QHR Experts to Present at Institute for Medical Leadership Event
Brentwood, Tenn. (August 26, 2010) – Two Quorum Health Resources associates will speak at The Institute for Medical Leadership’s Chief of Staff Boot Camp for medical staff leaders and hospital trustees and administrators on December 10-12, 2010 and February 4-6, 2011. QHR Vice President, Eastern Operations, Mickey Bilbrey will present on “Healthcare Trends in the Age of Reform” and BJ Millar, QHR Physician Services practice leader, will present on “Physician/Hospital Enterprise Strategies.”
“QHR is home to many of the nation’s healthcare thought leaders, including Mickey and BJ,” says QHR President and CEO James L. Horrar. “I have no doubt that they will contribute significantly to The Institute for Medical Leadership’s program, and we are pleased to share their experience and expertise on such a prominent, national stage.”
About Mickey Bilbrey
Mickey Bilbrey has extensive operations experience in hospitals, health systems and academic medical centers. Previously, he served as president and CEO of the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, Tennessee, and as CEO of Empire Health Services in Spokane, Washington. Most recently, he was a senior managing director for Phase 2 Consulting, where his principle focus was strategic planning, physician/hospital integration, financial and operational turnarounds, and strategic restructuring of clinical services. At QHR, Mickey oversees the operations and development of QHR’s hospital management and consulting contracts, Eastern Division, which includes approximately 70 hospitals in more than 20 states.
About BJ Millar
BJ Millar has more than 18 years of healthcare management and consulting experience. A seasoned expert in the areas of physician practice management and staffing, and implementation of improved clinical processes and systems, he assists QHR hospital clients with practice assessments, benchmarking, hospital and physician contracting, electronic data interfaces and productivity improvement, among other things. Prior to joining QHR, BJ served as senior associate at Equation Consulting and managing senior partner at Vertex Healthcare Consulting.
About The Institute for Medical Leadership
The Institute for Medical Leadership provides leadership development, physician coaching and executive coaching services for medical staff leaders, boards of directors and hospital administrators through its nationally recognized faculty of experts. The faculty includes physicians who have held significant leadership positions, attorneys who specialize in healthcare issues, communication skills instructors and executive coaches who specialize in physician leadership development. To learn more, visit http://www.medleadership.com.
QHR (Quorum Health Resources) has provided consulting, management and education resources to hospitals and health systems for three decades. QHR is the market leader in hospital management, with nearly 150 current multi-year clients across the U.S. As a consulting resource, QHR is the seventh largest healthcare management consulting firms in the U.S., and the QHR Learning Institute reaches more than 10,000 healthcare professionals each year. For more information, go to http://www.qhr.com.
