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		<title>Sound Physicians Wins Prestigious Doyle Award</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 17:25:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Award Honors Sound Physicians for Innovation and Leadership in Healthcare
Tacoma, WA – April 5, 2011
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<p>Tacoma, WA – April 5, 2011<br />
Sound Physicians, a leading hospitalist organization focused on driving improvements in quality, satisfaction and efficiency of inpatient healthcare delivery, today received the Doyle Award for Innovation and Leadership in Healthcare.  <a href="http://www.soundphysicians.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Sound_Physicians_Wins_Prestigious_Doyle_Award_4-05-2011FINAL.pdf">Read More&#8230;</a></p>
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		<title>SHM Annual Meeting</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 06:50:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gaylord Texan Resort &#038; Convention Center
Dallas, TX
May 10-13, 2011
To discuss opportunities at Sound Physicians during this event, please contact:
Adreanna Bourassa
Senior [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Gaylord Texan Resort &#038; Convention Center<br />
Dallas, TX<br />
May 10-13, 2011</p>
<p>To discuss opportunities at Sound Physicians during this event, please contact:</p>
<p>Adreanna Bourassa<br />
Senior Recruitment Consultant<br />
(949) 215-2388<br />
<a herf="abourassa@soundphysicians.com">abourassa@soundphysicians.com</a></p>
<p>Nanette Carvalho<br />
Recruitment Specialist, Roving Hospitalists<br />
(253) 682-6017<br />
<a herf="ncarvalho@soundphysicians.com">ncarvalho@soundphysicians.com</a></p>
<p>David L. Thomas<br />
Director, Physician Services<br />
(602) 595-8215<br />
<a herf="dthomas@soundphysicians.com">dthomas@soundphysicians.com</a></p>
<p>Amin Neghabat<br />
Senior Vice President of Development<br />
(253) 682-6018<br />
<a href="aneghabat@soundphysicians.com">aneghabat@soundphysicians.com</a></p>
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		<title>ACP Michigan Chapter Meeting</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 06:53:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Weber’s Inn, Ann Arbor
May 20, 2011
To set up an appointment during this event, please contact:
Mohammad Salameh, MD, FHM, FACP
Regional Chief [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Weber’s Inn, Ann Arbor<br />
May 20, 2011</p>
<p>To set up an appointment during this event, please contact:</p>
<p>Mohammad Salameh, MD, FHM, FACP<br />
Regional Chief Medical Officer<br />
(231) 492-3408<br />
<a href="msalameh@soundphysicians.com">msalameh@soundphysicians.com</a></p>
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		<title>Webcast: Best Practices for Improving HCAHPS and Patient Satisfaction with Quint Studer</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 20:04:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Patient care and service excellence thought-leader Quint Studer, CEO and founder of The Studer Group, joined process excellence expert Dr. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Patient care and service excellence thought-leader Quint Studer, CEO and founder of The Studer Group, joined process excellence expert Dr. Robert Bessler, CEO and founder of Sound Physicians, and physician training expert Dr. Mark Rudolph, Chief Training Officer at Sound Physicians, to discuss the rising importance of HCAHPS and best practices to drive improvements inpatient satisfaction at the bedside.</p>
<p><font size="3"><a href="http://www.bulldogsolutions.net/SilversteinThomasRice/STA03102010/frmRegistration.aspx?bdls=26282">Click here to view an on-demand recording of the webcast.</a></font></p>
<p>During this valuable webcast, hospital executives learned the keys to success in the age of HCAHPS, including:</p>
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<li>Practical methods to improve patient satisfaction and HCAHPS results in advance of pay-for-performance.</li>
<li>Best practices, Studer Group principles and key patient touch points that drive patient satisfaction and HCAHPS results.</li>
<li>Methods to reliably measure and improve individual physician performance through leadership intervention.</li>
<li>The key role hospitalists can play in helping hospital executives achieve their patient satisfaction and HCAHPS performance goals.</li>
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<p><font size="3"><a href="http://www.bulldogsolutions.net/SilversteinThomasRice/STA03102010/frmRegistration.aspx?bdls=26282">Click here to view an on-demand recording of the webcast.</a></font></p>
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