Affinity Groups Facilitate Collaboration and Best Practice Sharing

There is a saying “No Man Is An Island”. At SHO we think this also applies to our owner hospitals and physicians who can best meet the health care needs of the communities they serve by coming together in Affinity Groups to:

Exchange ideas
Share best practices
Evaluate potential new services
Discuss and problem-solve core issues that are present in the service line area
Identify programs and services that improve quality, increase profitability, and/or decrease expenses to SHO hospitals
Create networking opportunities

Hospital Leaders Come Together at the SHO Affinity Group Forum

On Wednesday, June 9th, representatives from the SHO Affinity Groups gathered at the Westview Healthplex for SHO’s Affinity Group Forum. Julie Carmichael, SHO President and CEO, reviewed the 2010 Strategic Plan and presented the 2009 SHO Value Report. Dr. J. Marc Overhage, President & CEO of the Indiana Health Information Exchange (IHIE), gave a presentation on Meaningful Use, Health Reform, and an update on IHIE’s Beacon Community Grant.