Press Ganey Announces Distinguished Health Care Thought Leader as Keynote for Nursing Leadership Summit
April 13 2016 - 2:42PM
Business Wire
Press Ganey Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:PGND) today announced that
Kenneth W. Kizer, MD, MPH, Professor and Director of the Institute
for Population Health Improvement at the University of California
Davis, will deliver the keynote address at Press Ganey’s 2016
Nursing Leadership Summit in Denver on June 16. The summit convenes
nursing executives to explore strategies and actionable approaches
for reducing patient and caregiver suffering and advancing the
delivery of compassionate, connected care across the health care
continuum.
Dr. Kizer has long been a champion of empathic care and patient
safety. He is a pioneer of employing patient experience measurement
and improvement, clinical integration, population health management
and electronic health records. He was the founding president and
CEO of the National Quality Forum; Under Secretary for Health, U.S.
Department of Veterans Affairs; and Director of California’s
Department of Health Services. A long-time emergency medicine
physician, Dr. Kizer is board certified in multiple medical
specialties. His public service, clinical excellence and leadership
have been recognized with numerous awards throughout his 40-year
career as a physician and physician executive.
The Summit will be hosted by Christy Dempsey, CNO, Press Ganey.
The speaking roster includes nursing executives from BayCare Health
System, UC Health System West Chester Hospital, Yale-New Haven
Hospital and The National Patient Safety Foundation. Dr. Kizer will
discuss the essentiality of clinical integration and population
health management in the emerging value-based health care economy
as well as the critical role of nurse leaders in the new
paradigm.
“As we continue to move toward improving population health,
providing the right care in the right place by the right people is
essential. This requires a team approach and true clinical
integration,” said Christy Dempsey. “Dr. Kizer has done remarkable
work in this area, and I am pleased he will be able to share his
insights and experience at this summit to empower nurse leaders to
improve the safety, quality and experience of care for all patient
populations.”
The Summit is an exclusive professional development and
networking opportunity for nurse executives. For more information
about the 2016 Press Ganey Nursing Leadership Summit, taking place
in Denver June 15-16, please visit the event web site.
About Press Ganey
Press Ganey Holdings (NYSE: PGND) is a leading provider of
patient experience measurement, performance analytics and strategic
advisory solutions for health care organizations across the
continuum of care. Celebrating 30 years of experience, Press Ganey
is recognized as a pioneer and thought leader in patient experience
measurement and performance improvement solutions. Our mission is
to help health care organizations reduce patient suffering and
improve clinical quality, safety and the patient experience. As of
January 1, 2016, we served more than 26,000 health care
facilities.
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