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Baldrige Creates Great Value for the U.S. Economy

In 2011, the Baldrige Program commissioned economists to conduct a study to evaluate the net social value of the program based on actual applicant data.

Released on Jan. 17, the study shows an impressive benefit-to-cost ratio of 820 to 1. The ratio is derived from the implementation of cost savings, gains from consumer satisfaction, and gains from increased value of sales in excess of resource costs of those organizations that have applied for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.

Learn more about the study here. (PDF)

Other Stories:

Postgraduate Fellowships: Creating Future Leaders

Celebrate National Healthcare Decisions Day

Create a Social Media Strategy

Healthcare Newsbriefs:

A Patient-Focused Model for Cost Reduction

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CONGRESS

ACHE's Congress on Healthcare Leadership, March 19–22, 2012, in Chicago, is less than two months away and sessions are filling up fast!

Visit ache.org/Congress to:

• Search seminars and events
• View hotel information
• Register
• And more!

CLUSTERS

With eight seminars, Las Vegas is packed with ACHE's latest educational offerings, including the new seminar, "Toxic Behaviors in Healthcare: Creating Systems of Respect to Impact the Double Bottom Line."

Come to Boston to gain immediately-implementable strategies for your latest healthcare management challenges, including marketing maximizing ROI, fostering physician alignment and leading in light of healthcare reform.

You won’t want to miss ACHE’s San Antonio Cluster, with two new offerings: "Driving Significant Financial Returns: Using Analytics to Improve Your Bottom Line," a new ACHE seminar, and "The Ethics of Mission and Margin," a one-time program funded in part by the Foundation of ACHE’s Fund for Innovation in Healthcare Leadership

ACHe-LEARNING

Upcoming Webinars

The Leader's Role in Patient Experience
Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012

Safety First! Managing Change in Perioperative Services
Thursday, March 1, 2012

Upcoming Online Seminars

A Review of Health Law
Feb. 15–March 28, 2012

Community Health Assessment and Your Organization
April 4–May 16, 2012

Strategic Planning That Works: Integrating Strategy with Performance
April 18–May 30, 2012

Create a Social Media Strategy for Your Organization

The winter issue of Frontiers (log-in required) explores the benefits and challenges that healthcare organizations face in using social media. Examine the experiences of more than 20 healthcare organizations in the United States and Canada.

For more information on Health Administration Press publications, please visit ache.org/HAP.

Have You Taken Advantage of ACHE's Postgraduate Fellowship Area?

Postgraduate Fellowship Area on ache.org gives you the tools you need to design and post a postgraduate fellowship. The site now serves three audiences: students looking for postgraduate fellowship listings, organizations looking for information on how to design a postgraduate fellowship, and organizations looking to post a fellowship on ACHE’s online directory.

Visit ache.org/postgrad for more info.

New Guide to Healthcare Reform Resources

ACHE has created ACHE Healthcare Reform Resources, a new section on ache.org dedicated to helping you find resources to address reform challenges.

Exclusively for ACHE affiliates, the guide is intended to provide the knowledge and insight necessary to lead your organization through the challenges that come with any reform initiatives. Access the guide here.