- Monthly Membership Perk:
Behavioral Health: Meeting Community Need Through Partnership - Run for Regent-at-Large
- Share the Value of Membership With Your Colleagues
- 2023 Lifetime Service and Achievement Award Recipient Shares His Story
- Join NALHE for Its Annual Leadership Summit
- Early Bird Registration Ends July 31 for IHF’s 2023 World Hospital Congress
Monthly Membership Perk:
Behavioral Health: Meeting Community Need Through Partnership
The need for mental healthcare has surged since the COVID-19 pandemic and has shown healthcare organizations that many communities lack access to comprehensive behavioral healthcare services. Though acute medical services have been successful in providing solutions to their community, partnerships between healthcare providers and community organizations have been less prosperous.
In honor of National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, we are offering “Behavioral Health: Meeting Community Need Through Partnership” free of charge to members for a limited time only. Originally offered as a session during the 2022 Virtual Leadership Symposium, this recorded session (regularly a $49 value) explores how to build a comprehensive behavioral healthcare strategy for your organization and identify different partnership approaches in behavioral healthcare settings.
Now through Aug. 9, you can access this recorded session—worth 1 ACHE Qualified Education credit—free of charge from our recorded content library. Simply enter the discount code JULPERK2023 when you register online. And, be sure to check out 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.
Run for Regent-at-Large
The ACHE Board of Governors is calling for applications to serve as Regent-at-Large in District 2 beginning in March 2024. Diverse ACHE Fellows are eligible for Regent-at-Large vacancies within their district.
The goal of the Board of Governors in appointing Regents-at-Large is to diversify the Council of Regents. The purpose of the Regent-at-Large is to promote diversity in the governance of ACHE with respect to race, ethnicity, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation or disability. For further details, please refer to ACHE’s Statement on Diversity.
The responsibilities of the Regent-at-Large—including suggested knowledge, skills and experience for the role—are included in the position description. We encourage interested candidates to review the position description and Statement on Diversity before applying. The appointment will be made by the Board of Governors in December 2023. Candidates should not directly contact members of the Board of Governors or ACHE staff to request letters of support.
If you have any questions about running for Regent-at-Large, please contact Jennifer L. Connelly, FACHE, CAE, vice president, Volunteer Relations, at jconnelly@ache.org. Candidates must declare their candidacies by Sept. 15.
Share the Value of Membership With Your Colleagues
Earn points that you can redeem for items when you refer colleagues to join ACHE through the Leader-to-Leader Rewards Program. This program recognizes ACHE Members, Fellows and Faculty Associates with reward points when they recruit colleagues and encourage current Members to advance to Fellow. These points can be redeemed for items such as $25 discount coupons or ACHE merchandise, including a UV phone sanitizer with a wireless charging pad, ACHE shirts and more. Members can redeem points as soon as they earn them and up to Dec. 31 in the year after points were earned.
More importantly, by referring colleagues to join ACHE, members are introducing individuals to benefits such as:
- Access to ACHE’s unique array of programs and activities, content and research, including ACHE’s official magazine, Healthcare Executive.
- The opportunity to earn the distinction of board certification as a Fellow of ACHE.
- Exclusive career resources such as ACHE’s online Job Center.
ACHE membership is available to new members at a 50% discount when they join in July. Visit ache.org/L2L today to learn more and start recruiting new members and earning rewards. If you have any questions, please contact the Customer Service Center at (312) 434-9400 or contact@ache.org.
2023 Lifetime Service and Achievement Award Recipient Shares His Story
His path through academia and healthcare management began as a candy striper in his teens. Lifetime Service and Achievement Award winner Paul B. Hofmann, DrPH, LFACHE, recaps his career in an interview in the July/August Journal of Healthcare Management.
In another feature in this issue of JHM, Michael R. Canady, FACHE, CEO, Holzer Health System, describes a relatable challenge in healthcare: unifying a corporate culture after a for-profit and a nonprofit health system merge. At Holzer, middle managers were the key players in a strategy that included improv training.
Winners of the 2023 Richard J. Stull Student Essay Competition in Healthcare Management are also featured in the July/August issue. In her essay, Rebecca Wade of Hofstra University, graduate division winner, tackles how creating environmentally sound practices in the U.S. healthcare system is a tall order but good business. Meanwhile, Megan E. Watkins of Auburn University, undergraduate winner, writes about the risks of and solutions to healthcare’s reliance on internet-connected devices.
Also in this issue is a study that identified a novel intervention to reduce costly readmissions of patients with cardiovascular diagnoses, complicated by underlying behavioral and psychosocial factors. Read the entire issue available online at ache.org/Journals.
Join NALHE for Its Annual Leadership Summit
The National Association of Latino Healthcare Executives is hosting its annual summit Sept. 13–15 in Seattle. From empowering sessions on healthcare transformation to discussions on developing inclusive future healthcare systems and leaders, this summit will be a dynamic platform for sharing knowledge, fostering meaningful connections and inspiring change. Titled “Moving the Needle!” NALHE’s 6th Annual Summit in Seattle will feature a diverse range of keynote speakers, thought leaders and industry experts who will delve into the pressing issues that shape healthcare leadership today.
NALHE is a diversity partner of ACHE. Learn more and register today.
Early Bird Registration Ends July 31 for IHF’s 2023 World Hospital Congress
If you’re planning to attend the International Hospital Federation’s World Hospital Congress, scheduled Oct. 25–27, in Lisbon, Portugal, don’t miss the early bird registration deadline—now just three weeks away!
The plenary sessions are a highlight of the event, featuring distinguished international speakers who provide thought-provoking insights into pertinent healthcare topics, such as:
- “Contemporary leadership: For the challenges of today … and tomorrow.” During this Oct. 25 session, John Haupert, FACHE, president/CEO, Grady Health System, Atlanta, will chair a panel of international hospital and healthcare leaders as they share their different leadership mantras and approaches.
- “Employee well-being: Leading with our people as a priority,” Oct. 26, will feature a panel of speakers, including Pedro Delgado, vice president, Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Boston, exploring various solutions that organizations from around the world have undertaken to build resilience and sustainability into their workforces.
- Jonathan Perlin, MD, PhD, FACMI, president/CEO, The Joint Commission International, will serve as chair for a panel of speakers as they present actions their organizations have taken to reduce environmental impact, achieve low-carbon healthcare and embed sustainability into leadership and governance during the Oct. 27 session “Net zero in healthcare: Call to action from around the world.”
Explore all program highlights here and register by July 31 to take advantage of exclusive early bird rates. Discounted IHF member rates are also available to ACHE and its members; simply enter the code 23WHCIHF when asked if your organization is an IHF member.
Finally, group discounts are available for organizations that register five or more attendees. If you are planning to bring a team to Congress, visit the group registration portal.