Mid-America Healthcare Executives Recognize Tiller-Hewitt's Lean Advisor

    ST. LOUIS, MO, May 16, 2015 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Mid-America Healthcare Executives Forum (MAHEF) recognized Christina Carney, MBA, FACHE, Lean Advisor at Tiller-Hewitt HealthCare Strategies, LLC, with the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) Regent's Award at their conference at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The award recognizes ACHE members who have made significant contributions to the advancement of healthcare management excellence and the achievement of ACHE's goals.

The Regent's Award recognizes leadership ability; innovative and creative management; and participation in hospital, health association and community activities.

"We're very proud of Christina and excited that a member of the Tiller-Hewitt team received this recognition from the leading society for healthcare executives,"," said Tammy Tiller-Hewitt, MHA, FACHE. Chief Executive Officer. "Our Physician-Hospital Relations Program is anchored in continuous improvement through a Lean approach, providing a powerful, proven method of improving business efficiency and effectiveness. As our expert on Lean processes, such as value stream mapping, Christina is integral to driving growth for our clients."

"I'm honored to receive such a notable award," said Carney. "As I work with hospitals throughout the United States to improve access to their services, it is clear that my fellow members of ACHE share a strong commitment to continuous learning and improvement. ACHE continuously invests in programs that support the role healthcare executives play in improving healthcare delivery. "

About Tiller-Hewitt HealthCare Strategies, LLC:
Tiller-Hewitt HealthCare Strategies, LLC, provides hospital and health system leaders with data-driven, systematic programs that increase topline revenue, market share, and physician satisfaction and long-term retention.

Leading Tiller-Hewitt programs include:
Physician-Hospital Relations Program (PHR) builds relationships between physicians and hospitals that increase collaboration, retention and volume growth through a physician liaison-implemented consultative sales program.

Physician Onboarding Program creates a systematic structure for long-term retention of high quality providers and increased ROI from the hospital investment in recruiting and employing physician staff.

Headquartered in metro St. Louis, Missouri, Tiller-Hewitt implements programs through regional directors in Birmingham, Ala.; Dallas, Tex.; Dayton, Oh.; Louisville, Ky. and Tucson, Az. Tiller-Hewitt serves clients ranging from 25-bed critical access hospitals to 800-bed academic teaching hospitals. Tiller-Hewitt has assisted more than 350 hospitals in 30 states to achieve a per-hospital average of more than $2 million in incremental revenue over the first year of the Physician-Hospital Relations program. For more information, visit tillerhewitt.com or call 866-651-8701.

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