- Leadership Spotlight:
COVID-19 Crisis Cements Tech’s Prominent Place - ACHE Would Like Your Input on Our Strategic Plan
- Webinar: Beyond the Hospital Walls
- Gain Fresh Perspectives Through ACHE’s Leadership Mentoring Network
- Podcast: Healthcare Management Jobs in a Post-Pandemic Market
- Strategizing for an Uncertain Future
Leadership Spotlight: COVID-19 Crisis Cements Tech’s Prominent Place
Technology has played an essential role as organizations nationwide navigate the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The cover story of the September/October 2020 issue of Healthcare Executive explores how the CEOs and CIOs who helm today’s most successful healthcare organizations and IT departments are keeping up the momentum for adoption and expansion of leading-edge technologies that were born out of the COVID-19 crisis. Visit HealthcareExecutive.org to read more of the new issue of ACHE’s official magazine.
ACHE Would Like Your Input on Our Strategic Plan
ACHE annually examines its Strategic Plan with a continuing focus on meeting the evolving needs of our members and the healthcare management field. The three-year Strategic Plan focuses on expanding our learning products; accelerating the digital experience of our members; exploring new engagement models for early careerists, clinicians and C-suite executives; and strengthening chapters. We are also preparing for several board-level strategic discussions to guide the organization’s work during the next cycle. If you would like to provide your feedback, please take a moment to review the 2020–2022 Strategic Plan and send us your thoughts, comments and ideas for improvement. Please direct your email response to the ACHE Executive Office at strategicplan@ache.org. The deadline for comments is Sept. 30, 2020.
Webinar: Beyond the Hospital Walls
As consumer demand for more personalized and convenient care continues to increase, leaders are looking outside the healthcare field for game-changing ideas, tools and technologies that boost innovation in healthcare. On Thursday, join experts in healthcare operations from Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, and experience design from companies Adrenaline and MoFi, for a free webinar “Beyond the Hospital Walls: Harnessing Outside Innovation to Make the Outpatient Strategy Succeed.” These experts will share recent learnings and successes related to creating a better patient experience and insights on preparing for disruption on the horizon.
Worth 1 ACHE Qualified Education credit, this webinar is part of ACHE’s ongoing effort to provide support and resources in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is one of many tools and resources available to healthcare professionals on ache.org/COVID. Register today.
Gain Fresh Perspectives Through ACHE’s Leadership Mentoring Network
At ACHE, we believe that no matter where you are in your career, mentoring others—and being mentored—should be part of your professional growth. Our newly developed digital Leadership Mentoring Network provides enhanced matching based on a multitude of criteria and support for successful mentor partnerships. Mentors and mentees can expect to have the classic one-on-one mentoring experience while primarily meeting virtually by phone, video chat, email or through a virtual meeting platform.
Whether you are interested in becoming a mentor to give back to the field or requesting a mentor to help build your professional self-confidence, we encourage you to explore our Leadership Mentoring Network today.
Podcast: Healthcare Management Jobs in a Post-Pandemic Market
In this timely episode of the Healthcare Executive Podcast, executive recruiter Donna Padilla, managing partner and leader of WittKieffer's healthcare practice, discusses trends in the healthcare management workforce and gives advice for both candidates and employers considering engaging an executive search firm.
Visit HealthcareExecutive.org/Podcast to listen and browse through more episodes. The podcasts are also available by searching for “Healthcare Executive” in Apple Podcasts or on iTunes.
Strategizing for an Uncertain Future
“Approaching strategic planning with an unconstrained mind-set is critical to identifying and prioritizing future opportunities,” writes author Jim Austin in the first chapter of his book Transformative Planning: How Your Health Organization Can Strategize for an Uncertain Future. This Health Administration Press title explains how leadership teams can lay the groundwork for new, transformational healthcare delivery models while simultaneously meeting the requirements of today.
Read more from Chapter 1: Mental Models and Strategic Decision Making, and order your copy today.