A conversation with Jeff Goldsmith, President of HealthFutures, Dr. Patricia Maryland, President & CEO, St. John Health System; and Nancy Schlichting, President & CEO, Henry Ford Health System.

Also featured will be Mary Zuckerman, Chief of Business Operations, DMC and Gloria Danna Brooks, President & CEO, Arbor Hospice.

At the event, scheduled to start at 11:30 a.m. at the Ritz-Carlton, Dearborn, Goldsmith will be joined by two of Michigan’s most powerful health system executives: Dr. Patricia Maryland , President and CEO of St. John Health System and Nancy Schlichting , President and CEO of Henry Ford Health System. Other participants will be Mary Zuckerman , Chief of Business Operations, for the Detroit Medical Center and Gloria Danna Brooks, President and CEO of Arbor Hospice.

The event will include a discussion of state of health care reform in Washington – something that seems to change virtually every day – and a conversation about the transformation coming even if government policymakers do nothing. Among the trends to be addressed:

• The impact of government deficit reduction efforts on health care payments.
• How the “risk envelope” for hospitals is widening and what this means for them and their patients.
• Why private practices are collapsing and why more doctors seek to be employed by hospitals.
• How the “changing of the guard” cause by the retirement of Baby Boomers could affect medical practice, as well as hospital/physician relations.
• How the ongoing economic crisis in Michigan will affect the delivery of health care in the state.

“We’re thrilled to be hosting some the nation’s top health care thinkers to discuss this vitally important subject,” said Terry Barclay, CEO of Inforum and Inforum Center for Leadership. “The conversation with Jeff Goldsmith, Patricia Maryland and Nancy Schlichting – none of whom are known for pulling punches – promises to be enlightening for everyone in attendance. Mary Zuckerman and Gloria Danna Brooks will add important additional perspectives on the ever-changing world of health care. I think we will all learn a great deal from these high-level speakers.”

Tickets to the luncheon are available now. The cost is $45 for Inforum members or $60 for nonmembers. For reservations visit the calendar at www.inforummichigan.org or call 313.578.3230.