Michael Soman, MD, participates in AHRQ webinar; replay available
December 7, 2011


GHP president and chief medical executive Michael Soman, MD, recently participated in the webinar “Reducing Costs and Improving Quality by Redesigning Hospital and Physician Care,” organized by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. The 90-minute online conference featured two speakers, Dr. Soman and Dr. John Toussaint, CEO of the ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value.

Download options

• Watch the entire program with integrated audio by visiting the event page and signing up for online access.
• Download the slideshow without audio.
• A webinar agenda featuring speaker bios is also available.

Webinar objectives

• Learn about how leading hospitals around the country have redesigned care to reduce costs and improve quality for patients.
• Hear how primary care practices, specialty physician practices, and hospitalist and urgent care departments can be redesigned to make care more patient-centered, to reduce preventable hospitalizations, and to increase both physician and patient satisfaction.
• Learn how Chartered Value Exchanges (CVEs) can help providers in their own communities use similar quality improvement and cost reduction techniques.