• Futurescan 2008-2013 PowerPoint Presentation Available for Download
• Upcoming Educational Events
• Continue Your Education from Your Home or Office
• New Books
• ACHe-news
• Other ache.org Resources

Futurescan 2008-2013 PowerPoint Presentation Available for Download

A summary PowerPoint presentation based on Futurescan 2008-2013 is now available for download. To access the presentation free of charge, visit the Ray E. Brown Management Resource Center in the Affiliates Only area.

Upcoming Educational Events

Register online for ACHE’s educational programs. Information and registration instructions for these events are available from the links provided or call the Division of Education at (312) 424-9300.

• Attend the Cape Cod, MA Cluster, June 2-5, and learn valuable project management and persuasion skills at popular seminars including "Achieving On-Time, On-Budget Projects" and "Persuasion Skills and Strategies: Getting the Results You Want."
• Register for the Seattle, WA Cluster, August 4-7 and take advantage of seminars including "Creating Exceptional Employee Relationships: Improving Organizational Performance" and "Emerging Trends in American Healthcare: New Leadership for New Challenges."
• On September 8-11, the San Francisco, CA Cluster will provide you with key strategies for team building and managing healthcare facility design. Some of the seminars include, "Comprehensive Leadership for Senior-Level Executives" and "Developing and Leading Successful Growth Strategies."

Continue Your Education from Your Home or Office

ACHE is committed to making continuing education accessible and cost-effective. Our distance learning options offer you the opportunity to earn continuing education credit easily. Sign up for these upcoming events:

• Register for the upcoming webinar "Survival Strategies for the Emergency Department" on June 11 and learn the value of high-patient satisfaction.
• Sign up for the online seminar "Making Morally and Operationally Sound Management Decisions" from August 13-September 24, and learn Strategies to skillfully analyze real-life management problems.

New Books

• 10 Powerful Ideas for Improving Patient Care, Book 4 by Maureen A. Bisognano and James Conway with Dan Schummers
• Futurescan 2008: Healthcare Trends and Implications 2008-2013
• Health Insurance, by Michael A. Morrisey, PhD
• Hospitalists: A Guide to Building and Sustaining a Successful Program, by Joseph A. Miller, John Nelson, MD and Winthrop F. Whitcomb, MD

ACHe-news

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1. Learn About Covering the Uninsured Week
2. Earn Category I Credit With a New Self-Study Course on HIPAA Law
3. Join Healthcare Leaders at IFD's Leadership Conference on Diversity

Healthcare Newsbriefs:

1. More Than Half of U.S. Hospitals Are Now Technically Insolvent or at Risk of Insolvency

2. High-Performing Executive Teams

View the complete May 1 issue of ACHe-news

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Other ache.org Resources

• Moving From Good to Best in Healthcare: Embracing Accounting in Improvements
  In the effort to improve quality and safety healthcare leaders have embraced several techniques, including Lean Six Sigma, benchmarking and the Toyota Production System, but these alone are not enough to aggressively manage costs and throughput. In the May/June issue of Healthcare Executive, we examine what differentiates a good organization from the best.
• Build Career Momentum
  You face increasingly complex and competitive professional challenges every day. Build career momentum with the Early Careerist Network.
• Leader-to-Leader Program
  Visit the Leader-to-Leader Recruitment area for quick and easy tips to help you share the value of ACHE Membership with colleagues who are interested in joining ACHE or reaching the pinnacle of achievement and earning Fellow status.