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Last Chance to Save $200 on BOG Exam

Earning the distinction of board certification as a Fellow of ACHE demonstrates your competence, dedication and commitment to lifelong learning.

Submit your completed Fellow Application along with the $250 application fee by June 30 and the $200 fee to take the Board of Governors Examination in Healthcare Management will be waived, pending approval of your application. All follow-up materials (e.g., references) must be submitted by Aug. 31, 2013, for the waiver to be valid.

Visit ache.org/FACHE to learn more about Fellow requirements and apply online.

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ACHE Offers Healthcare Consultants Forum Program

The Healthcare Consultants Forum Program will be held on Friday, Sept. 20 at the Chicago Marriott O’Hare. This inaugural Healthcare Consultants Forum Program will provide material to help build your skill set in three key areas: business development, the top implications of health reform and the healthcare leader’s perspective on the role of the consultant. Participants will explore the underpinnings of the healthcare executive-consultant dynamic and gain valuable advice from a panel of experts who are successfully working in partnerships with consultants to improve healthcare delivery.

Visit ache.org/HCProgram for full details and to register.

ACHe-LEARNING

Upcoming Online Seminars

Exceptional Leadership
September 4–October 16, 2013

Superior Productivity in Healthcare Organizations
September 11–October 23, 2013

Upcoming Webinars

Enroll America: Delivering the Promise of Health Coverage for the Uninsured
June 27, 2013

Conflict Resolution Skills to Increase Collaboration, Patient Safety and Quality of Care
Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Social Media Strategies for Your Healthcare Organization

The expanded best seller Social Media in Healthcare: Connect, Communicate, Collaborate, Second Edition, written by Christina Beach Thielst, FACHE, presents an overview of social media applications and reviews their benefits, uses, limitations, risks and costs. This book also provides tips for creating a social media strategy based on your organization’s specific needs and resources. Learn from real-world examples and up-to-date statistics on how social media can improve the efficiency, effectiveness and marketing of your healthcare organization.

IHF: Hospitals—Is Going It Alone Still Valid?

The April 2013 issue of the International Hospital Federation Newsletter is now available (login required). The issue examines whether it’s still possible for small, independent hospitals to survive without merging.

Access the complete IHF Newsletter here (login required) or here.