American College of Healthcare Executives

⌛ There's no better time to join the #ACHECongress on Healthcare Leadership to learn how to positively impact health in your community. Learn more and save your seat here: https://bit.ly/3R3XhVW

➡️ Healthcare organizations have a growing need for ethics resources. Organizational ethics is designed to assist organizations in analyzing and resolving organizational ethics conflicts. The importance of and need for providing organizational ethics resources was driven home during the COVID-19 pandemic, when some healthcare executives reached out to ethicists with knowledge and skills in the area. However, many executives, whose organizations lacked organizational ethics resources, discovered that traditional clinical ethics committee members were not prepared to adequately assist with organization-level decision-making regarding ethical challenges such as establishing crisis standards of care or deciding whether to close a clinic because it is a financial drain on an institution. William A. Nelson, PhD, HFACHE, and Susan A. Reeves share how the development of organizational ethics resources to support leaders and their decision-making is a mandate whose time has arrived. Article here: https://bit.ly/41sQr2U

➡️ Achieving health equity is particularly challenging, but robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) offers strong opportunities to address it. As hospitals focus on quality improvement through increased volumes of minimally invasive surgery, executives and clinicians can make high-quality minimally invasive surgery more reproducible, accessible and equitable across patient populations with RAS. Myriam J. Curet, MD, FACS, executive vice president/CMO of Intuitive – an ACHE Premier Corporate Partner – shares how RAS can help extend the reach of high-quality MIS and equalize outcomes. Full read here: https://bit.ly/4iyrb1A

ACHE was delighted to host graduate students from the Master of Health Administration at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign as part of their day trip to Chicago. ACHE Membership Director, Andrew Prazuch, talked about the value that joining professional membership societies such as ACHE can bring throughout a healthcare leader's career. Learn more about the benefits of joining at ache.org/membership.

📰 ACHE members are making headlines! Check out which members and fellows are in the news making a positive impact in healthcare. Full list here: https://bit.ly/3ZutVUF

☑ Check out the newest edition of ACHE's newsletter, Healthcare Leadership Focus, featuring insights from Jim Austin.

🎧 Houston Methodist leaders Tesha Montgomery, RN, FACHE, and, Michelle Stansbury share their insights on how innovative healthcare organizations can improve the patient experience. Listen to the full Healthcare Executive podcast episode here: https://lnkd.in/eSfqN86 Then, plan to join Tesha and Michelle at the 2025 #ACHECongress, March 24–27 in Houston! They are joined by Houston Methodist EVP and Chief Innovation Officer, Roberta L. Schwartz, PhD, FACHE, for their session, "Women in Leadership and Innovation in Healthcare."

➡️ The possibility of a cancer diagnosis often ignites anxiety in patients, leaving them with a sense of urgency to make the soonest available oncology appointment. It’s not only the patients who feel this sense of urgency: Oncology providers recognize that a swift and comprehensive treatment plan could affect the treatment outcome. But appointment availability can be an issue when access is an underlying factor. Patient access is a common problem for healthcare facilities, particularly in cases when the soonest available appointment is weeks or even months into the future. Removing barriers to access requires creative, innovative approaches by the clinical and administrative leadership teams. Read the full Healthcare Executive article by Dr. Charlene Kesee, FACHE, FACMPE, here: https://bit.ly/3ZIkaU9

🎁 The ACHE Board of Governors recently gathered with our entire ACHE staff for a special celebration. We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to our board and ACHE Chair, William P. Santulli, FACHE, for their unwavering commitment to advancing healthcare leadership. We sincerely appreciate the hard work and support provided by all ACHE volunteers in furthering our organization's mission. During this event, we took the opportunity to recognize and commend ACHE staff for their outstanding service and accomplishments within the organization. Additionally, everyone in attendance had the pleasure of enjoying the breathtaking view from the Willis Tower, located near our headquarters in Chicago. Thank you for your continued dedication and collaboration as we strive to make a positive impact in the healthcare industry.

➡️ Whether you’ve determined now is the time for you to begin the process toward FACHE or you’re still deciding, the next stop on your journey is our FACHE Overview Webinar. This webinar is free for you to attend but it requires registration. Learn more and register here: https://bit.ly/4fVBYRC