Newsletter

January 24, 2022

 

Leadership Spotlight:

Improve Your Employee Engagement Today 

In this episode of the Healthcare Executive podcast, industry expert and ACHE author Thomas A. Atchison, EdD, discusses one of the most pressing issues facing healthcare leaders today. Atchison, president, Atchison Consulting, offers practical assessment and improvement strategies for employee engagement and a sneak peek of his Employee Engagement Boot Camp, scheduled to take place before the 2022 Congress on Healthcare Leadership, March 28–30.

The Employee Engagement Boot Camp—a new session—is one of eight Boot Camps offered March 27:

Attendees can register for Boot Camps independently or as part of their Congress experience. 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.

Also, be sure to visit HealthcareExecutive.org/Podcast to listen and browse through more episodes. The podcast is also available by searching for “Healthcare Executive” in Apple Podcasts, iTunes or your podcast app of choice.

Future-Proofing Your Organization for Success and Stability  

Though underlying issues stemming from the pandemic will not soon be forgotten, forward-thinking leaders are already exploring financial opportunities to mitigate future scenarios that were once unanticipated, if not downright unimaginable.

Discover how leaders of FirstHealth of the Carolinas, Geisinger Health, St. Vincent Health and Banner Health are future-proofing their organizations to ensure success—and stability—now and down the road.

In this recent feature, Healthcare Executive explores best practices for organizations as they prepare to address future uncertainties, and how the healthcare field can adapt to meet the needs of patients and communities.

And, be sure to read the rest of the Jan/Feb 2022 issue of Healthcare Executive now available on HealthcareExecutive.org, along with exclusive online-only Web Extras and the Healthcare Executive Podcast.

Wisdom and Insights for Developing Diverse Leadership Talent

“Although the starting places for their careers were different, these executives shared many similarities with regard to the importance of education and a strong work ethic,” writes author Diane L. Dixon, EdD, managing principal, D. Dixon & Associates LLC, and educator, University of Maryland School of Public Health. In her book, Diversity on the Executive Path: Wisdom and Insights for Navigating to the Highest Levels of Healthcare Leadership, Dixon explores why racially and ethnically diverse leaders are still significantly underrepresented in today’s C-suites. In Chapter 1, available as an excerpt, Dixon shares her findings about the enduring impact of an individual’s background and how it serves as the foundation of an executive career. Browse the book’s table of contents, preface and foreword to learn more, and order your copy today.

Dixon will be speaking at the 2022 Congress on Healthcare Leadership during the session “The Essential Role of Sponsorship in Developing Diverse Leadership Talent” along with Brett D. Lee, PhD, FACHE, president, Texas Health Hospital. During their session, Dixon and Lee will examine the sponsorship role and describe what sponsors do, and they will demonstrate how sponsors can develop diverse leadership talent.

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.

Three Strategies for Reducing Burnout in Your Staff

Amid new variants, surges and vaccination resistance, front-line healthcare workers are exhausted, with many stressed to the breaking point. In fact, the industry has lost nearly half a million workers since February 2020—as much as 18% of the workforce, writes Gayle L. Capozzalo, FACHE, in a recent ACHE Blog post.

Burnout is a major culprit as to why workers leaving, and low clinical staffing levels, in turn, make it even more likely that those who remain in the workforce will also suffer from burnout. Furthermore, women employees across industries have been disproportionately leaving the workplace and experience burnout at a higher rate than men, she writes.

As executive director of The Equity Collaborative, an initiative of The Carol Emmott Foundation, Capozzalo works with executives representing member healthcare systems committed to leadership gender equity. As such, “the best practices we champion support equity for all and are intended to make working in healthcare better for everyone,” she writes. Read the full blog post to learn about three successful strategies that address burnout and clinical employee retention and satisfaction. And, be sure to subscribe to the ACHE Blog for timely and relevant topics trending today in healthcare management.

CMS: Advance Health Equity Through the Use of Z Codes

During National Poverty in America Awareness Month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is encouraging healthcare leaders and providers to advance health equity by using Z codes to identify poverty, unemployment, homelessness, and other social determinants of health.

The 37.2 million Americans living in poverty have an increased risk of chronic conditions, lower life expectancy and barriers to quality healthcare, and racial and ethnic minorities have poverty rates more than twice that of white Americans, according to CMS. Furthermore, the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected these populations and low-income families.

Learn more about health disparities through the following resources:

IHF Call for Applications and Abstracts

The International Hospital Federation is now accepting applications for its 2022 Young Executive Leaders program and abstract submissions for the 45th World Hospital Congress.

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/.

The IHF is also inviting members and nonmembers to submit abstracts for the 45th World Hospital Congress, scheduled to take place Nov. 9–11 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The theme of the upcoming WHC is "Global Learnings, Local Actions: Sustainable Healthcare,” and will focus on how healthcare leaders around the world are translating learnings from the pandemic and leading to deliver health services in more resilient and sustainable ways. Abstract submissions are meant to share projects and programs that demonstrate these innovations, models and examples of leadership, and can align with any of the following sub-themes:

  • Improvements in Delivery of Care.
  • The People Agenda.
  • Green Hospitals.

Oral abstracts are due Feb. 28 and poster abstracts are due March 11. Visit the abstract submission website to learn more and please send any questions to congress@ihf-fih.org.