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MCIC Press Release

May 7 , 2008


Tapping into Your Hospice Referral Sources: Successful Strategies for Boosting Referrals and ALOS


Live 90-Minute Audio Conference
Scheduled for 
Wednesday, June 4, 2008 from 
1:30-3:00 pm ET 

Contact: Rebecca Stodolak
Phone:    800-516-4343

MANASQUAN, NJ -- May 7, 2008:  More timely hospice patient referrals is a chief concern to the majority of hospice professionals, according to hospice letter’s annual executive survey.

There are strategies you can use to develop effective, ongoing programs to strengthen referrals and ALOS.   Learn how to get more and earlier hospice referrals from your community physicians and hospitals!

Join hospice letter for “Tapping into Your Hospice Referral Sources: Successful Strategies for Boosting Referrals and ALOS,” a 90-minute audio conference and webinar scheduled for Wednesday, June 4, 2008 from 1:30 – 3:00 PM EDT.  

Hear real-life case studies on what’s working to improve hospice referrals.  Learn how Haven Hospice Won “The Circle of Life” Award with an innovative healthcare professional liason program … driving admissions up over 25% in one year!

Listen in to this program with your staff members and walk away with practical tips and tools on you can immediately use to increase referrals.

   Presenters Polly Rehnwall, MA, BA Polly Rehwall   Inc.,  TimBowen Executive Director Haven Hospice (Gainesville, FL), Celeste McCraw Director of Professional Relations Lighthouse Hospice Coastal Bend (Corpus Christi, TX) will discuss topics such as: 

  • How hospices can educate physicians about the need to earlier referrals
  • How to create a “sales” strategy for physicians
  • Identifying typical mistakes made with referral source marketing
  • Translating hospice features into provider benefits
  • Ways to develop mutually beneficial relationships with hospitals and physicians
  • Techniques to improve liaison productivity and conversion rates
  • Tips for training marketing reps on cold calls and increasing referrals
  • Discharge facilitation processes that increase hospital referrals and referral notification time
  • Case Study: Haven Hospice's award winning liaison program
  • Case Study: Lighthouse Hospice Coastal Bend -- Best practices of a professional relations professional
  • Live question and answer session
To register for“Tapping into Your Hospice Referral Sources: Successful Strategies for Boosting Referrals and ALOS" visit: http://www.healthresourcesonline.com/edu/referrals.htm call (800) 516-4343 or e-mail  orders@healthresourcesonline.com

Cost of the conference is $247 per site if registered by May 30 (and $297 after). A CD will also be available for purchase for those unable to attend the live conference. For further details and other pricing options http://www.healthresourcesonline.com/edu/referrals.htm

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