Cogent HMG Chairman to Participate in Panel Discussion at 2012 Healthcare Provider Transformation Summit

BRENTWOOD, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Cogent HMG's Dr. Stephen Houff, Chairman, Board of Directors, has been selected to participate in a panel discussion at the 2012 Healthcare Provider Transformation Summit this week.

The conference provides an opportunity for healthcare leaders to hear from CEOs and thought leaders on the innovative strategies that are being pursued by today's leading for-profit, not-for-profit, and community healthcare facilities. Participants can get the latest industry approach to improving quality of care and increasing access to capital while reducing costs.

The panel discussion Dr. Houff will be participating in, titled Network Build-Out via Acquisition of MD Practice Groups, will cover the trend of forming a healthcare network by acquiring physician practices. The panel discussion will cover where this trend is being seen most frequently, what economic impact it has, and the outlook for the coming year.

Cogent HMG's Dr. Stephen Houff is the founder of Hospitalist Management Group (HMG) and most recently served as president and Chief Executive Officer. He was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Cogent HMG through the initial integration and now serves as the Chairman of the Board. A practicing hospitalist since 1993, Dr. Houff grew HMG from a single-site practice.

This year's Healthcare Provider Transformation Summit is being held April 11-13, 2012 at the Almas Temple Club in Washington, DC. More information about the conference can be found at http://infocastinc.com/index.php/conference/622.

About Cogent HMG

Cogent HMG is the nation's largest private hospitalist company, partnering with more than 100 hospitals across the country to build and manage high-performing hospitalist and intensivist programs. Through our management and consulting services, Cogent HMG focuses on relentlessly improving efficiency and quality of inpatient care, by supporting hospitalists and intensivists with technology and operational infrastructure, a coordinated clinical care team, data-driven processes, rigorous ongoing training and experienced leadership. Founded by physicians who were pioneers of the hospital medicine industry, the company is dedicated to the advancement of the field by setting best practices and through its established national mentoring program, Cogent HMG Academy™. For more information, visit www.cogenthmg.com.