Overview
One of the key challenges facing hospital leaders is improving the organization's ability to maintain consistent focus on implementing the hospital's strategic plan.  Frequently hospitals and health systems spend a significant amount of resources (both internal and external) in the creation of strategic plans but, very little time is spent in thinking about processes and tools that can ensure that the hospital successfully implements its strategic plan.  Executing strategic plans - including accurately measuring progress and assigning accountability - is a complex task involving many individuals across the enterprise.

Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

Presenter's Bios

Gerart T. Reardon, PhD
With more than 20 years of experience in the healthcare industry, Jerry Reardon has provided strategic and operational consulting services to a broad range of clients, including the Department of Defense, integrated delivery systems, managed care organizations and health technology companies.  Before becoming a senior partner at onFocus Healthcare, Jerry was senior vice president of Interactive Forums, Inc., a market research and consulting firm with major pharmaceutical, technology, disease management and managed care clients.

Jerry previously served as senior vice president at eHealth Management of I-trax Inc., a disease management company that provided both technology and clinical services to providers, employers and managed care organizations.  In his role, he helped develop disease management solutions for clients that were among the first in the country to be accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. 

Nicholas Dowd
Nick is responsible for developing and managing national key account relationships with multi-facility healthcare systems on behalf of HealthStream Research.  His efforts are focused primarily on working with the hospital CEOs, Division and Regional Executives and Senior Leadership at the system level to interpret and apply constituent satisfaction data in the strategic planning process.

Nick's 30-year background is exclusively in healthcare - human resources, medical staff relations, labor relations, and business development.  In his ten years with Hospital Corporation of America he served as Director, Human Resources and subsequently headed the development of new outpatient services lines and evaluation of venture capital investment opportunities. 

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