New Mexico Healthcare Managers Forum Quarterly Newsletter
National News--Spring 2009
ACHE Call for Nominations for the 2010 Slate
ACHE’s 2009–2010 Nominating Committee is calling for applications for service
beginning in 2010. All affiliates are encouraged to participate in the nominating process.
ACHE Fellows are eligible for any of the Governor and Chairman-Elect vacancies and
are eligible for the Nominating Committee and Regent-at-Large vacancies within their
district. Open positions on the slate include:
-Nominating Committee Member, District 1 (two-year term ending in 2012)
-Nominating Committee Member, District 4 (two-year term ending in 2012)
-Nominating Committee Member, District 5 (two-year term ending in 2012)
-Regent-at-Large, District 3 (three-year term ending in 2013)
-Governor (three-year term ending in 2013)
-Governor (three-year term ending in 2013)
-Governor (three-year term ending in 2013)
-Governor (three-year term ending in 2013)
-Chairman-Elect
Please refer to the following district designations for the open positions:
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District 1: Canada, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire,
New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont
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District 3: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North
Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin
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District 4: Alabama, Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New
Mexico, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas
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District 5: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada,
Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming
Candidates for Chairman-Elect and Governor should submit an application to serve, a
copy of their resume and up to 10 letters of support. Candidates for Regent-at-Large and
the Nominating Committee should only submit a letter of self-nomination and copy of
their resume.
Applications to serve and self-nominations can be submitted by U.S. mail and
postmarked between Jan. 1 and July 15. Mail applications to serve to: Alyson Pitman
Giles, FACHE, chairman, Nominating Committee, c/o Julie Nolan, American College of
Healthcare Executives, 1 N. Franklin St., Ste. 1700, Chicago, IL 60606-3529. Materials
also can be sent via e-mail to jnolan@ache.org or faxed to (312) 424-2828 by the July 15
deadline.
The first meeting of ACHE’s 2009–2010 Nominating Committee will be held on
Tuesday, March 24, 2009, during the Congress on Healthcare Leadership in Chicago. The
committee will be in open session at 2:45 p.m. During the meeting an orientation session
will be conducted for potential candidates, providing the opportunity to ask questions
about the nominating process. Immediately following the orientation, an open forum will
be provided for ACHE affiliates to present and discuss their views of ACHE leadership
needs.
Following the July 15 submission deadline, the committee will meet to determine which
candidates for Chairman-Elect and Governor will be interviewed in person on Oct. 29,
2009. All candidates will be notified in writing of the committee’s decision by Sept. 30,
2009.
To review the Candidate Guidelines, visit the Affiliates Only area of ache.org and select
the “Candidate Guidelines” link on the left-hand side of the page. If you have any
questions, please contact Julie Nolan at (312) 424-9367 or jnolan@ache.org.
Survey Compares the Career Attainments of Healthcare Executives by
Race/Ethnicity
This month, four professional societies of healthcare executives and the Institute for
Diversity in Health Management (IFD) are presenting the findings of their collaborative
study on the career attainments of healthcare executives. In 2008, under the leadership of
the American College of Healthcare Executives, members of ACHE, the Asian Health
Care Leaders Association (AHCLA), National Association of Health Services Executives
(NAHSE) and the National Forum for Latino Healthcare Executives (NFLHE), were sent
a questionnaire that asked them about their preparations, achievements and attitudes
relative to their careers in healthcare management. Results will be presented at the first
“Forum on Advances in Health Management Research,” Seminar 53, at the Congress on
Healthcare Leadership, on Tuesday, March 24, and in a report scheduled to be released
on ache.org in early March 2009.
ACHE Offers the 2009 Senior Executive and Executive Programs
Are there any members of your leadership team who are poised to assume even higher
levels of responsibility? Do you know other healthcare executives who, with additional
training and professional development, could really advance? ACHE has developed two
unique learning experiences for the high-potential staff members you have identified. The
Senior Executive Program and the Executive Program are designed to help your
current and future leaders develop operational, strategic and leadership skills in the
healthcare field.
While targeted at different levels, both the Senior Executive Program and the Executive
Program will involve participants in interactive discussions and learning modules that
focus on the following:
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Leading positive organizational change
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Improving physician-hospital relations
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Sustaining high quality care in challenging economic times
Both programs comprise three multi-day sessions and are held in Chicago, San Diego and
Orlando. Enrollment in each program is limited to 25 healthcare executives. For more
information about the programs and to find out how to nominate a worthy candidate, visit
ache.org/seniorexecutive or ache.org/executive.
ACHE’s 2009 Premier Corporate Partners
ACHE would like to recognize our 2009 Premier Corporate Partners whose year-round
support helps ACHE further its mission and adds value to our membership. Our
Corporate Partners demonstrate their commitment to ACHE and its affiliates in various
ways, including providing financial resources, hosting networking events and offering
educational opportunities. We are proud to recognize the following 2009 ACHE
Corporate Partners:
Premier Corporate Partners:
AmerisourceBergen Corporation
Johnson Controls, Inc.
ARAMARK Healthcare
Ortho-McNeil
Cardinal Health
Philips Healthcare
Eclipsys Corporation
sanofi-aventis
GE Healthcare
Siemens Healthcare
HCA
Trane
Message from the New Mexico Healthcare Managers Forum
Continued professional development is a critical component of each individual’s career
enhancement. ACHE provides numerous opportunities to attend sponsored seminars and
hosts one of the largest publishers of books and journals on all aspects of health services
management. In an effort to keep our members up-to-date on future events in the local
area we will highlight ACHE seminars in our region and recommend two books a quarter
in the NMHMF Recommended Reading List.
Though ACHE has not scheduled any seminars in New Mexico this year, we do have two
in the near future within our region. Be sure to review all of the seminars available on
ACHE’s website.
Upcoming Regional ACHE Seminars:
San Diego, CA
September 21-24, 2009
Session 1:
September 21-22, 2009
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Aggressively Improve Cost, Quality and Throughput
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Hospital of the Future: Strategies for Disruptive Change
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Integration vs. Competition: The Future of Hospital-Physician Relations
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Using Metrics as a Road Map to Hospital Success
Session 2:
September 23-24, 2009
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Advanced Topics in Hospital Financial Management - New!
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Ensuring Success of New Members of Your Management Team
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Managing Conflict, Confrontations and Disputes - New!
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Managing Stress: The Key to Enhancing Productivity and Retention - New!
San Antonio, TX
November 2-5, 2009
Session 1:
November 2-3, 2009
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Achieving On-Time, On-Budget Projects
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Enhancing Your Ability to Think Strategically: The Skill That Differentiates the Best Leaders
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Service Line Management: Creating a Strategy That Fits Your Organization - New!
Session 2:
November 4-5, 2009
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Emerging Trends in Healthcare: New Leadership for Real Challenges
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Moving Beyond Financial Survival: Redefining Your Revenue Cycle to Achieve Superior Results
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Physician Partnering: Conversations with Successful CEOs - New!
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Possibilities, Probabilities and Creative Solutions: Breakthrough Thinking for Complex Environments - New!
Our local chapter has also put together a full schedule of events for the benefit of our
members. The meetings provide information on local healthcare issues as well as provide
our members with the latest current events and analysis. Our chapter meetings also
provide local healthcare executives a venue to network with old friends and meet new
ones while sharing their experiences and expertise with each other to solve our most
difficult challenges. The calendar of NMHMF events can also be found on our chapter’s
website here.
2009 3rd Quarter Calendar of Events:
June 11, 11:30-1:00PM: Joint HIMSS/NMHMF meeting, presentation by David
Furnance, President HIMSS: "The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 what will be the impact on resources and personnel for healthcare organizations?" Lunch
will be provided
August 18, 5:00PM: Social and Dinner with the ACHE Chairman, MGen Rubenstein.
MGen Rubenstein will speak on current trends in healthcare today. This will be held in
conjunction with the Annual Force Health Protection Conference which will be at the
Albuquerque Convention Center 14-21 August.
September 17-18: NM Hospitals and Health Networks Association Meeting/ACHE
Breakfast & Awards on 18 Sept, Albuquerque Embassy Suites
September 18, 7:30AM: ACHE Regent breakfast with Christopher D. Van Gorder,
FACHE, ACHE Governor and Chairman-Elect nominee. This event will be held at the
Albuquerque Embassy Suites Hotel.
NMHMF 3rd Quarter Recommended Reading List:
Healthcare in the United States Today: Problems and Solutions--Roger A. Stark, MD
Most Americans would agree that our health care delivery system is in crisis. In this
short, easily readable book, Dr. Stark provides a brief history of how we arrived at this
point, the underlying cause of the crisis, and the options that are now before us. In a
logical fashion, he outlines the solutions to maintain the high standard of care we enjoy in
the United States. In this concise book, Dr. Stark cuts through the political rhetoric and
offers practical solutions to the problems we now face in health care delivery.
About the author:
Dr. Stark has spent his entire professional career in health care. As an active cardiac
surgeon, he has dealt with private insurance companies, Medicare, Medicaid, HMO's, and
the uninsured. He has run for federal and state office and understands the political hurdles
to resolve our current health care crisis. He currently serves on the Advisory Board of the
Washington Policy Center and the Washington State Liability Reform Coalition.
Best Practice Financial Management: Six Key Concepts for Healthcare Leaders, Third
Edition--Kenneth Kaufman
Corporate finance principles play an important role in most management decisions from
everyday choices to strategic determinations. Minor decisions do not exist in the financial
arena. All decisions have major implications for an organization's success.
Gain the working knowledge you need to make financially sound decisions. In
straightforward terms, this book explains the six key principles critical to the effective
financial management of healthcare organizations:
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Managing the capital cycle
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Creditworthiness
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Integrated strategic and financial planning
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Capital allocation
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Strategic budgeting
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Capital structure management
About the author:
Kenneth Kaufman is a managing partner of Kaufman, Hall, & Associates a respected
healthcare financial and capital consulting firm. Since 1976, Mr. Kaufman has consulted
to healthcare organizations throughout the country and has presented more than 200
programs and seminars on the application of corporate finance principles to the
healthcare industry. A widely published author, Mr. Kaufman has written four books, two
white papers, and more than 30 articles on healthcare financial management.
Hot off the ACHE Press
Futurescan 2009: Healthcare Trends and Implications 2009-2014--The Society for
Healthcare Strategy & Market Development
This annual guide to healthcare trends will help you plan for the future. Written by an
expert panel, Futurescan 2009 highlights eight key trends impacting the nation’s
healthcare organizations. The expert insight in these pages is supported by data from a
survey of more than 1,400 healthcare leaders across the country.
Loaded with information that will inform strategic planning, Futurescan 2009 discusses
important trends such as:
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The globalization of healthcare
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The impact of an aging population
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The challenges and opportunities of America’s foreign-born population
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Competition from new healthcare delivery vehicles
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The importance of reengaging physicians
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An employer perspective on healthcare reform
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How transparency will affect patient safety and quality
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The impact of mandatory public reporting
For more information, visit the Web site at:
http://www.ache.org/pubs/redesign/productcatalog.cfm?pc=WWW1-2129
About the panel:
The Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development is the premier organization
for 4,500 healthcare professionals responsible for strategy development and
implementation in a wide array of healthcare organizations. The Society is one of 11
personal membership groups affiliated with the American Hospital Association.