Paul Fogel is president of Executive Information Systems Inc. in Lake Oswego, Ore. His organization produces a financial reporting and forecasting system for hospitals and offers services in productivity improvement, benchmarking, operations analysis, feasibility studies and business planning. Fogel has worked with more than 60 hospitals, presented to numerous executive committees and worked extensively with healthcare managers. He is the author of the book Superior Productivity in Health Care Organizations: How to Get It, How to Keep It and has been a contributor to several publications and workshops offered by the Healthcare Financial Management Association.