Newsletter

July 12, 2021

 

 

Benefits Bulletin:

Our Exclusive On-Demand Content Library Can Help Advance Your Career 

Did you know that as a member, you have access to guided presentations to assist with your healthcare management career development? Our Career Resource Center has compiled a library of member-only on-demand sessions that provide information and resources for healthcare leaders at all stages of their careers. Whether you are a student entering the field, a leader aspiring to a position in the C-suite, or a clinician transitioning to an administrative role, there’s something for everyone. Sessions are grouped within the following categories to simplify your search:

  • Advance Your Career: Here, you’ll find sessions about initiating a strategic job search campaign and how to leverage ACHE CareerEDGE®.
  • Build Your Personal Brand: These sessions address topics such as optimizing your use of LinkedIn and creating a powerful resume.
  • Develop Your Network: Are you interested in becoming an ACHE mentee or mentor? You’ll find sessions about how to do that here.
  • Seek New Opportunities: Whether you’re transitioning from military to civilian healthcare opportunities or preparing for planned or unplanned job transitions, you’ll find content here on those topics.

All sessions within the CRC’s On-Demand Content Library were recorded at the 2021 Congress on Healthcare Leadership. We encourage members to explore the On-Demand Content Library and other resources and tools available just for them in the Career Resource Center. Thank you for being a part of the ACHE community. 

Deadline Extended for Nominations for the 2022 Slate 

Applications to serve on ACHE’s 2022–2023 Nominating Committee and Board of Governors are now due July 30. ACHE Fellows are eligible for any of the Governor and Chairman-Elect vacancies and are eligible for the Nominating Committee vacancies within their districts. Those interested in pursuing applications should review the candidate guidelines for the competencies and qualifications required for these important roles. Open positions on the slate include:

  • Nominating Committee Member, District 1 (two-year term ending in 2024).
  • Nominating Committee Member, District 4 (two-year term ending in 2024).
  • Nominating Committee Member, District 5 (two-year term ending in 2024).
  • Four Governors (three-year terms ending in 2025).
  • Chairman-Elect.

Applications to serve and self-nominations must be submitted electronically to jnolan@ache.org and must be received by July 30. All correspondence should be addressed to Heather J. Rohan, FACHE, chairman, Nominating Committee, c/o Julie Nolan, American College of Healthcare Executives, 300 S. Riverside Plaza, Ste. 1900, Chicago, IL 60606-6698. To review the Candidate Guidelines, visit ache.org/CandidateGuidelines. If you have any questions, please contact Julie Nolan at (312) 424-9367 or jnolan@ache.org.

The Power of Genomics: A Population Health Strategy

Elegant in its simplicity, the premise behind the use of genomics in population health management packs a powerful punch: The more information you have about a patient population at the molecular or genetic level, the better prepared you are to predict, prevent, diagnose and treat disease. Seeing this potential, more health systems are investing in genomics to improve community health by identifying individuals at risk of actionable conditions. We spoke with some of the healthcare organizations that are providing or planning to provide genetic or genomic testing for the cover story of the latest issue of Healthcare Executive to learn more about what they hope to achieve with this technology.

Visit HealthcareExecutive.org to read more of the July/August issue of ACHE’s official magazine, as well as exclusive web extras. 

Board Exam Flashcards With Digital Access: A Convenient Way to Prepare  

Passing the Board of Governors Exam is the final step on the path to becoming board certified in healthcare management as an ACHE Fellow. If you are working toward earning the FACHE® credential and the Exam is the last step on your journey, the Board of Governors Exam Flashcards with digital access are a convenient way to brush up on for the Exam. Reviewed by subject matter experts in each of the 10 knowledge areas found on the Exam, the flashcards highlight and define key terms that will reinforce your understanding of important concepts in healthcare management.

When you purchase the flashcards, you’ll also gain access to a digital version available through ACHE’s learning management system, which members can access through My ACHE. Information on how to activate the digital version is included with the flashcards. Order your flashcards today. 

Reminder: Entries for 2021 IHF Awards Due July 31

Time is running out to submit entries for the 2021 International Hospital Federation Awards. Hospitals and healthcare organizations are invited to submit their entries by the July 31 extended deadline for a chance to be recognized internationally for their excellence and outstanding achievements. Entries can be submitted for the following awards:

  • Dr. Kwang Tae Kim Grand Hospital Award.
  • Excellence Award for Corporate Social Responsibility.
  • Austco Excellence Award for Quality and Patient Safety.
  • American College of Healthcare Executives Excellence Award for Leadership and Management.
  • Ashikaga-Nikken Excellence Award for Green Hospitals.
  • Sultanate of Oman Excellence Award for Health Services During Crisis.

The American College of Healthcare Executives Award for Leadership and Management is open to IHF Full Members and their member hospitals or health service providers and IHF Associate Members who demonstrate excellence or outstanding achievements in leadership and management. Such achievements can include activities that clearly demonstrate strong leadership and management in leading a hospital or health service provider. Since ACHE is an IHF Premier Associate Member, this award is open to all ACHE members.

The award winners will be recognized during a special awards ceremony at the 44th IHF World Hospital Congress, Nov. 8–11, in Barcelona, Spain. During the World Hospital Congress, you can hear from more than 150 speakers and learn about healthcare transformation in over 50 sessions on topics such as European and North American perspectives on preparing for the next global pandemic. View the program here. If you haven’t already registered for the World Hospital Congress, early bird rates are still available, but only until July 31.

For more information about the IHF Awards, please visit the awards website or email awards@ihf-fih.org.

CMS Proposes Changes to Close Health Equity Gaps in ESRD PPS

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently proposed changes to reduce healthcare disparities among patients with chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease in its ESRD Prospective Payment System annual rulemaking. The proposed rule would update the ESRD PPS payment rates, make changes to the ESRD Quality Incentive Program and modify the ESRD Treatment Choices Model. The proposed changes to the ETC Model policies would aim to encourage dialysis providers to decrease disparities in rates of home dialysis and kidney transplants among ESRD patients with lower socioeconomic status, making the model the agency’s first CMS Innovation Center model to directly address health equity.

Disadvantaged Medicare patients suffer from ESRD at higher rates, according to studies on racial, ethnic and socioeconomic factors conducted by the CMS Office of Minority Health. They are also more likely to experience higher hospital readmissions and costs, and receive in-center hemodialysis because their kidneys are no longer able to perform their function. Studies also indicate nonwhite ESRD patients are less likely to receive pre-ESRD kidney care, and become waitlisted for a transplant or receive a kidney transplant.

The proposed changes to the ETC Model include testing a new healthcare approach that rewards ESRD facilities and managing clinicians participating in the model for achieving significant improvement in the rates of home dialysis and kidney transplants for lower-income beneficiaries. If finalized, these changes would take effect Jan. 1, 2022.

For more information on CMS’ recently proposed changes to the ESRD PPS, you can read the proposed rule here, and a fact sheet about the changes here.