Sound Physicians Hosts Webcast with Atul Gawande, M.D., Author of ‘The Checklist Manifesto’

Insight on the Value of Clinical Process Excellence to Manage Performance

TACOMA, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Sound Physicians, a leading hospitalist organization focused on driving improvements in quality, satisfaction, and financial performance of inpatient healthcare delivery announces an upcoming webcast entitled, “The Checklist Manifesto and Hot Spotters for Inpatient Care,” on Jan. 24, 2012 at 11 a.m. Pacific, 2 p.m. Eastern.

The webcast program features Sound Physicians’ CEO and founder, Robert Bessler, M.D. and guest speaker, Atul Gawande, M.D., author of “The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right.” Dr. Gawande is one of the most influential voices for improving healthcare in America. In addition to “Checklist Manifesto,” he is author of “Complications,” and “Better,” and writes contributed articles for The New Yorker and Slate. Dr. Bessler is recognized for developing innovative clinical processes and performance management strategies that improve quality, satisfaction and financial performance in hospital medicine.

Drs. Gawande and Bessler will explore how checklists, processes and data enable top performing teams to systematically drive group performance and provide better care at lower cost. This program is ideal for hospital executives and hospitalist teams providing inpatient care.

Register for the webcast at www.soundphysicians.com or by clicking here. The first 200 attendees will receive a complimentary copy of Gawande’s book, “The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right.”

The “Checklist Manifesto and Hot Spotters for Inpatient Care” session is third in a series of webcasts focused on improving the outcomes of inpatient care.

Prior webcasts are available on demand on the Sound Physicians website including:

  • Best Practices for Improving Patient Satisfaction and HCAHPS Scores,” with Quint Studer of the Studer Group along with Sound Physicians chief training officer, Mark Rudolph, M.D., and Robert Bessler, M.D., CEO
  • Value-Based Purchasing,” with Edward Murphy, M.D., former CEO of Carilion Health Systems and Sound Physicians Chairman and Leslie Norwalk, former Administrator of CMS and Sound Physicians board member, along with Robert Bessler, M.D., CEO

About Sound Physicians

Sound Physicians is a leading hospitalist organization focused on driving improvements in quality, satisfaction and efficiency of inpatient health care delivery. By investing deeply in outstanding physicians, clinical process excellence and its proprietary workflow and informatics technology, Sound Physicians improves the delivery of inpatient care. Sound Physicians aligns with healthcare providers to measurably enhance patient outcomes and strengthen its partners’ financial performance. To learn more visit: www.soundphysicians.com



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Daven Rosener, 800-850-9665
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