Newsletter

January 10, 2022

 

Monthly Membership Perk:

Leading the Workforce of the Future

As we begin a new year, healthcare leaders are under pressure to provide beleaguered front-line workers with the extra protection and pay they are demanding as they continue to battle COVID-19, according to recent news reports. This challenge, along with rising costs, lower revenue owing to patients delaying care and growing provider shortages, has forced some hospital and health system executives to develop creative staffing approaches to leverage current skills and provide much-needed support to promote the health and safety of their employees.

For a limited time only, you can learn how top healthcare leaders are navigating these challenges in “Leadership Insights: The Healthcare Workforce of the Future.” You’ll hear from presenters Ghazala Sharieff, MD, FACHE, senior vice president/CMO, Clinical Excellence and Experience, Scripps Health; David L. Schreiner, FACHE, president/CEO, Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital; and Kevin B. Mahoney DBA, CEO, University of Pennsylvania Health System, as they share approaches for preventing workforce burnout and predictions for what will be the biggest changes in the healthcare workforce of tomorrow.

Between Jan. 10 and Feb. 11, you can access this seminar in our recorded content library free of charge. Simply enter the discount code JANPERK2022 when you register for this session online. And, be sure to check out all of ACHE’s other on-demand digital learning offerings. We hope you enjoy this Monthly Membership Perk, and we thank you for being a part of the ACHE community.

Explore Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Congress and the Leadership Symposium 

Supporting diversity, equity and inclusion is integral to our mission and daily work. As such, attendees will find a wide array of seminars and events that address these topics at the 2022 Congress on Healthcare Leadership and Virtual Leadership Symposium. Congress highlights include the following.

Those who attend the Virtual Leadership Symposium will have a variety of choices, too.

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.

ACHE Policy Statements and Code of Ethics Updated

The Board of Governors approved at its December meeting changes to two existing ACHE Policy Statements, four Ethical Policy Statements and the Code of Ethics suggested by subject matter experts to the Board Policy Committee. The committee revised statements to reflect updates to data, terminology and language; to incorporate contemporary solutions and current, real-life healthcare leadership experience; and to clarify ACHE’s position in certain policy positions and to ensure they reflect ACHE’s values. The following statements were updated:

All Policy Statements can be found at ache.org/PolicyStatements, and all Ethical Policy Statements can be found at ache.org/EthicsPolicyStatements.

Start the New Year With New Career Goals 

In 2021, ACHE’s Career Resource Center offered continuous support to healthcare leaders on their journey to career success. As we venture into the new year, explore the resources available through the CRC to ensure you know how we can support you on your leadership journey in 2022.

  • Resume and LinkedIn Review: Your resume and LinkedIn profile should continuously be reviewed and current. Our Resume Review Service, designed to ensure you are well-positioned for any future possibilities, continues to be one of our most valuable resources.
  • Job Center: A new year means new job opportunities. Explore the various levels of jobs offered through the new-and-improved Job Center and post your resume for recruiters to contact you directly.
  • Executive Coaches Directory: Check out the enhanced Executive Coaching Directory, which can help you quickly identify an executive coach who can support your professional growth or the career development of your team.
  • ACHE Interview Prep Tool: Do your 2022 goals include career advancement? Allow our Interview Prep Tool to guide you with resources to improve your effectiveness in the interview process.

Journal of Healthcare Management Examines Workforce Issues, New Research

The pandemic remains far from over, and there are consequences if we do not aggressively pursue solutions now to engage our healthcare workers, warns Charles D. Stokes, FACHE, in a feature article in the January/February Journal of Healthcare Management. Stokes, who is executive in residence at the University of Alabama Birmingham, former president and CEO of Memorial Hermann Health System in Houston, and a Past Chair of ACHE, shares tactics to sustain a resilient workforce in this article titled “Engagement Is Essential for Sustainable Healthcare.”

In this issue’s interview, Ajith Pai, PharmD, FACHE, explains how his background prepared him for his position as president of Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne.

Also included in this issue is an article from researchers at Yale University, Yale New Haven Health and Emory University that demonstrates how a clinical redesign program creates greater uniformity across related procedures and yields significant cost savings.

Additionally, a new study that looks at the post-discharge use of pharmacists finds that integrating pharmacists into the continuum of care seems to be an effective strategy from both outcome and cost control perspectives.

Explore the rest of the January/February issue of the Journal of Healthcare Management by visiting ache.org/Journals.

ACHE Graduate Student Scholarships Due March 31

Online applications for the 2022 Dent and McGaw scholarships are now open. Offered annually, the Albert W. Dent and Foster G. McGaw Graduate Student Scholarships are awarded to outstanding students enrolled in their final year of graduate programs in health services administration to help finance their education. Each scholarship is worth $5,000. Every year, ACHE awards up to a total of 15 scholarships. Applications for the scholarships are due March 31. To learn more, visit the Albert W. Dent and Foster G. McGaw Graduate Student Scholarship web pages for more information.