Franklin, TN. October 8, 2013. Erik Swensson, SVP, Chief Medical Officer for Capella Healthcare, will be a featured speaker at the annual HealthStream Summit, which is expected to draw hundreds of healthcare leaders from throughout the country to Nashville. HealthStream (NASDAQ: HSTM), a leading provider of learning and research solutions for healthcare industry, sponsors the annual conference for its clients. This 10th annual event is being held October 15-17 at the Music City Center.
Dr. Swensson is participating in a panel presentation entitled “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World – Today’s Healthcare Issues and Physicians.” The presentation focuses on creating a deeper understanding of some of today’s key issues facing physicians, including patient satisfaction, communication, employment models and how hospitals can better partner with physicians.
“During this new season when there are so many changes impacting providers, successful hospitals and physicians will be those who can work to build – and work within – coalitions of healthcare providers at all levels,” Dr. Swensson said. “There will have to be collaboration and mutual trust among all the parties, and they will need to engage all members to work in concert for one outcome. That outcome will, of course, be higher quality, lower cost care. So, the paradigm shift is that – to be successful – we will actually all have to work together to reduce the need for health care services for our patients.”
About HealthStream
HealthStream (NASDAQ: HSTM) is dedicated to improving patient outcomes through the development of healthcare organizations’ greatest asset: their people. Our unified suite of software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions are used by, collectively, over three million healthcare employees in the U.S. for training and learning management, talent management, performance assessment, and managing simulation-based education programs. Our research solutions provide valuable insight to healthcare providers to meet HCAHPS requirements, engage their workforce, and enhance physician alignment. Based in Nashville, TN, HealthStream has additional offices in Laurel, MD; Austin, TX; and Brentwood, TN. For more information, visithttps://www.healthstream.com or call 800-933-9293.
About Capella Healthcare
Capella Healthcare partners with communities to build strong local healthcare systems that are known for quality patient care. Based in Franklin, Tenn., Capella owns and/or operates 14 acute care and specialty hospital facilities in six states. With the philosophy that all healthcare is local, Capella collaborates with each hospital’s medical staff, board and community leadership to take care to the next level. Capella has access to significant leadership and financial resources, investing in its family of hospitals to strengthen and expand services and facilities. Known for its innovative partnerships, Capella created a unique joint venture with Saint Thomas Health, an affiliate of Ascension Health Ministry, the largest Catholic system and non-profit in the U.S. Together, through the Capella-Saint Thomas system of hospitals, they operate Capella’s four middle Tennessee hospitals. For more information, visit Capella’s website at www.CapellaHealthcare.com.
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