1,200 Health Care Professionals to Gather for IHI’s International Summit on Improving Patient Care in the Community

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Institute for Healthcare Improvement:

WHAT:	The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), a leading innovator in health and health care improvement worldwide, will host its 14th Annual International Summit on Improving Patient Care in the Office Practice and the Community in Scottsdale, AZ from April 7-9, 2013. Designed for health care leaders and professionals working in primary care and community settings - from beginners in improvement to experienced veterans in the field - the Summit will focus on new ways to engage patients and communities to improve health status, new approaches to implementing and spreading patient-centered medical homes (PCMH), and new opportunities for leveraging health IT, among other topics.
WHY:	Speak with health care leaders and professionals working on transforming the way they deliver care and implementing innovations to improve health and health care, while reducing costs; attend sessions and keynotes on critical health care topics, including: Is Your Mom on Drugs? The Overmedication of Elders Implementation and Spread of Patient Centered Medical Homes (PCMH) Taking the Triple Aim to the Next Level Integrating Community and Public Health with Primary Care to Achieve Population Health Readmission Prevention: A Community Collaborative Experience Successful Home-Based Palliative Care Models
WHO:	Keynote and featured presenters will include: Maureen Bisognano, President and CEO, Institute for Healthcare Improvement Diane E. Meier, MD, Director of the Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) Nancy McClure, Senior Vice President, HealthPartners Brian Rank, MD, Medical Director, HealthPartners Johanna Trimble, Steering Committee Member, Patient Voices Network John Sloan, Family Physician, University of British Columbia Lucy Loomis, MD, MSPH, Director of Family Medicine, Denver Health Katherine Gottlieb, MBA, DPS, President and CEO, Southcentral Foundation Karen Hacker, Senior Medical Director for Public and Community Health, Cambridge Health Alliance
WHEN:	April 7-9, 2013
WHERE:	The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa 6902 East Greenway Parkway, Scottsdale, Arizona
CONTACT:	For press credentials or additional information, contact: Sandy George, [e-mail], [phone]

A complete listing of Summit events, as well as the event brochure and enrollment information, can be found at: http://www.ihi.org/offerings/Conferences/Summit2013/Pages/default.aspx

About The Institute for Healthcare Improvement
IHI is a leading innovator in health and health care improvement worldwide. For more than 25 years, we have partnered with an ever-growing community of visionaries, leaders, and front-line practitioners around the globe to spark bold, inventive ways to improve the health of individuals and populations. Together, we build the will for change, seek out innovative models of care, and spread proven best practices. When it comes to raising the quality of health for all, IHI sees boundless possibilities and while we see the walls in front of us, we will not rest until we reach the other side. Learn more at ihi.org.