespan Corporation; Assistant Professor, Medicine and Public Health, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University	Karen Wolk Feinstein, PhD President and Chief Executive Officer Jewish Healthcare Foundation, Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative
Patrick Hagan President and Chief Operating Officer Seattle Children’s Hospital	Jeffrey K. Liker, PhD Lean Healthcare And Director, Japan Technology; Manufacturing Program, University of Michigan; Author, "The Toyota Way"
Edward Millermaier, MD, MBA Chief Medical Officer and Chief Operating Officer Borgess Ambulatory Care	Zeev Neuwirth, MD Chief, Clinical Effectiveness and Innovation Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates
Rulon F. Stacey, PhD, FACHE President and Chief Executive Officer Poudre Valley Health System 2008 Baldrige Award Health Care Recipient	Greg Stock Chief Executive Officer Thibodaux Regional Medical Center
Mark S. Williams, MD, MBA, JD, CPE Chief Medical Officer North Mississippi Medical Center	Robin T. Wilson, MD, MSHA, CHCQM, FAIHQ Vice President of Medical Affairs Appleton Medical Center / Theda Clark Medical Center