To help forward-focused organizations improve today’s business performance
and plan the future in ways that embrace the impact of emerging technologies,
new market dynamics, new models of care delivery and service delivery and
more financially responsible and astute patient base.
Known for their forward thinking approach to anticipating change and the
impact it has on demand, economics and emerging technology.
Stephen Jenkins, Vice President
15 years experience in healthcare industry
Strategic consulting, product development, e-business and health policy
analysis
SCHEDULE AND MEETING CONFIRMATIONS
Executive Committee
Working Group
Steering Group
Town Halls
User Groups Session
Community Group
Reality Bites
The top five issues facing public hospitals today:
The relentless push to improve patient care while driving down costs
Meeting the healthcare needs of the growing numbers of uninsured and aging
The increasing cost of professional liability insurance and the impact
of litigation on care delivery and cost
Increase in regulatory pressures
Caregiver labor shortages
- Richard C. Powell, CPA, CFO of Stroger Jr. Hospital of Chicago
Cook County
Anticipated Changes: Medicine
Further integration with allied health teams
Managed technologies especially in lab, imaging and electronic health records
Focusing on the interpersonal skill training of providers
Integration of research/discovery into daily activities
Role as the health information disseminator
Anticipated Changes: Communication Technology
Voice Activated Systems
Point to Point Communication
Tracking Systems
Anticipated Changes: Society and Culture
This project will be completed sometime after 2008 – the first year of
baby-boomers arrive at the retirement age.
The future care providers who will work in this building are currently
in kindergarten and grade school.
