March 24, 2:15–3:45 p.m.
Register Today- Program Spotlight
Adding the Lens of Health Equity to the Equation - World Hospital Congress Abstract Deadline Extended
- 2020 Publishing Awards Announced
- Webinar: Discover the Power of Digital Transformation
- Forums Offer Opportunities to Collaborate and Advance
Program Spotlight: Adding the Lens of Health Equity to the Equation
“The lens of health equity is an essential consideration for any health professional committed to serving populations with the greatest need,” says Nick Macchione, FACHE, director, San Diego County Health & Human Services Agency. In this exclusive Healthcare Executive Q&A found online, Macchione, a presenter for Masters Series Session 4: Masters of Health Equity, offers a preview of the topic he will discuss at the 2020 Congress on Healthcare Leadership with co-presenter Victoria W. “Tori” Bayless, FACHE. Both are award-winning healthcare leaders recognized for changing systems and delivering new approaches to eliminate disparities in healthcare quality and access.
Each year, Congress highlights the approaches and outcomes of some of the healthcare field’s most successful leaders during its Masters Series Sessions. Health equity is one of four critical areas the Masters Series will address this year. The other three 90-minute sessions will tackle: care delivery, executive leadership and innovation.
In the weeks leading up to Congress, more web-exclusive previews of the Masters Series Sessions and other Congress events will be available on HealthcareExecutive.org. Register for Congress today at ache.org/Congress.
World Hospital Congress Abstract Deadline Extended
The International Hospital Federation has extended the deadline for the submission of abstracts for its 44th World Hospital Congress until Friday, Feb. 14. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to showcase your work and achievements to the international healthcare community.
IHF invites you to submit abstracts for paper presentations and posters that address major issues of importance according to the overarching theme, “People on board, transforming healthcare,” or more specifically, any of the following subthemes:
- Digital and technology-driven transformation
- Value-driven transformation
- People at the center of healthcare system transformation
Accepted submissions will earn a chance to compete in the best poster competition at the World Hospital Congress, which will be hosted by La Unió Catalana d’Hospitals, Nov. 2–5, 2020, in Barcelona, Spain.
More information about the subthemes and the abstract submission process is available here. If you have any questions, please contact congress@ihf-fih.org or visit www.worldhospitalcongress.org.
2020 Publishing Awards Announced
ACHE has announced the 2020 recipients of the James A. Hamilton Book of the Year Award, the Dean Conley Award and the Edgar C. Hayhow Award.
Jonathan Burroughs, MD, FACHE, president/CEO, The Burroughs Healthcare Consulting Network Inc., Glen, N.H., is the recipient of the James A. Hamilton Book of the Year Award for Essential Operational Components for High-Performing Healthcare Enterprises (Health Administration Press, 2019). The James A. Hamilton Award is given to the author(s) of a management or healthcare book judged outstanding by ACHE's Book of the Year Award Committee. Watch Burroughs discuss his new book in a video on ACHE’s official YouTube channel.
Stephen A. Purves, FACHE, president/CEO, Valleywise Health, Phoenix, is the recipient of the Dean Conley Award for his article “How Transparency Efforts Helped One System's Financial Turnaround,” published in the spring 2019 issue of Frontiers of Health Services Management. The Dean Conley Award is granted annually to recognize the contributions made to healthcare management literature and to encourage healthcare executives to write and publish articles.
Gary J. Young, JD, PhD; Stephen Flaherty, PhD; and E. David Zepeda, PhD, are the recipients of the Edgar C. Hayhow Award for their article "Impact of ACA Medicaid Expansion on Hospitals’ Financial Status," published in the March/April 2019 issue of the Journal of Healthcare Management. The Edgar C. Hayhow Award is given to the author(s) of an article judged the best from among those published in the Journal of Healthcare Management, ACHE's official journal.
ACHE will formally present these awards during its 63rd Congress on Healthcare Leadership in Chicago, March 23–26.
Webinar: Discover the Power of Digital Transformation
Keep up to date on current trends in digital health while earning ACHE Qualified Education credit and continuing education credit from other organizations during the Feb. 18 webinar “Discovering the Power of Digital Transformation.”
Under the guidance of expert faculty William Morris, MD, FACP, executive director, Innovations and Ventures, Cleveland Clinic, you will identify the advantages of technology-enabled medical devices for patient care, evaluate the impact of technological implementation for caregivers and patients, and review the outcomes of technological integration on patient experience.
Forums Offer Opportunities to Collaborate and Advance
The rich diversity that makes ACHE so dynamic is aptly represented by our variety of forums and networks. The Asian Healthcare Leaders Forum, LGBTQ Forum, Healthcare Consultants Forum and Physician Executives Forum align with our members’ diverse professional backgrounds and commitments to diversity and inclusion.
For questions regarding the Asian Healthcare Leaders Forum or LGBTQ Forum, please contact Cie Armstead at carmstead@ache.org or (312) 424-9306. For questions regarding the Healthcare Consultants Forum, please contact Tim Tlusty at ttlusty@ache.org or (312) 424-9305. For questions regarding the Physician Executives Forum, please contact Anita Halvorsen, FACHE, at ahalvorsen@ache.org or (312) 424-9350.