Newsletter

July 6, 2021

 

 

Program Spotlight:

Join ACHE and Columbia University for a Unique Two-Day Program 

Beginning this summer and fall, you can experience the challenges of executive leadership and strategic decision-making with the Health System Simulation Program. Offered in collaboration with Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health, this unique two-day learning experience emulates the full breadth and complexity of leadership in today’s competitive marketplace. Using the Health System Simulation curriculum from the Mailman School of Public Health, participants will work in teams of six to seven members, acting as the executive leadership team of a hospital participating in a multihospital market. They will be required to analyze the position of their institution and to make all decisions central to the successful management of the hospital. The team-based simulation experience is supported by group and team work sessions, readings, lectures, discussions and presentations.

The first two virtual sessions will be offered Aug. 18–20 and Sept. 22–24, with additional sessions to be added throughout the year. Course participants can earn a total of 21 ACHE Face-to-Face Education and Interprofessional Continuing Education credits. Learn more and register today.

Resources to Prepare for the Board of Governors Exam

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, we offer plenty of resources to help you prepare:

  • The multiweek virtual review course will help participants confidently move forward with their Exam preparation while earning up to 14 ACHE Face-to-Face Education credits. Courses are available this summer July 13–Aug. 19 and Aug. 24–Sept. 30.
  • Refine your knowledge and improve your study skills with the Board Exam Online Tutorial. Upon completion of this online self-study course, you will earn 10 ACHE Qualified Education credits.
  • Supplement the Online Tutorial with the Board Exam Study Set, a four-book collection available at 40% below individual cover prices for these titles, including the recently published Information Technology for Healthcare Mangers, Ninth Edition.
  • The Board of Governors Exam Flashcards with digital access are a convenient way to brush up on key terms that will reinforce your understanding of important concepts in healthcare management.
  • Just starting to prepare? The Board Exam Study Bundle is perfect for members in the early stages of preparation. It consists of the four-book Study Set and Flashcards and is available at a discounted rate of $395.
  • Check with your local ACHE chapter to connect with other individuals interested in earning their FACHE. Several chapters offer Exam study courses and groups. 

Time Is Running Out to Nominate Your Peers for Our Most Prestigious Awards

Don’t wait until it’s too late to nominate deserving colleagues for our highest honor—the Gold Medal Award. Our Gold Medal Award is the most prestigious award we bestow on outstanding leaders who have made significant contributions to the healthcare profession. This award identifies Fellows who best exemplify leadership at the organizational, local, state/provincial and national levels, and who continually contribute to the improvement of the delivery of healthcare services and community health. We may give up to two Gold Medal Awards each year: one to an outstanding executive in a healthcare delivery organization, and the second to an executive in a nondelivery healthcare organization, such as an alliance, association, university, consulting firm, etc. The deadline for submission of the nomination packet is Aug. 16.

Nominations for two other awards—the Lifetime Service and Achievement Award and the Robert S. Hudgens Memorial Award for Young Healthcare Executive of the Year—are both due July 16. The Lifetime Award recognizes Life Fellows and Retired Fellows who have made outstanding, nationally recognized contributions to advance the profession of healthcare management and ACHE. The Hudgens Award recognizes early careerists for outstanding achievements in the field of healthcare management.

Visit the News and Awards section of ache.org for full details on the nomination process, award criteria and past recipients. If you have questions, please contact Jennifer L. Connelly, FACHE, CAE, vice president, Department of Regional Services, at (312) 424-9320 or jconnelly@ache.org. 

Book: How Your Healthcare Organization Can Strategize for an Uncertain Future 

Before beginning strategic planning, leadership teams need to assess how they will achieve an unconstrained, creative mind-set among team members, which is critical for a robust strategic plan, says author Jim Austin in chapter 1 of his book Transformative Planning: How Your Healthcare Organization Can Strategize for an Uncertain Future. This Health Administration Press title explains how leadership teams can lay the groundwork for new, transformational healthcare delivery models while simultaneously meeting the requirements of today. Order your copy today.

Share the Value of Membership With Your Colleagues

When you refer your colleagues to join us or encourage existing Members to earn their FACHE® credential, you can earn points to redeem for rewards. Attracting new members to ACHE or encouraging existing ones to become ACHE Fellows increases the depth and breadth of our community. You can do this simply by sharing with your colleagues the many benefits of membership and Fellow advancement. To thank you for your recruitment efforts, you can earn points to redeem for ACHE-branded merchandise or discount coupons through our Leader-to-Leader Rewards Program.

You can use this referral card or send a personalized message to share details about membership, or simply forward this email to those who you believe can benefit from all that ACHE has to offer.

Learn more about how to earn points for merchandise, such as ACHE face masks, through the Leader-to-Leader Rewards Program when you share the value of membership with your colleagues. We are so grateful to you for helping us grow and strengthen the ACHE community.

CMS Issues Proposed Rule to Improve Home Health Services 

A recently proposed rule would accelerate the shift from volume-based incentives to quality- and value-based incentives for home health services, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced June 28. The proposal also seeks feedback on ways to attain health equity for all patients through policy solutions, including enhancing reports on Medicare/Medicaid dual eligible, disability status, people who are LGBTQ+; religious minorities; people who live in rural areas; and people otherwise adversely affected by persistent poverty or inequality.

The 2022 Home Health Prospective Payment System proposed rule addresses challenges facing Americans with Medicare who receive healthcare at home. It also outlines nationwide expansion of the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model to incentivize quality of care improvements without denying or limiting coverage or provisions of Medicare benefits for all Medicare consumers, and updates to payment rates and policies under the Home Health Prospective Payment System.

You can find more details on the proposed rule here and in the fact sheet.