The 1st Annual World Congress Leadership Summit on Redesigning Patient Care convened health system, hospital, and provider group practice executives to develop system wide strategies that will improve the quality of care delivered, create a patient-focused environment, and improve financial sustainability. The conference program featured executives who will share the challenges of leading clinical care in times of tumultuous change, and presented practical strategies for organizational transformation.

Featured Speakers
Francis J. (Jay) Crosson, MD Executive Director, Permanente Federation; Chair of the Governing Board, AMGA; Chair, Council of Accountable Physician Practices	Jim Champy Chairman of Consulting Perot Systems Corporation Author X-Engineering the Coporation
Mary Brainerd President and CEO Health Partners	Denis Cortese, MD President and CEO Mayo Clinic
Fred Dust Smart Space Lead IDEO	Susan Frampton, Ph.D. President Planetree
Bruce Hamory, MD, FACP Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer Geisinger Health System	Martin J. Hatlie Esq. President Partnership for Patient Safety
John Hummel Former Chief Information Officer Sutter Health	Lou Liebhaber Chief Operating Officer Lehigh Valley Hospital
Eugene Litvak, Ph.D. Professor of Health Care and Operations Management Director, Program for Management of Variability in Health Care Delivery Boston University Health Policy Institute	Ellen Menard Senior Vice President, Organizational Effectiveness Inova Health System
David Milov, MD Medical Director Nemours Children’s Clinic- Orlando	Dennis O'Leary, M.D. President and CEO Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
Nancy Pratt, RN, MS SVP, Clinical Effectiveness Sharp Healthcare	Frank Richards CIO Geisinger Health System
J. Michael Rona President Virginia Mason Medical Center	Craig E. Samitt, MD, MBA Chief Executive Officer Dean Health System
Craig Sampson Health Practice Lead IDEO	Kathleen Sanford President-Elect American Organization of Nurse Executives
Steven Schoenbaum, MD Executive Vice President for Programs The Commonwealth Fund	Wayne Sensor Chief Executive Officer Alegent Health