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What's New at ACHE - March 14, 2010


  • ACHe-news - 3/4/10

    • Take a Bold Step in Your Career


    • Learn the Latest in Correctional Healthcare


    • Job Alerts Now Customizable By Region

  • HAP Author Sessions at Congress!

    Check below for opportunities to meet authors at the HAP bookstore on-site, including the winner of the 2010 James A. Hamilton Book of the Year Award.

  • Congress Handouts Now Available

    At ache.org, you can download the latest attendee roster and also session handouts for the Congress courses for which you are registered.

  • ACHE Now on Twitter!

    Follow ACHECongress on TwitterNew for Congress this year: Follow us on Twitter @ACHECongress to stay in tune with the latest Congress developments. Join in the conversation and tweet about Congress using the hashtag #ACHE2010.


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Job Alerts Now Customizable By Region

Get the latest healthcare positions delivered right to your inbox. Exclusively for affiliates, ACHE Job Alerts allow you to specify the position title and organization type you’re looking for. Job alerts were also recently updated to include region.

You can also indicate the e-mail address and frequency with which you’d like to receive e-mail alerts.

New positions are posted daily. Sign up today for job alerts.

Other Stories:

Learn the Latest in Correctional Healthcare

Healthcare Newsbriefs:

High Spending Doesn't Translate to Better Health Outcomes

Full Issue:

View the latest issue of ACHe-news

SPECIAL PROGRAMS

Learn Critical Conflict Resolution Skills at the Fellows Seminar

Misunderstandings can destroy the cohesiveness of an organization. In the Fellows Seminar, May 17–18 in San Antonio, David Maxfield of VitalSmarts will help you:

  • Practice essential skills to master face-to-face confrontations
  • Maintain good relationships while managing tough situations
  • Focus on the real issues that impede goal achievement and quality patient outcomes
This program is exclusively for ACHE Fellows. Learn more and register today.

CLUSTERS

Choose from eight timely seminars in Kiawah, including two new seminars: "Advanced Strategic Planning to Transform Your Organization" and "Physician Partnering: Conversations with Successful CEOs".


 

Plan ahead for the San Antonio Cluster and be one of the first to gain critical skills in the new seminar "Effective Approaches in Leading Patient Safety and Error Reduction."

 

 

The Puerto Rico Program features two of our highly-attended seminars, including "Achieving On-Time, On-Budget Projects" and "Possibilities, Probabilities and Creative Solutions: Breakthrough Thinking for Complex Environments."

 


The Santa Fe lineup includes a variety of seminars, including "Secrets of Great Healthcare Organizations in Leading Change" and "Integration vs. Competition: The Future of Hospital-Physician Relations."


 

ACHe-LEARNING

Refresh Your Knowledge of Health Law

Register for A Review of Health Law, an online seminar from April 7 to May 19, 2010, and gain an overview of health law, including an awareness of the consequences of failing to comply with legal requirements, and how you can obtain appropriate legal advice as an informed consumer.

Register today.

Meet the Author Sessions at Congress

Register for Congress today to take advantage of complimentary programs like the Meet the Author sessions. Stop by the Health Administration Press bookstore on premises at the Hyatt for a chance to chat with the following healthcare management leaders:

Monday, March 22
9:30–10:00 a.m.
Present: William A. Nelson, PhD
Managing Healthcare Ethically: An Executive's Guide, Second Edition
By William A. Nelson, PhD, and Paul B. Hofmann, DrPH, FACHE

Tuesday, March 23
10:15–10:45 a.m.
Present: Jason Hwang, MD
Winner of the 2010 James A. Hamilton Book of the Year Award
The Innovator’s Prescription: A Disruptive Solution for Health Care
By Clayton M. Christensen; Jerome H. Grossman, MD; and Jason Hwang, MD

10:15–10:45 a.m. and 3:45–4:15 p.m.
Present: Carson F. Dye, FACHE
Leadership in Healthcare: Essential Values and Skills, Second Edition
By Carson F. Dye, FACHE

Wednesday, March 24
3:45–4:15 p.m.
Present: Eric Lister, MD, and Todd Sagin, MD, JD
Creating the Hospital Group Practice: The Advantages of Employing or Affiliating with Physicians
By Eric Lister, MD, and Todd Sagin, MD, JD

Check the final program (PDF) for more location details.

Get a BOG Exam Fee Waiver

Submit your completed Fellow Application with the $250 application fee by June 30, and ACHE will waive the $200 fee to take the Board of Governors Exam once your application has been approved (the waiver is valid for six months).

Passing the Exam is among the criteria for becoming board certified in healthcare management as an ACHE Fellow (FACHE).

Learn more about this offer.

Top Issues Confronting Hospitals Study Now Available

Hospital CEO turnover increased in 2009, tracking at 18 percent nationwide, up from 14 percent in 2008. The increase makes it the highest turnover rate since 1999 and only the fourth time the turnover rate has reached this level since tracking began in 1981.

Learn more from the ACHE news release and a breakdown of statistics.

     

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