Newsletter

March 14, 2022

 


Monthly Membership Perk:

Proactive Patient Safety in Today’s Environment

Over the past two years, healthcare systems have been stretched in ways unthinkable in recent memory. Many of the changes have resulted in reactive approaches to operations and patient safety. However, as the world and our field adjust to living with the shifts brought on by the pandemic, a transition to a more proactive approach to quality improvement and patient safety is needed.

For a limited time only, the webinar “Quality Improvement in the Modern Era: Moving from Reactive to Proactive Patient Safety” can be accessed for free from our recorded content library. You’ll hear from quality and patient safety thought leaders Richard G. Greenhill, DHA, FACHE, assistant program director, Graduate Certificates, and assistant professor, Department of Healthcare Management and Leadership, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center; Stephen Powell, DHA, CEO, Synensys; and Daniel O. Wyman, MD, CMO, Synensys, as they discuss applicable approaches to medical safety learned from aviation threat and error management, and more.

 

Between March 14 and April 13, this webinar is free of charge. Simply enter the discount code MARCHPERK2022 when you register online. And, be sure to check out all of 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.

ACHE Call for Nominations for the 2023 Slate

ACHE’s 2022–2023 Nominating Committee is calling for applications for service beginning in 2023. ACHE Fellows are eligible for the Chair-Elect and Governor 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 2 (two-year term ending in 2025)
  • Nominating Committee Member, District 3 (two-year term ending in 2025)
  • Nominating Committee Member, District 6 (two-year term ending in 2025)
  • Four Governors (three-year terms ending in 2026)
  • Chair-Elect

Applications to serve and self-nominations must be submitted electronically to jnolan@ache.org and must be received by July 15. All correspondence should be addressed to Michael J. Fosina, FACHE, chair, Nominating Committee, c/o Julie Nolan, American College of Healthcare Executives, 300 S. Riverside Plaza, Ste. 1900, Chicago, IL 60606-6698.

The first meeting of ACHE’s 2022–2023 Nominating Committee will be held March 29 during the 2022 Congress on Healthcare Leadership in Chicago. The committee will be in open session at 2:45 p.m.

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. 

Welcome to Patient Safety Awareness Week

Although progress has been made in patient safety over the past two decades, the World Health Organization estimates 134 million adverse events still occur each year due to unsafe care in hospitals in low- and middle-income countries, resulting in some 2.6 million deaths, according to the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. Improving healthcare safety requires leaders who are committed to achieving the highest standards of safety, and ACHE is dedicated to amplifying the importance of safety and serving as a catalyst for the field of healthcare management.

In recognition of Patient Safety Awareness Week, March 13–19—a dedicated time and platform sponsored by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement for growing awareness about patient safety and recognizing the work already being done—ACHE encourages everyone in healthcare to become familiar with or revisit the following resources:

  • Safer Together: A National Action Plan to Advance Patient Safety: This resource draws from evidence-based practices, widely known and effective interventions, exemplar case examples and newer inventions. The plan is the work of 27 federal agencies, safety organizations, experts, and patient and family advocates, including ACHE.
  • Leading a Culture of Safety: A Blueprint for Success: This resource helps leaders break down priorities and focus on fine-tuning a few pillars of change at a time. ACHE and the IHI Lucian Leape Institute collaborated with leaders of progressive healthcare organizations and globally renowned experts in leadership, safety and culture to develop this resource.
  • Healthcare leaders can commit to leading for safety by signing our We Lead for Safety pledge and assessing their organization’s safety culture through this self-assessment.

These resources and tools are available on ache.org/Safety, where you will find additional information and thought leadership on advancing patient safety and moving toward zero harm.

Highlights of the Congress Health Administration Press Bookstore 

If you are attending the 2022 Congress on Healthcare Leadership, be sure to check out the Health Administration Press Bookstore in the reimagined Solutions Center. There, you can take advantage of the 50% discount on all books (some exclusions apply), including new releases and best sellers on some of the hottest topics: employee engagement, consumer-based care and leadership development. Following is a preview of HAP Bookstore offerings.

Latest Titles

Purchase some of HAP’s newest titles, including: 

BOG Exam Study Resources

Congress attendees preparing for the Board of Governors Exam can stock up on study resources, including the Study Set, the Study Bundle and the Exam Flashcards with digital access.

Speaker Books

Explore books written by 2022 Congress speakers such as Jon Meacham, who will present the Parker B. Francis Distinguished Lecture “Hope Through History.” Meacham is a presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of many books, several of which will be sold at the HAP Bookstore, including In the Hands of the People: Thomas Jefferson on Equality, Faith, Freedom, Compromise, and the Art of Citizenship.

Visit ache.org/Congress to explore all of this year’s offerings, and be sure to register by March 21 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, or they can register for it separately by visiting ache.org/VLS.

Career Development at Congress

New to the 2022 Congress on Healthcare Leadership is the Ignite Stage located in the Solutions Center, where Congress attendees can access Career Resource Center experts and executive search firm and executive coach collaborators, ACHE patient safety partners and Health Administration Press authors. All presenters will be available for networking opportunities as they deliver microsessions and panel discussions on a variety of hot topics. Ignite Stage presentations will be scheduled daily, providing opportunities for focused, career-related presentations, dialogues, networking and open Q&As to engage participants.

In addition, the Career Resource Center will host an exhibit booth in the Solutions Center to support dialogue, conversation and one-on-one appointments for attendees interested in Resume Review and Career Advising sessions. Open office hours and a multitude of complimentary resources and tools will also be available.

Visit ache.org/Congress to explore all of this year’s offerings and to register. 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, or they can register for it separately by visiting ache.org/VLS.

Reminder: Applications for ACHE Graduate Student Scholarships Due March 31

The deadline for online applications to the 2022 Dent and McGaw scholarships is approaching. Offered annually, the Albert W. Dent and Foster G. McGaw Graduate Student Scholarships are awarded to outstanding students enrolled in their final year of graduate programs in health services administration to help finance their education. Each scholarship is worth $5,000. Every year, ACHE awards up to a total of 15 scholarships. Applications for the scholarships are due March 31. To learn more, visit the Albert W. Dent and Foster G. McGaw Graduate Student Scholarship web pages for more information.