Physician Edition

Time is ticking away to register for the 2025 Wisconsin Rural Health Conference. This year’s conference, June 4-6 in Wisconsin Dells, has an engaging and timely agenda that is applicable to all WHA member hospitals.

Health Care Economist and Futurist – Keynote

Don’t miss the opportunity to hear from the nationally recognized health care economist and futurist Nate Kaufman. 

Surviving the Epidemic of Administrative Harm

“There are no solutions, only tradeoffs.”  ~Tomas Sowell

The measure of your organizational intelligence is not the ability to acquire knowledge, but how you handle uncertainty and navigate through it. In these uncertain times, it is essential to recognize that the significant disruptors in the health care industry, which include underfunded government and commercial reimbursements, the migration of inpatient procedures to the outpatient setting, shortages/hyperinflation in critical clinical personnel and supplies, and the repercussions from the failed migration from volume to value.

Health systems must differentiate between valid results-oriented strategies that improve quality, access and financial performance, and the latest fads. Just because something sounds "innovative" does not mean it will not be an economic disaster or disenfranchise your clinical workforce. Nate’s presentation will use data to paint realistic scenarios for the future (which sometimes are contrary to conventional wisdom), profile the irrational economic incentives present in the health care market and then provide real-life, practical, proven strategies for success. 

For additional information on the conference, including the full agenda, speaker bios and registration, click here.