Newsletter

April 20, 2020

Leadership Spotlight: Upcoming COVID-19 Webinars and Other Resources

This week, ACHE is offering two free webinars as part of a series providing executive insights about organizational responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. On Wednesday, join two leaders from HCA Healthcare TriStar Division—Heather J. Rohan, FACHE, division president and Immediate Past Chairman of ACHE, and Tama Van Decar, MD, CMO—for a discussion about how their organization is managing capacity, communications, supply chain workforce and tactical challenges across multiple states.

This Friday, join an expert panel for a discussion about how preparation and planning can enhance organizational resilience. The panelists, including William Craig Fugate, chief emergency management officer with One Concern and former Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator, will share lessons learned from previous disasters, best practices for hospital executives and front-line leadership, and tips for what leaders should focus on to recover from the current crisis and prepare for future or concurrent emergencies.

Other panelists joining the discussion are Gregory Ciottone, MD, FACEP, president, World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine, associate professor, Harvard Medical School and founder/director, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Fellowship in Disaster Medicine; Attila Hertelendy, PhD, professor, Florida International University and Georgetown University; and Chuck D. Stokes, FACHE, founding partner, Relia Healthcare Advisors, former president/CEO, Memorial Hermann Health System and Past Chairman Officer of ACHE. Recordings of previous webinars and other resources and tools are available at ache.org/COVID.

Additionally, explore our collection of Management Innovations Poster Session narratives from healthcare leaders that offer solutions for increasing capacity in hospitals. Topics include directing patient flow, increasing communication, telemedicine and more.

ACHE Celebrates the Contributions of Volunteers

During National Volunteer Week, April 19–25, ACHE would like to thank the countless volunteers who are lending their time and talent to battling COVID-19. As the healthcare community works tirelessly to understand and mitigate the impact of the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, many organizations have found themselves in need of volunteers to maintain vital programs and initiatives. ACHE has compiled a list of resources to provide organizations with the ability to search for volunteers that best match their needs.

We would also like to thank our members for the many ways in which you give back to each other and our profession through mentoring, supporting local ACHE chapters, and efforts to educate, engage and inspire current and future healthcare leaders. Nationally and locally, our community is strong because of you. Thank you.

Speakers Wanted for 2021 Congress

ACHE is currently accepting speaker proposals for next year’s Congress on Healthcare Leadership. The deadline is May 19.

The 2021 Congress will be held March 22–25, 2021, at the Hilton Chicago/Palmer House Hilton. Congress sessions focus on the experiences of healthcare leaders, enterprise decision-makers or those implementing new technologies or processes. Proposals generally should be consistent with that focus and any new methodologies, techniques or tools used to support such application. Most importantly, proposals should explicitly describe applicable take-away tools and practical knowledge that will be part of the session.

Preference will be given to proposals that align with the identified topics of interest. Proposals will be reviewed based on their relevancy to current trends and the operational needs of our members.

IPPS Hospitals, Long-Term Care Hospitals: Reprocessing Claims for CARES Act

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is implementing changes to increase payments to Inpatient Prospective Payment System hospitals and long-term care hospitals under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. When you submit an IPPS claim for discharges on or after January 27, 2020, or an LTCH claim for admissions on or after January 27, 2020, and we receive it:

  • April 20, 2020, and earlier, Medicare will reprocess. You do not need to take any action.
  • On or after April 21, 2020, Medicare will process in accordance with the CARES Act.

For more information, see MLN Matters Special Edition Article SE20015.

Healthcare Leadership During Catastrophic Events

Healthcare organizations should be prepared to react quickly and coordinate efforts with other first responders when disaster strikes. Anticipate, Respond, Recover: Healthcare Leadership and Catastrophic Events focuses on disaster preparedness and response from the healthcare leader’s perspective. Authors Kathlyn J. McGlown, PhD, FACHE, and Phillip D. Robinson, FACHE, share practical strategies derived from the real-world experience of CEOs and administrators, through compelling interviews with healthcare leaders who led their organizations’ response to and recovery from catastrophic events. Order your copy today. 

Demonstrate Your Commitment to Healthcare Management Excellence

For healthcare leaders, the FACHE® credential signals an individual’s high competency, commitment to service and recognition as an esteemed leader. No other qualification formally recognizes your achievement as a knowledgeable, skilled and adaptable leader in your chosen profession. Attaining the FACHE credential positions you as an individual who has completed rigorous requirements to become an effective decision maker in an unpredictable healthcare environment.

Demonstrate your commitment to healthcare management excellence and take the necessary steps to earn the FACHE credential today. Learn more and apply for board certification at ache.org/FACHE.