Creating a Culture of Collaboration Between Nursing and Support Services
AONE and ARAMARK Healthcare have been working on tools and research geared to fostering successful partnerships between nursing and support services. The work is designed to improve nursing and support service relationships and ease the workload of nurses. This talk will cover the Guiding Principles for Relationships Among Nursing and Support Services in the Clinical Setting and will include early results of beta implementation.

Speaker: Rose Katz, organization effectiveness specialist, ARAMARK Healthcare Rose Katz, organization effectiveness specialist, ARAMARK Healthcare.

Accelerating Change by Impacting Organizational Culture
Understanding an organization's culture allows them to become more competitive and achieve desired business goals and outcomes by driving behavioral changes. This presentation will illustrate the importance of assessing and understanding organizational culture in facilitating complex program initiatives and sustaining transformational success.

Speaker: Jan Moellering, vice president operations strategic development sector, ARAMARK Healthcare

Resource Use Management: The Final Frontier for Hospital Savings
Many hospitals lack specific expertise in resource use management. This often results in leaving a near-fortune in savings "on the table", while reimbursement is constricting. This session will outline readily adaptable approach, using specific real-life, proven-in-practice examples to achieve a significant savings without any layoffs, on a highly predictable and guarantee-able basis.

Speaker: Richard Kunnes, M.D. managing principal, Plante & Moran Resource Advisors, LLC