Newsletter

July 26, 2021

 

 

Program Spotlight:

Find a Course That’s Right for You This Summer

It’s time to plan your professional development for the next several months and earn ACHE Face-to-Face Education credits virtually while you’re at it. We have a full schedule of our popular Virtual Face-to-Face Courses scheduled throughout the summer and fall that address a variety of trending topics for healthcare leaders.

This summer, find a course that meets your professional development needs.

Rising to the Challenge: Insights and Innovations for Healthcare Pandemic Recovery 

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought with it many challenges for the healthcare field, including considerable financial hardships. Rising to the Challenge: Insights and Innovations for Healthcare Pandemic Recovery, a joint white paper from ACHE and Cerner, an ACHE Premier Corporate Partner, highlights how a variety of healthcare organizations have navigated—and continue to navigate—through these challenges. The healthcare leaders featured in the paper discuss their organizations’ responses to the pandemic in relation to fluctuations in care utilization and capacity management, the movement toward consumerism, changing approaches to infrastructure demands, health equity and access to care, and other trends. They also share successful recovery strategies and innovations that they plan to carry forward in the post-pandemic environment.

ACHE’s Premier Corporate Partners are proud to offer complimentary resources to help address critical issues in your organization.

It’s Time to Recertify Your FACHE®

If you are an ACHE Fellow whose credential is set to expire this year, now is the time to recertify. This includes Fellows whose credentials were set to expire in 2020 who were granted an extended deadline of Dec. 31, 2021, to accommodate challenges posed by the pandemic.

Don’t delay. ACHE encourages Fellows who have met the requirements to recertify now. In addition, any continuing education hours and volunteer activities earned during the remainder of the year—after you have recertified—may count toward your next recertification cycle.

Fellows can recertify in three easy steps:

  • Complete 36 hours of continuing education activities (12 hours must be ACHE Face-to-Face Education) or retake and pass the Board of Governors Exam.
  • Complete four volunteer activities.
  • Pay the recertification fee of $200 when you submit your recertification application by the Dec. 31 deadline.

You can learn more about the recertification process by visiting ache.org/FACHE and selecting the Maintain/Recertify My FACHE button from the menu.

Additionally, if you are over the age of 60 and will retire within the next five years, you may be eligible for a one-time only five-year recertification waiver. For more information, please contact Customer Service at (312) 424-9400 or contact@ache.org.

Current Fellows who are in good standing and are retired from healthcare management may transfer to Retired Status or Life Status. Learn more about the FACHE(R) and LFACHE designations here.

Summer Reading Is Sweeter With a Sale

Score summer reading deals during the Health Administration Press summer sale, now through Sept. 7. Order any book and receive a 20% discount off already reduced member prices using the promo code SUMMER21 at checkout. The discount applies to both member and nonmember prices, but it excludes any already discounted multibook sets or bundles, Futurescan 15-packs, and the Board of Governors Exam Study Set, Bundle and Flashcards. Order and save with these discounts by visiting ache.org/HAP or calling (800) 888-4741. 

Blog Explores Disparities in Minority Mental Health

National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month is observed each July to bring awareness to the unique struggles that racial and ethnic minority communities face regarding mental illness in the United States. In recognition of this month, we are sharing a recent ACHE Blog post written by William F. “Marty” Martin, PsyD, director, diversity administrator and professor of the Health Sector Management MBA Program, DePaul University, Chicago, about the prevalence of mental health disorders among minority groups and the unique stressors minorities face. Martin says healthcare leaders have an opportunity and responsibility to lead with mental health in mind.

He offers recommendations for healthcare leaders, including identifying the epidemiology of mental health in the communities they serve, dedicating resources to narrow any disparities in mental healthcare and incorporating questions into employee engagement surveys to identify racial battle fatigue among minority staff. Read his blog post to learn more.

Throughout July, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health has focused on promoting tools and resources addressing the stigma about mental health among racial and ethnic minority populations, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more here.

Last Call: Entries for 2021 IHF Awards Due July 31

Hospitals and healthcare organizations have until Saturday to submit entries for the 2021 International Hospital Federation Awards. Award winners will be recognized during a special awards ceremony at the 44th IHF World Hospital Congress, Nov. 8–11, in Barcelona, Spain. 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.

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 Saturday, July 31.

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