Newsletter

November 8, 2021

 

 

Benefits Bulletin:

Discover New Opportunities Today With the Job Center

As your trusted partner, we are proud to offer the resources and tools you need to manage and develop your career, every step of the way. One of those tools is our Career Resource Center’s Job Center, which recently relaunched with enhancements, including:

  • An improved search functionality.
  • A new look and feel with a contemporary layout and navigation.
  • A simplified job-posting process for employers posting multiple positions and seeking increased visibility and defined metrics on conversion rates for users.

We encourage members to explore the new and improved Job Center and other resources and tools available just for them in the Career Resource Center. Thank you for being part of the ACHE Community.

ACHE Announces Nominating Committee 2022 Slate

The ACHE Nominating Committee has selected a slate of leaders to be presented for approval at the Council of Regents Meeting, March 26. All terms begin at the close of the Council meeting. Additional nominations for members of the Nominating Committee may be made from the floor at the annual Council of Regents Meeting. Read the full list of nominees. 

Return to In-Person Education With New Options in Chicago 

We welcome you back to in-person learning in the Windy City for the Chicago Cluster, Dec. 13–14. During this event, attendees can select from four two-day seminars and earn 12 ACHE Face-to-Face Education credits, or two one-day seminars, each eligible for 6 ACHE Face-to-Face Education credits.

Included among our two-day seminars is a new offering, “An Overview of Health Law: Liabilities, Compliance and Leadership.” Led by legal expert Sarah F. Fontenot, JD, this course will summarize areas of concern for healthcare executives, including civil and criminal liability, protecting patient rights, and providing quality care as defined by a series of federal laws and initiatives.

Alternately, attendees can take advantage of the new option to attend a one-day, six-hour seminar. Those who are interested in this option can choose from “A Field Guide for the Emerging Healthcare Leader,” available Dec. 13, and “Leading a Changing Environment: Focus on Population Health,” available Dec. 14.

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.

Advancing the CEO’s Role in Healthcare Philanthropy

High-impact philanthropy is rooted in long-term relationships and marked by significant charitable investment. “Advancing the CEO’s Role in Healthcare Philanthropy,” one of our Digital Self-Study Courses, provides clear, actionable steps to begin or refine your healthcare organization’s path toward more meaningful philanthropy. This course is based on the Health Administration Press book Healthcare Philanthropy: Advance Charitable Giving to Your Organization’s Mission and it’s taught by author Betsy C. Taylor, FAHP. Worth up to 6 ACHE Qualified Education credit hours, this course will also explore the rationale for healthcare philanthropy as a viable revenue source, and the role and responsibilities of the chief fund development leader. Learn more about Digital Self-Study Courses at ache.org/SelfStudy, and please contact selfstudy@ache.org with any questions.

Pivoting From Physical Therapy

Physical therapist-turned-healthcare executive Nichole Wilson, DPT, FACHE, believes physical therapists are exceptional problem solvers. “We are trained to thoroughly evaluate a patient’s history, signs, symptoms and results from our own tests and measures to devise a therapy diagnosis and develop creative ways to remedy a concern. As a healthcare executive and business leader, I do exactly that,” she wrote in a recent ACHE Blog post. Wilson, who most recently held the position of vice president, integrated primary care, Community Health Network, Indianapolis, sees a clear link between the problem-solving skills used in patient care and those used in making business decisions in healthcare. Although she says her transition from physical therapist to healthcare leadership was not “perfectly planned,” she is often asked what steps she took to successfully pivot from being a practicing physical therapist to a healthcare executive leading multiple business units and divisions. Read her blog post to learn more. 

CMS Issues Three Final Payment Rules

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will implement various initiatives through three final rules issued last week for calendar year 2022. Issued Nov. 2, the Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule will promote greater use of telehealth and other telecommunications technologies for providing behavioral healthcare services. It also advances programs to improve the quality of care for people with Medicare by incentivizing clinicians to deliver improved outcomes. Meanwhile, CMS is taking steps to increase price transparency requirements for hospitals through the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System Final Rule with comment period. Finally, CMS is trying to improve home health services for older adults and people with disabilities by accelerating the shift from volume-based to quality-based incentives through its release of the Home Health Prospective Payment System Final Rule. Learn more about the final rules here: