Newsletter

November 15, 2021

 

 

Program Spotlight:

Return to In-Person Learning With New Options 

In our latest episode of the Healthcare Executive Podcast, experts Laurie K. Baedke, FACHE, FACMPE, and Natalie D. Lamberton, FACHE, discuss the latest challenges and opportunities for emerging leaders. Baedke, who is director of Healthcare Leadership Programs at Creighton University, and Lamberton, who is CEO of Talas Harbor Healthcare, are co-authors of the book The Emerging Healthcare Leader: A Field Guide, which is now available as an audio book. They are also leading a one-day session by the same title as their book at the Chicago Cluster, Dec. 13–14, at the Hyatt Regency Chicago.

During the cluster, attendees have a new option of taking two one-day, six-hour seminars—including Baedke and Lamberton’s session—each eligible for 6 ACHE Face-to-Face Education credits. Alternately, attendees can take one of four two-day seminars, each eligible for 12 ACHE Face-to-Face Education credits. Please visit the Chicago Cluster webpage to learn more about the event and to register. Information about our COVID-19 vaccination policy can be found here.

And, visit HealthcareExecutive.org/Podcast to listen and browse through more episodes. The podcast is also available by searching for “Healthcare Executive” in Apple Podcasts, iTunes or your podcast app of choice.

Improving Health Outcomes With Advanced Diagnostics

Though the COVID-19 pandemic has put the value of diagnostics in the spotlight, advanced diagnostic solutions have always played a critical role in disease prevention, diagnosis and monitoring. In fact, according to the American Association for Clinical Chemistry, in vitro diagnostics influence approximately 70% of all clinical decision-making, despite accounting for only about 2% of total healthcare spending.

Whether it’s an infectious disease like COVID-19 or Zika virus, prenatal testing, cancer or other serious health threats, solving healthcare’s greatest challenges depends on in vitro diagnostics.

Consider this:

  • According to the International Agency for Research on Cancer, by 2040, the global cancer burden is expected to reach 27.5 million new cases worldwide. In vitro diagnostics can help catch cancer early, often before it advances, and help inform the treatment decision-making process for clinicians.
  • Similarly, the World Heart Failure Alliance found that heart failure affects more than 25 million people worldwide. With advanced testing, such as our Elecsys NT-proBNP test, doctors can create personalized treatment plans to help reduce mortality and morbidity.
  • And, when it comes to preeclampsia, a life-threatening condition occurring in pregnant women and the second-most common cause of maternal death, biomarker testing enables physicians to reliably exclude or predict the development of the disease, potentially saving the lives of mothers and their babies.

These are just a few examples of how diagnostics is changing the care landscape for the good of patients. Looking ahead, advanced diagnostics will undoubtedly play a significant role in the future of healthcare, helping patients live better, longer lives.

Roche Diagnostics, an ACHE Premier Corporate Partner, provided the content above.

Explore the Breakthrough Leadership Moments of Five CEOs

Healthcare leadership is a calling for many, an opportunity to pursue a rewarding career. For this feature, Healthcare Executive interviewed five CEOs from across the country about the breakthrough leadership moments that stand out for them and continue to compel them, even when the challenges they face seem insurmountable. For some, these moments derive from personal experience, while for others, they were humbling instances of gratitude that led these leaders to realize the importance of their work and how their leadership affects and influences those around them. Read all of their inspiring stories here.

Visit HealthcareExecutive.org to read more from our latest issue and to check out web-exclusive content. 

Reminder: Call for Proposals: Management Innovations Poster Session

We invite authors to submit narratives of their posters for consideration for the 37th Annual Management Innovations Poster Session, to be held at ACHE’s 2022 Congress on Healthcare Leadership. This is a unique opportunity for authors to share the innovative work being done at their organizations with other healthcare leaders. We are interested in innovations addressing issues affecting your organization that might be helpful to others, including improving quality or efficiency, improving patient or physician satisfaction, implementation of EHRs, uses of new technology, and similar topics.

Please visit ache.org/CongressPosterSession for the full selection criteria. Narratives should be submitted as an e-mail attachment to PosterSessions@ache.org by Jan. 18, 2022.

Save 20% on Books During Holiday Sale

Start your holiday shopping today or add to your own library with books from Health Administration Press. Today through Jan. 7, order any book and receive 20% off when you use the promo code HOLIDAY21 at checkout.

The discount applies to both member and nonmember prices, but excludes any already-discounted bundles, Futurescan 15-packs, and the Board of Governors Exam Study Set and Flashcards. Visit ache.org/HAP to start shopping today.

We Congratulate the 2021 IHF Award Winners

ACHE congratulates all of the healthcare organizations that won the 2021 International Hospital Federation Awards, including two member-led organizations. The awards, which include the new American College of Healthcare Executives Award for Leadership and Management, are recognized around the world as the premier awards program to honor hospitals and healthcare organizations. IHF announced the awards Nov. 10 and presented them during a special ceremony at its 44th World Hospital Congress in Barcelona, Spain, Nov. 8–11. The 2021 ACHE member-led winning organizations are:

  • Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland, Calif., led by Carrie Owen Plietz, FACHE, regional president and ACHE Chair, won the gold Austco Excellence Award for Quality and Patient Safety for its Automated Early Warning System of Adults at Risk for In-Hospital Clinical Deterioration–Advance Alert Monitor Program.
  • Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, Mich., led by Tina Freese Decker, FACHE, president/CEO, won the silver Dr. Kwang Tae Kim Grand Hospital Award for its Operational Deployment System and Cascading Communication.

We also congratulate all of the winners of the new ACHE Excellence Award for Leadership and Management, which recognizes hospitals or health service providers that demonstrate excellence or outstanding achievements in leadership and management. The 2021 winners of this award are:

  • Gold: Dubai Health Authority, United Arab Emirates, for its Rapid Resilience Screening Framework “SPARC.” 
  • Silver: Mutua Terrassa Healthcare Foundation, Spain, for its Integrated Health Care Model in Mutua Terrassa during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Bronze: Emirates Health Services, United Arab Emirates, for its Newborn Screening Program, and NEO Hospital Ltd. (Polish Hospital Federation), Poland, for its establishment of a new hospital together with a Center for Robotic Surgery and new technologies.

This year, IHF received 250 entries from 38 countries and territories, making 2021 the most competitive year for the awards since they were established in 2015. Learn more about all of the award winners and finalists.