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HFMA 11th Annual Two-Day Hospital/Physician Collaborative Meeting. Keynote by Stroudwater Associates Founder and Chairman Marc Voyvodich. Lancaster, PA | March 20-21 2017. Learn more about the collaborative and register. 
Would you like an advance look at this presentation? Click here. Full version available March 21 and in our April newsletter. 
[BLOG] Shrinking the Divide Between Health Plans and Providers . Bridging the trust and knowledge gap between insurers and providers remains the stubborn challenge that it has been for decades. As Walter J. McNerney, president of the national Blue Cross and Blue Shield Associations observed more than 40 years ago, payment and delivery are two sides of the same coin. In other words, little care gets delivered without payment, and payment remains inert without high-quality and high-value delivery system resources.
 
Wednesday, April 12, 2017 | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT

Register for this free, live webinar 

With a tight labor market and high demand for healthcare services, a “constructive culture” can help you achieve a culture based on excellence, authenticity, support and trust. In this webinar, you’ll learn how healthcare organizations can approach the human side of the business for better financial, quality and team performance.

Speaker Scott W. Goodspeed has served as the president and CEO for four hospitals. As a director with Stroudwater Associates, he helps healthcare leaders with accelerated operations improvement, revenue enhancement strategies, improved cash flow, operating cost reduction and action-oriented strategic assessment options.



Truven Health Analytics' The 100 Top Hospitals® program recognizes 100 healthcare organizations across the country that achieve the highest national scores based on 14 separate measures. We are proud to congratulate the following Stroudwater clients on their achievement and recognition. 

Major Teaching Hospitals

Baptist Medical Center, Jacksonville, FL * | Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans

St. Luke's University Hospital, Bethlehem, PA

Teaching Hospitals (200 + acute-care beds)

Billings Clinic Hospital, Billings, MT

Large Community Hospitals (250 + acute-care beds)

EvergreenHealth, Kirkland, WA | WellStar West Georgia Medical Center, LaGrange, GA

Medium Community Hospitals (100-249 acute-bed hospitals)

Ochsner Medical Center, Baton Rouge, LA * 

Small Community Hospitals (25-99 acute-care beds)

Oaklawn Hospital, Marshall, MI

* One of ten Everest Winners, hospitals that have achieved highest current performance and fastest improvement in past five years. 

Tennessee Hospital Association | Small and Rural Hospital Conference | March 30-31, 2017

Featuring Eric Shell, CPA, MBA | Director, Stroudwater Associates

Stroudwater Associates' Eric Shell will highlight key findings from the Future of Rural Healthcare Taskforce and recommendations to help rural hospitals address the complexities of an uncertain environment.  Learn more and register. 

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