- Program Spotlight:
Workforce Solutions for Today and the Future - Join Us for ACHE’s Day of Giving
- Building Self-Awareness to Prevent Career Derailment
- 8 Black Pioneers in Medicine and Healthcare You Should Know
- CMS Tools to Determine if Vaccine Requirements Apply
- Reminder: IHF Young Executive Leaders Program Applications Due Soon
Workforce Solutions for Today and the Future
With personnel shortages ranking No. 1 on the list of hospital CEOs’ top concerns in 2021, workforce-related solutions are needed now more than ever. The 2022 Congress on Healthcare Leadership and the Virtual Leadership Symposium both offer a variety of sessions to help healthcare leaders address workforce challenges. Following are previews from both events.
- Join Nancy Snyderman, MD, physician and former chief medical editor for NBC News, for the Malcolm T. MacEachern Memorial Address & Luncheon: Workforce Solutions for the Modern World of Healthcare as she explores a variety of workforce solutions worth contemplating.
- Lloyd Dean, CEO of CommonSpirit Health, will delve into how healthcare jobs are changing during Leadership Insights: Shaping the Future Workforce.
- Bringing a holistic perspective from inside some of the world’s leading organizations, Ginny Clarke, former executive recruiter, Google, will explore effective approaches for recruiting and retaining strong talent in the healthcare workforce during the Hot Topic: Recruiting and Retaining Key Talent in the New Age of Work.
- Those attending the Virtual Leadership Symposium will also have an opportunity to hear Clarke speak during that event’s closing session as she shares leadership strategies for creating disruption-proof high-performing teams.
- Leveraging a Virtual Workforce to Improve Engagement and Reduce Burnout—offered at both Congress and the Virtual Leadership Symposium—will examine a framework to create a virtual work environment for your organization that results in workforce engagement.
Visit ache.org/Congress to explore all of this year’s offerings, and be sure to register by March 7 for early bird registration prices. Congress registrants who are interested in attending the Virtual Leadership Symposium, April 11–12, can register for that event with a discount of more than 50% off the regular fee by adding it to their in-person Congress registration, or you can register separately for just the Virtual Leadership Symposium.
And, learn more about other top issues facing healthcare leaders in 2021 here.
Join Us for ACHE’s Day of Giving
For nearly 90 years, we have remained dedicated to advancing our members and healthcare leadership excellence. This Feb. 14—ACHE’s second annual Day of Giving—we invite you to help advance healthcare leadership excellence by contributing to the Fund for Healthcare Leadership. The Fund provides scholarships for our Executive Program—which offers extensive and immersive experiences for aspiring leaders—and wholly supports the Thomas C. Dolan Executive Diversity Program and the Thomas C. Dolan Career Accelerator Program. Both of these programs help to promote and prepare diverse and highly qualified healthcare leaders for the future.
When you donate to the Fund, you help provide resources for the future leaders of our field. Mark your calendars for Feb. 14—this year’s Day of Giving—and please join us in making a difference for aspiring leaders. Visit ache.org/DayofGiving to learn more.
Building Self-Awareness to Prevent Career Derailment
Earn up to 6 ACHE Qualified Education credit hours when you take the digital self-study course “Building Self-Awareness to Prevent Career Derailment.”
The course provides leaders with tools to assist them in raising their level of self-awareness to avoid professional setbacks. It is based on the Health Administration Press book The Healthcare Leader’s Guide to Actions, Awareness, and Perception, Third Edition, and it’s taught by authors Carson F. Dye, FACHE, and Brett D. Lee, PhD, FACHE. Learn more about Digital Self-Study Courses at ache.org/SelfStudy, and please contact selfstudy@ache.org with any questions.
8 Black Pioneers in Medicine and Healthcare You Should Know
In honor of Black History Month, ACHE celebrates the trailblazing Black clinicians, scientists and healthcare leaders who have left their mark on history. In a recent ACHE Blog post, eight pioneers who broke barriers, developed innovative medical tests and treatments, improved access to high-quality care and paved the way for the next generation are profiled.
CMS Tools to Determine if Vaccine Requirements Apply
In light of the Jan. 13, 2022, Supreme Court ruling, employee vaccination requirements from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services now apply to certain Medicare or Medicaid providers and suppliers, according to CMS. Following are new and updated tools and resources developed by CMS to help healthcare providers navigate and determine if these vaccine requirements apply to them. These materials are all available on the CMS Current Emergencies page:
- Guidance memo: This memo provides guidance for assessing and maintaining compliance with this new regulatory requirement for certain Medicare and Medicaid providers and suppliers.
- CMS Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination Requirements FAQ: These FAQs have been updated to explain the recent ruling and how it impacts employee vaccination requirements.
- IFC-6 Vaccination Requirements Infographic: This infographic visually shows the types of providers and suppliers the vaccine requirement applies to, how the requirement can be met, and associated requirement enforcement actions.
- Vaccine Requirement Implementation Timeline: This infographic illustrates the phases of the vaccination rule implementation, state-by-state, and their associated deadlines. Note that the phased deadlines vary by state.
- Vaccine Requirement Decision Tree: This handy decision tree visually explains the steps in determining to which providers and suppliers the vaccine requirement applies.
Additionally, CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure issued a letter Feb. 1 to healthcare facility administrators regarding the healthcare worker vaccination rule, which you can read here.
Reminder: IHF Young Executive Leaders Program Applications Due Soon
The International Hospital Federation is accepting applications for its 2022 Young Executive Leaders program.
Each year, 35 emerging hospital leaders from across the world join the Young Executive Leaders program from April to November to expand their international professional network, improve their management and leadership skills, and learn from experts about the latest innovations in healthcare. Applications to the YEL program are due from IHF members who are 40 years old or younger by Feb. 17. To learn more about the YEL program and who should apply, visit www.ihf-fih.org/young-executive-leaders/.