Newsletter

February 11, 2019

 

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Program Spotlight:

Bring ACHE Professional Development to You

If your leadership team is unable to get away for their professional development, consider bringing our expert faculty to your team to earn ACHE Face-to-Face Education credits. 

When you bring ACHE customized programming on-site, it provides a convenient, cost-effective way to ensure the continuous development of your management teams. Choose from more than 50 educational seminars taught by ACHE expert faculty across 16 relevant healthcare executive competencies—including strategic planning, leadership, finance, operational excellence and more.

For more information, contact Catie L. Russo, program specialist, Department of Professional Development, at crusso@ache.org or (312) 424-9362.


Linkner Headlines ACHE’s First-Ever Podcast

Congress Opening Session speaker Josh Linkner previews his lecture on innovation in the inaugural edition of the Healthcare Executive Podcast.

In the first of a series of complimentary podcasts, Linkner, who is an author and chair and co-founder of Platypus Labs, discusses the mentality and focus necessary to inspire all team members to innovate in a time of accelerating change in the healthcare industry. Linkner will keynote this year’s Congress with his talk titled, "Being Innovative in a Time of Rapid Change."

The podcasts are a new feature for ACHE—and an extension of Healthcare Executive magazine—that will present conversations about essential topics and matters of interest to healthcare executives. Guests will include innovative thinkers and industry insiders who share ACHE's common goal: improving health for our patients and their communities.

The podcasts are available through Apple's iTunes and accessible at ACHE's website. Upcoming episodes will be promoted through ACHe-news, the website and social media platforms.

Roche
 


A Chance to Boost Your Leadership Career

Expand both your leadership skills and healthcare management career with the Leaders Conference, earning 12 ACHE Face-to-Face Education credits.

The conference, held May 6–7 in Boston, will guide participants through an extensive agenda. Topics designed to enhance and expand leadership knowledge include personal development, building self-awareness, designing organizational culture, developing an executive presence and more. Attendees will also have the opportunity to develop a leadership action plan and participate in optional one-on-one coaching sessions.

Tuition includes all seminar materials, refreshments and a networking reception. The event also offers 12 hours of ACHE Face-to-Face Education credits. A limited number of scholarships are available for qualified applicants. Click here for conference details and registration information.

Formica
 

Important Information From Our Corporate Partners

The Winter 2019 issue of ACHE’s Premier Corporate Partner e-newsletter is available online.

ACHE is proud of the participation of its seven 2019 Premier Corporate Partners. These leading healthcare organizations share ACHE's goal of improving the health of patients and their communities, and they support our organization in various ways. One of these ways is through the quarterly e-newsletter, offering our members education and networking opportunities, information on healthcare trends and solutions for leaders.

The winter issue of the online publication is available at the ACHE website and features thought leadership articles, educational resources and links to blog posts, infographics, research results, a case study and even a video. As always, this free content is designed to assist ACHE's membership in its pursuit of healthcare safety and leadership advancement.


ACHE Announces Publishing Award Recipients

Intangibles: The Unexpected Traits of High-Performing Healthcare Leaders, authored by Amer Kaissi, PhD,won the 2019 James A. Hamilton Book of the Year Award. Kaissi’s book was published by Health Administration Press.

Aaron C. Spaulding, PhD, Nicholas Edwardson, PhD, and Mei Zhao, PhD, were recipients of the 2019 Edgar C. Hayhow Award for their article "Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Performance: Do Organizational and Market Characteristics Matter?" published in the January/February 2018 issue of the Journal of Healthcare Management.

Judy K. Blauwet, DNP, RN, FACHE, and Mandy Bell, were recipients of the Dean Conley Award for their article “Technology’s Role in Quality Improvement and Operational Efficiency,” published in the spring 2018 issue of Frontiers of Health Services Management.

Winners will be formally presented with their awards at the ACHE's 62nd Congress on Healthcare Leadership in Chicago, March 4–7.

General information about the publishing awards and all other ACHE awards can be found at ACHE News and Awards.