Society for Health Systems Newsletter
August 2016  Society for Health Systems website

 


HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS PROCESS IMPROVEMENT CONFERENCE 2017
March 1-3, 2017
Loews Royal Pacific Resort, Orlando, Fla.
 
HSPI 2017 is your source for the latest in operational and quality improvement tools, methods and concepts such as lean, Six Sigma, productivity, benchmarking, simulation and project management.

Sponsored by the Society for Health Systems (SHS), HSPI 2017 provides pre-conference workshops; educational sessions; ample networking events and opportunities and exhibitors with products and services to help you meet your quality, process and project goals.

For information about registration visit the conference page.

Call for Abstracts

Are you doing good work in a Healthcare setting? Healthcare Systems Process Improvement Conference Abstract Submissions Are Now Open: Share your success story, share your knowledge and energize the attendees with the latest in proven tools, analyses and methodologies to improve healthcare operations. Submit your abstracts now for the opportunity to present at the Healthcare Systems Process Improvement Conference 2017.

Abstracts for oral presentations are due by 
Aug. 31.
 Poster presentations are due 
Sept. 16.

Below are just a few of a wide variety of acceptable abstract submission topics:
  • Process Improvement
  • Leadership and Change Management
  • Operations Research
  • Quality and Patient Safety

Third Annual SHS Student Simulation Competition--Submission Now Open!
  
Entries are now being accepted for the 3rd Annual SHS Student Simulation Competition sponsored by FlexSim. Gather a team of four students (maximum) to solve a "real-world" healthcare situational case study using FlexSim's simulation software. Your team could win the first place prize of $2,500!

Each team will have approximately nine weeks to develop its solution for preliminary judging. Three teams will be chosen to compete in the finals in Orlando, Florida, at the Healthcare Systems Process Improvement Conference March 1-3, 2017. The winning team will be announced at the conference. Each of the three finalist teams will receive $1,250 for travel to the finals, cash awards, complimentary conference registration and certificates. For more details about the competition and entry parameters, go to the simulation competition web page.

Entry forms for the fall session of the competition are due no later than Sept. 30, 2016. Don't miss this chance to show off your skills and reap the "awards."

Questions? Contact Bonnie Cameron at [email protected].