Reducing Clinical Practice Variance in Value Driven Healthcare: Why Does it Matter? 2013

Key Topics

• The term "value" relative to quality and efficiency in the healthcare system
• The impact of healthcare on the U.S. budget deficit and the role of clinical practice variance in escalating expenditures
• Various types of clinical practice variance and explore factors that contribute to their proliferation and continuation
• Clinical practice variance and the implications on the value of healthcare
• Explore strategies to reduce clinical practice variance in promoting quality, efficiency, and value in healthcare in healthcare delivery
• Identify the need for clinical practice consistency across the healthcare spectrum

Who should Attend

• Facility leaders (administrators, nursing directors, medical directors, and physician leaders)
• Front line staff involved in patient care (physicians, nurses, physical therapists, and respiratory therapists)
• Accreditation compliance officers
• Quality and patient safety directors
• Nurse managers, case managers, and utilization managers
• Clinical staff educators