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2008 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Recipient & Magnet Recognition Program Director to Keynote Best Practices for Leveraging Patient Engagement to Improve Hospital Performance

BETHESDA, Md., Feb. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- GetConnected2009, the second annual users conference hosted by GetWellNetwork, Inc., the leading provider of Interactive Patient Care (IPC) solution, will bring together physicians, nurses, educators and administrators from leading hospitals and health systems nationwide to discuss and share their strategies and success in improving outcomes through patient engagement.

The conference will take place on March 29-31, 2009 at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center in Alexandria, Va. Leaders and clinicians from academic medical centers, large health systems and community hospitals within the GetWellNetwork client community will present case studies and share outcomes data that demonstrate the impact of patient engagement through Interactive Patient Care on hospital performance.

"This is an important, changing time in healthcare. With healthcare reform at the forefront of our nation's agenda, a growing nursing shortage and a movement towards value-based purchasing by employers and insurers, hospitals must find new and innovative ways to improve overall performance. This conference provides an invaluable opportunity to network with other hospital executives within the GetWellNetwork community to learn and discuss new ideas in leveraging Interactive Patient Care to improve performance measures at our hospital," said Kay Miller, vice president/chief nursing officer at Medical Center of the Rockies.

Conference keynote speakers include:

• George E. Hayes, FACHE, president and CEO of Medical Center of the Rockies, part of Poudre Valley Health System, the 2008 recipient of the prestigious Malcolm Baldrige Quality Award
• Karen N. Drenkar
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