Cost Savings, Palliative Care and the
Hospital Financial Crisis
Thursday, January 29, 2009
1:30-2:30 PM Eastern
FEATURED SPEAKER:
R. Sean Morrison, MD
Director, National Palliative Care Research Center
Hermann Merkin Professor of Palliative Care
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, NY
ABOUT THE PRESENTATION:
Severe economic conditions and demographic strains threaten both our hospitals and our health care system. So how does a hospital remain fiscally viable while treating its costliest patients – those aging with serious, chronic illnesses? A recent study published in Archives of Internal Medicine reveals how hospital palliative care programs are one crucial answer.
JOIN US AND LEARN TO:
- Reduce costs while improving quality
- Efficiently structure hospital resources
- Align with and become integral to the hospital’s mission
- Survive and thrive in the financial crisis
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Physicians, nurses, social workers, hospital administrators, finance managers and others involved in starting or expanding a palliative care program.
CALL DETAILS:
- $89 per phone line or $99 for one phone line plus the audio conference CD-ROM (contains an audio recording of this call in mp3 format and the PowerPoint presentation)
- Payment is online by credit card only
- PowerPoint presentations accompany each audio conference
- You will have the opportunity to participate in a live Q&A session with the presenter
- We encourage you to invite your colleagues to listen with you
- Continue the discussion following the audio conference and post your questions and comments on our CAPCconnectTM Forum!
Any questions? Contact Margaret Schutz at (212) 201-2671 or margaret.schutz@mssm.edu