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SUMMARY:ECN Winter Social: Perfecting Your Elevator Pitch!
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, December 4\, 2019\n6:00 PM – 9:00 PM\nGranary Tavern\n170 Milk Street\nBoston\, MA \nPerfecting Your Elevator Pitch! ACHE of MA is excited to host a Winter Social jointly held by the ECN’s Networking and Professional Development Committees. Join us for a night of food\, fun and a little friendly competition! Come network with a variety of other healthcare careerists and perfect your elevator pitch. A prize will be awarded to the person with the best elevator pitch. \nOne FREE drink ticket and appetizers will be served. A cash bar will be available. \n \nInvestment\n$10 ACHE Student Members\n$20 ACHE Members & Student Non-Members\n$30 Non-Members\n*Must be at least 21 years old to attend* \nCANCELLATION: To cancel your registration\, please notify us in writing no later than one week prior to the event for a refund\, less a $5 nonrefundable processing. If a cancellation takes place less than 3 days prior to the event\, no refunds will be given; however\, you may send a substitute in your place.
URL:https://massache.org/event/ecn-winter-social-perfecting-your-elevator-pitch-4-2/
LOCATION:Granary Tavern\, 170 Milk Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02109\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200212T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200212T130000
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SUMMARY:Student Career Navigation Event
DESCRIPTION:REGISTRATION IS CLOSED. On-site registration will not be available.\nFebruary 12\, 2020\n10:00 AM – 1:00 PM\nSuffolk University\, Sargent Hall\n120 Tremont Street 5th Floor\nBoston\, MA \nACHE of Massachusetts invites students in our Higher Education Network (HEN) to attend our 1st Student Career Navigation Event. This is a FREE opportunity for students to meet recruiters from Massachusetts’ healthcare organizations and consulting firms. \n*We will also have:* \n\nFree Professional Head Shots\nResume Critiquing\nMock Interviews\n\n*Space is limited and pre-registration is required for all of the above benefits AND to attend this event.\nOn-site registration will not be available.* \nEvent Details\n10:00 – 10:30 AM Registration & Networking \n10:40 – 11:10 AM Keynote Speaker: Rachel Wilson\, COO\, Atrius Health \n11:10 – 12:30 PM Speed Networking (Groups of students meet each employer) \n11:30 – 12:30 PM Professional Head Shots\, Resume Critique & Interview Skills \n12:30 – 1:00 PM 1:1 Connections (Students can return to individual employers during this time) \n\nThank You to Our Event Sponsors
URL:https://massache.org/event/student-career-navigation-event-2-5/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200323T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200323T200000
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SUMMARY:CANCELED: MA Chapter Pizza Party at ACHE Congress
DESCRIPTION:Due to ACHE Congress being canceled this event will no longer take place.  If you registered and paid we will refund your payment by Tuesday\, March 10\, 2020.\nAre you attending ACHE Congress in March?\nJoin your MA colleagues from the ACHE of MA Chapter at an authentic “Chicago Pizza Party!” \nMonday\, March 23\, 2020 | 6:00 – 8:00 PM \nBella Bacino’s\n66 E. Wacker Pl\nChicago\, IL 60601\n(A 5 minute walk from the Hyatt Regency.) \nCost: $40 per person (Includes: salads\, pizzas\, desserts and one glass of wine or beer.) \nRegister by Thursday\, March 19th at noon. \n 
URL:https://massache.org/event/ma-chapter-pizza-party-at-ache-congress-2-5/
LOCATION:Bella Bacino’s\, 66 E. Wacker Pl\, Chicago\, IL\, 60601\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200416T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200416T183000
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SUMMARY:WEBINAR: Digging Deep - Leadership Lessons from the Field to Care for Yourself and Your Colleagues During Times of Prolonged Stress
DESCRIPTION:Join ACHE-RI\, CTAHE and ACHE of MA for this complimentary webinar. Pre-registration is required. \nGuest speaker is Nelly Burdette\, Psy.D.\, Associate Vice President of Integrated Behavioral Health at Providence Community Health Centers (PCHC) and Senior Integrated Behavioral Health Program Leader at CTC-RI (Care Transformation Collaborative Rhode Island). Rhode Island’s ACHE Regent Jennifer Tomasik\, SM\, FACHE will host. \nThis program will be approved for 1.0 hour of ACHE Qualified Education Credits. \n  \nREGISTER NOW\n  \nDr. Nelly Burdette received her Doctorate degree in health psychology from Spalding University in Louisville\, KY. Her internship was completed at Cherokee Health Systems in Knoxville\, TN with a focus on delivery of behavioral health services within a primary care safety net population. Her two-year post-doctorate was completed at University of Massachusetts Medical School in Primary Care Psychology. She has created integrated care programs at federally-qualified health centers\, community mental health centers\, specialty mental health settings and the Veteran’s Administration. From positions in senior leadership to providing clinical services embedded within medical practices\, she has provided the training and supervision to a wide range of health providers in both basic and intermediate principles of integrated behavioral health. In her current roles\, Dr. Burdette is the Associate Vice President of Integrated Behavioral Health at Providence Community Health Centers (PCHC)\, the largest federally-qualified health center in Rhode Island. She serves in both a leadership and clinical role at PCHC\, as well as a Senior Integrated Behavioral Health Program Leader at CTC-RI (Care Transformation Collaborative Rhode Island)\, a non-profit collaborative aimed at improving the way in which primary care is delivered in the State.
URL:https://massache.org/event/webinar-digging-deep-leadership-lessons-from-the-field-to-care-for-yourself-and-your-colleagues-during-times-of-prolonged-stress-2-5/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200423T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200423T183000
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SUMMARY:WEBINAR: COVID-19: Financial Recovery & Cash Flow Stabilization – Revenue Cycle Perspective
DESCRIPTION:Join CTAHE\, in partnership with ACHE RI\, ACHE of MA\, CTHFMA and NESHS for COVID-19: Financial Recovery & Cash Flow Stabilization – Revenue Cycle Perspective. Pre-registration is required. \nThe loss of provider revenue and accompanying cash deterioration caused by COVID-19 requires organizations to adapt operations to ensure long-term financial viability. The webinar will focus on revenue cycle operational enhancements\, liquidity management and other ideas to preserve cash. \nLearning Objectives: \n\nIncrease cash reserves.\nPrepare for regulatory and macro-economic changes brought on by COVID-19.\nResource deployment: Prepare for extended period of remote operation and staff turnover.\n\nThis program has been approved for 1.0 hour of ACHE Qualified Education Credits. \nREGISTER NOW\nPresenter:\nNelson Lowman is a Managing Director in BRG’s Hospital Performance Improvement practice. He applies his 25 plus years of healthcare operations and solution delivery experience to clients and counsel regarding provider efficiency improvement\, revenue cycle transformation and financial turnaround guidance.  For the past 15 years\, Nelson has held consulting leadership positions serving a diverse spectrum of health care provider clients throughout the United States and United Kingdom working at global consulting firms. In addition to consulting experience\, Nelson served as a Director of Revenue Cycle operations at the University of Maryland Medical System and Faculty Practice Financial Lead at LifeBridge Health. Nelson is a Healthcare Financial Management Association Certified Health Care Financial Professional (CHFP) and a member of the American Association of Professional Coders (AAPC) as a Certified Professional Coder (CPC\, CPC-H).
URL:https://massache.org/event/webinar-covid-19-financial-recovery-cash-flow-stabilization-revenue-cycle-perspective-2-5/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200501T070000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200501T130000
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED: Spring Conference: Reenvisioning Healthcare
DESCRIPTION:After serious discussion at our MA Chapter Board Meeting on March 8\, we have decided to postpone all ACHE of Massachusetts Chapter events through May as healthcare organizations manage the coronavirus. We plan to reschedule the May 1\, 2020 conference in the Fall. If you have already registered for the conference\, we will refund your registration fee on the card you used over the next week or so. \nAlso\, we heard from some of you that our May 1st conference speakers did not reflect the Chapter’s commitment to diversity and inclusion. Thank you for reaching out to us\, and we agree. The panel of speakers should have been more representative of our Chapter’s membership and aligned with where we want to be as a Chapter and as an organization. We apologize for not having been more thoughtful about our full membership’s perspective in this area. Our Program Committee will be redoubling their efforts on a revamped roster of speakers for our Fall event and are committed to ensuring all of our future events are more inclusive. \nFurthermore\, while we have begun to receive nominations for our 2nd annual Diversity and Inclusion Award\, we will postpone the process as the award will be given out at our Fall Conference on October 21st. We applaud you for the work your organizations are doing in their commitment to creating a more diverse\, inclusive\, and equitable environment. Please do not hesitate to reach out to us with any questions as to the nomination process. \nRegards\,\nJohn Fogarty\, FACHE\nACHE of MA President \n\nHealthcare costs in the United States have grown at an astounding rate: \n\n50 years ago\, we spent approximately $400 Billion (in 2018 dollars) — or $1\,800 dollars per person.\nToday we spend over $3.6 Trillion – or $11\,172 per person.\n\nOur Spring conference will focus on innovation\, technology and those people and organizations that are swimming against the tide\, disrupting our healthcare delivery infrastructure in an effort to improve access\, quality\, service and safety\, while at the same time working to bend the cost curve. \nJoin us for another exhilarating and informative discussion that will help you position yourself and your organization so that you don’t get left behind in the new\, fast-moving world of healthcare. \n \nKEYNOTES\nDavid Betts\, Principal\, Deloitte Consulting\nSteve Strongwater\, MD\, President & CEO\, Atrius Health\nAndrew Dreyfus\, President & CEO\, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts \nPANELISTS\nModerator: Steve Walsh\, President & CEO\, Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association\nCory Gustafson\, Commissioner\, Department of Vermont Health Access\nGary Janko\, Executive Vice President & COO\, Senscio Systems\nThea James\, MD\, Vice President of Mission and Associate Chief Medical Officer\,\nBoston Medical Center\nThomas Kiesau\, Senior Partner\, The Chartis Group\nOther panelists TBA \nSpeaker Bios  \n\nAgenda\n7:00 AM Registration\, Continental Breakfast and Networking\n7:30 AM Opening Remarks\, Kinzer Award & Diversity and Inclusion Award\n8:00 AM Governor Charlie Baker via video\n8:10 AM David Betts\n8:50 AM Steve Strongwater\, MD & Andrew Dreyfus\n10:15 AM Networking Break\n10:45 AM Panel Discussion\n12:15 PM Closing Remarks & “Retirement Recognition Luncheon in honor of Donna Powell\, ACHE of MA Administrator” \n\nThe American College of Healthcare Executives has awarded 1.5 ACHE Face-to-Face Education Credits to this program.\n2.25 ACHE Qualified Education credits have been approved for the Keynote portion of this program.\n\nCANCELLATION: To cancel your registration\, please notify us in writing no later than one week prior to the event for a refund\, less a $25 nonrefundable processing. If a cancellation takes place less than 3 days prior to the event\, no refunds will be given; however\, you may send a substitute in your place. \n\nREGISTER NOW
URL:https://massache.org/event/spring-conference-4-2/
LOCATION:DoubleTree by Hilton\, 5400 Computer Drive\, Westborough\, MA\, 01581\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200527T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200527T190000
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SUMMARY:ACHE of MA's First Virtual After 5
DESCRIPTION:ACHE of MA is thrilled to bring our members our first\n“Virtual After 5” on Wednesday\, May 27\nNow more than ever\, Massachusetts healthcare leaders need to come together for a sense of community and support as we see the state start the recovery process from COVID-19. \nGrab your favorite beverage and connect with other members for an hour of virtual dialogue and networking! This is a great way to catch up with those across the state who you might not have seen for some time\, is beneficial to new members to start to make connections\, and also helps to bring together professionals across many different stages of their careers in a virtual format. \nRegistration is complimentary\, but required.\nPlease submit any questions\, topics or thoughts to share on the registration form. \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW
URL:https://massache.org/event/ache-of-mas-first-virtual-after-5-2-4/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200610T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200610T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T182551
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SUMMARY:WEBINAR: The Resilience Challenge: Essential Competencies for Healthcare Executives
DESCRIPTION:Resilience is the ability to withstand\, recover and bounce back amid stress\, chaos and ever-changing circumstances.  All organizations and individuals encounter uncertainty and unexpected challenges.   Those who lead successfully through setbacks are more than just strong individuals\, they possess a tool chest of traits and ways of thinking that enable recovery and success.  Those traits are more than just characteristics of one’s personality\, they can be learned\, practiced and honed.  This is a valuable opportunity to further your leadership skills that not only improve you professionally\, but also personally. \nThis program is being hosted by ACHE of Rhode Island in partnership with ACHE of Massachusetts and the Connecticut Association of Healthcare Executives. \n \n\n\n\nRegistration is complimentary! Please click here to sign up. \nProgram has been approved for 1.5 of ACHE Qualified Education Credits \n\nKeynote Speaker:\nKevin O’Connor\, CSP\, is an author\, executive coach\, professional speaker and a member of the ACHE Choice Faculty who specializes in educating and coaching those charged with leading other healthcare leaders and their physician partners. \nPanelists:\nDebra Doroni\, President\, Debra Doroni Leadership Partners\nKristin Zosa Puleo\, Director of Programs\, Leadership RI\nJeffrey Hess\, Managing Director\, BRG | Prism Healthcare
URL:https://massache.org/event/the-resilience-challenge-essential-competencies-for-healthcare-executives-2-5/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200618T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200618T190000
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SUMMARY:WEBINAR: Healthcare's Paradigm Shift
DESCRIPTION:Connecticut’s Virtual Annual Meeting\n“Healthcare’s Paradigm Shift”\n\nThursday\, June 18th\, 2020\n5:00 pm – 7:00 pm\nProgram will be approved for 1.5 ACHE Qualified Education \nThe Connecticut Association of Healthcare Executives is hosting a virtual annual meeting on June 18\, inviting all of our members\, sponsors and friends from the ACHE Massachusetts and ACHE Rhode Island Chapters to come together in a virtual environment to begin to heal from this unprecedented healthcare crisis. \nA paradigm shift\, as identified by the American physicist and philosopher Thomas Kuhn\, is a fundamental change in the basic concepts and experimental practices of a scientific discipline. Paradigm shifts arise when the dominant paradigm under which normal science operates is rendered incompatible with new phenomena\, facilitating the adoption of a new theory or paradigm. \nIt is imperative that every healthcare professional realizes the healthcare landscape has completely changed. Clinical skills and services alone will not see us through this new paradigm after COVID-19. \nWe must focus on improving the health outcomes\, and the distribution of such outcomes\, through quality improvement\, improved workflows and systems of care within the communities we serve. \nFeaturing “Micro-Keynote” Sessions Presented by:\n-Dr. David Gruen\, Deputy Chief Medical Officer for IBM Watson Health on “Burnout in Healthcare”\n-Dr. Barry Stein\, Vice President and Chief Clinical Innovation Officer for Hartford Healthcare on “Crisis Innovation” \n-Panel Discussion: “COVID-19 Impact: Health Disparities On At-Risk Populations”\nFeaturing:\n-Dr. Linda Barry from the UConn School of Public Health\n-Maritza Bond\, MPH\, Director of Health for the City of New Haven\n-Dr. Tekisha Everette\, Executive Director of Health Equity Solutions\n-Sarah S. Lewis\, MPH\, Vice President for Health Equity at Hartford HealthCare \n  \nTo learn more and register\, click here! \n 
URL:https://massache.org/event/healthcares-paradigm-shift-ctahes-annual-meeting-2-4/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200624T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200624T183000
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SUMMARY:WEBINAR: The C-Suite on the Frontlines During the COVID-19 Crisis
DESCRIPTION:“The C-Suite on the Frontlines During the COVID-19 Crisis”\n-What we did (and didn’t) do.\n-What we’re doing now.\n-What we’re doing next…\nProgram approved for 1.0 Hour of ACHE Qualified Education Credits\nThe COVID-19 pandemic spread across the entire world with lightening speed\, stealthily bringing frightening illness and the specter of death while scientists and clinicians struggled to understand the coronavirus and to learn the twists and turns of the disease course\, and collaborated trying to find the best ways to treat the patients in their care. \nHealthcare organizations activated disaster plans\, contended with critical shortages of PPE and ventilators\, and stood up surge ICU bed capacity and created COVID recovery centers. \nHear from an outstanding panel of local Massachusetts hospital CEO’s about how they managed and what they learned while leading their organizations through the demanding “Phase 1” of the COVID-19 crisis — and what they are doing to forge the way ahead and to meet the ongoing challenges of the global pandemic. \nACHE of Massachusetts is proud to co-host this program with ACHE Rhode Island and the Connecticut Association of Healthcare Executives. \nLearning Objectives:\n1. Recap lessons learned from the initial surge of COVID.\n2. Prepare for recovery and new normal in the hospitals.\n3. How to plan for the future and an inevitable(?) second wave. \nREGISTRATION COMPLIMENTARY – \nCLICK HERE TO SAVE YOUR SPOT! \nMeet Our Panelists: \nKim Hollon\, President and CEO\, Signature Healthcare\nMr. Kim Norton Hollon\, FACHE has been President and CEO at Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital since July 1\, 2010.  Signature is safety net health system managing population risk.  The system has achieved stable profitability while reducing total medical expense and improving quality through numerous innovative initiatives.  For multiple years Signature has sustained a 70+% decrease in employee injures and patient serious safety events. Kim has over 30 years’ of hospital c-suite experience serving hospitals in Pennsylvania and for many years in Dallas\, Texas. Mr. Hollon has a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from University of Montevallo in Montevallo\, Alabama\, and a Master’s Degree in Hospital and Health Administration from the University of Alabama in Birmingham. \n  \nMichael Gustafson\, MD\, MBA\, President\, UMassMemorial Medical Center\nPrior to his current role\, Dr. Gustafson had progressive senior leadership roles at Brigham and Women’s Hospital over nearly two decades\, and directed departments including pharmacy\, pathology\, neurology\, psychiatry\, and the Neurosciences Institute. He has worked with staff throughout the Brigham family to develop and coordinate strategies for performance improvement\, patient safety\, quality of care and performance measurement and analysis. He founded and directed Brigham and Women’s Center for Clinical Excellence from 2001 until 2011. The center has been a widely regarded role model for how to effectively organize and support improvement activities within a large complex academic center. Dr. Gustafson has also served as a member and chair of multiple committees focused on patient affordability\, process improvement and care redesign for the Partners HealthCare system\, of which Brigham and Women’s Hospital is a founding member. \n  \nDeborah Wilson\, President and CEO\, Lawrence General Hospital\nMs. Wilson has more than 34 years of experience in health care finance and operations. Prior to becoming president and chief executive officer at Lawrence General\, she served as chief executive officer at Bridgewater Goddard Park Medical Associates and as the senior vice president of Operations at Signature Healthcare. She spent six years at Deloitte Haskins & Sells and then worked at Partners HealthCare System. \n  \nMeet Our Moderator:\n \nJoni R. Beshansky\, LP.D.\, MPH\nDirector\, Master of Healthcare Administration\nBoston College\, Woods College of Advancing Studies\nDr. Joni Beshansky is an Associate Professor\, and Director of the Healthcare Administration graduate program in the Woods College of Advancing Studies at Boston College. Appointed in June 2019\, she brings more than 20 years of experience as an educator\, research scientist\, and innovative leader. Her expertise in developing\, designing\, and executing complex strategies for major clinical research initiatives\, complemented by her background in law and policymaking\, provide her with a transdisciplinary perspective on the healthcare industry. In her role as an educator she teaches health policy and politics\, and health ethics and law.  Dr. Beshansky has a Master of Public Health from Boston University and a Doctor of Law and Policy from Northeastern University.
URL:https://massache.org/event/the-c-suite-on-the-frontlines-during-the-covid-19-crisis-2-4/
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SUMMARY:VIRTUAL 6 Credit F2F Program: Possibilities\, Probabilities and Creative Solutions: Breakthrough Thinking for Complex Environments - Hosted by CT Association of Healthcare Executives
DESCRIPTION:The Connecticut Association of Healthcare Executives (CTAHE) is pleased to open their first ever VIRTUAL 6 credit ACHE Face to Face program: Possibilities\, Probabilities and Creative Solutions: Breakthrough Thinking for Complex Environments\, presented by Kevin O’Connor\, CSP\, to ACHE of Massachusetts members! \n \nTo go beyond traditional methods of problem-solving and generate new ideas\, leaders must guide\, inspire and coordinate their teams to reach past creativity and attain sustainable innovation. \nThis highly interactive online course will present nontraditional ways to spur innovative thought within your teams to help your organization achieve better results. Our expert faculty lead\, Kevin O’Connor\, will share techniques for building  a sense of community and enhancing personal responsibility among your colleagues\, physicians and even your patients. You will learn approaches for overcoming staff member objections and techniques for stopping problems before they become even bigger ones. \nAt the end of this online course\, you will take away several ideas for applying breakthrough thinking within your organization. \n\nCourse Set Up:  \nThis course will be broken up into 2 and 1/2 hour sessions for three weeks. The three sessions will be on: \nWednesday\, July 8\n5:00 pm – 7:30 pm \nWednesday\, July 15\n5:00 pm – 7:30 pm \nWednesday\, July 22\n5:00 pm -7:30 pm \nEach session has an extra half hour built in for breaks as necessary and required.\nAll attendees MUST commit to attending each session and MUST have 6 hours of time logged in the system to earn the credits.  \n\nLearning Objectives: \n\nExplore how to think beyond the here and now and focus on innovative\, future-oriented outcomes.\nExamine ways to stop solving new problems with the same old approaches\, and recognize the correct moves forward.\nApply better bottom-line results with breakthrough strategies that incorporate innovation and creativity.\nReview techniques for anticipating and overcoming roadblocks and staff member objections.\nDiscover how to stop a “runaway train” at your organization before it becomes a bigger problem.\n\n Attendees MUST attend all three sessions\, and will be awarded 6 hours of ACHE F2F credits at the end of the course.  \n\nCost:\nACHE Member: $175.00 (This includes being a member of any ACHE chapter!)\nNon Members: $200.00 \nTO LEARN MORE AND REGISTER\, CLICK HERE!
URL:https://massache.org/event/virtual-6-credit-f2f-program-possibilities-probabilities-and-creative-solutions-breakthrough-thinking-for-complex-environments-hosted-by-ct-association-of-healthcare-executives-2-4/
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200709T183000
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SUMMARY:WEBINAR: Telehealth and the Patient Experience
DESCRIPTION:“Telehealth and the Patient Experience”\nThursday\, July 9\n5:30 pm – 6:30 pm\n \n\n\nHealthcare organizations have all pushed forward digital health rapidly due to COVID-19\, but how is it impacting our patients and their families?\n\n\nProgram Approved for 1.0 Hour of ACHE Qualified Education Credits\n\n“Telehealth and the Patient Experience” will encourage participants to think about telehealth from the perspective of the patient. How has it impacted access? How have organizations worked to be inclusive with their technology and telehealth approaches for underserved and non-English speaking communities? What are payors thinking about all of this\, and how are they ensuring their product offerings are inclusive and fitting for the populations they serve? How has this impacted the provider experience? \nPanelists will share lessons learned\, what’s worked well\, what still needs improving\, as well as what is needed to help keep pushing this important work forward. \nThis session will allow participants to:\n• Understand the issues and roadblocks that digital health presents to underserved populations and communities\, and how we can work through them and improve patient experience and access for all\n• Apply lessons learned from panelists on how to think about you own organizations digital health strategy in a more inclusive way\n• Discover how this new world is also impacting provider experience and satisfaction\n• Discuss what supports are needed to encourage continued use and adoption of digital health \nRegistration is complimentary – Click here to save your spot!\nMeet Our Panelists: \n Maya Espada is a Senior Product Manager at Humana’s Studio_h in Boston\, MA. She manages end-to-end development for digital health products and experiences designed to simplify access to care\, slow disease progression\, and enable seniors to live independently in their homes. \nPrior to Humana\, Maya spent several years at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Beginning as an administrative fellow\, Maya went on to hold roles in business development and innovation strategy where she supported the Chief Innovation Officer in democratizing access to specialty care and maximizing value to Dana-Farber through strategic collaborations and the operationalization of novel revenue streams. She also has experience working in the field on global health initiatives in Chile and the Dominican Republic. \nWhen not working to advance the adoption and utilization of virtual care products\, Maya enjoys staying active and spending time with her husband and her 20lb terrier\, Rosa “Barks”. Maya holds an MSPH from UNC Chapel-Hill and a BA from Harvard College. \n  \nJen Magaziner is the Senior Director of Strategy & Digital Innovation at Boston Children’s Hospital. In this role\, she works with leaders across the enterprise to drive digital transformation. She previously served as the Director of Network Strategy for the hospital. \nJen began her career at the Clinton Health Access Initiative\, where she worked with six countries on pilot programs to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV. This work sparked a passion for challenging traditional care models and expanding access to health services. In the years since\, Jen has worked across the healthcare sector as a consultant within PwC’s Healthcare M&A practice\, and she spent time at New York Presbyterian Hospital and Public Health Solutions. \nJen holds an MBA and MPH from Columbia University and a Dual BA in International Relations and French from Brown University. \n  \n \nDon Paré is the Chief Information Officer for Beth Israel Deaconess HealthCare\, now part of the new Beth Israel Lahey Health system. His role provides leadership in the development of information technology strategies\, and guidance to clinical and operational leaders on innovation\, for an organization of 40 primary care locations spread throughout eastern Massachusetts. \nSome of Don’s primary responsibilities as CIO for BIDHC include: IT Project Governance\, Strategic Planning\, & Budgeting\, EHR & clinical systems\, IS security & IT Compliance policies\, Data Infrastructure/Telecom/Computer hardware and innovation around the digital platform/virtual care. \nDon got into Healthcare IT in 2003\, after years of accounting and hotel management\, when he joined a non-profit medical group who then decided to become an early adopter of an EMR. Don lead the project from the technology side and has stayed and progressed in this industry ever since.
URL:https://massache.org/event/telehealth-and-the-patient-experience-2-4/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200806T070000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200806T083000
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SUMMARY:VIRTUAL Breakfast with Healthcare Champions
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Breakfast with Healthcare Champions\nFeaturing: Christine Candio\, FACHE\nACHE of MA is excited to present Christine Candio\, FACHE to kick off our Virtual Breakfast with Healthcare Champions series! Join us on Thursday\, August 6 starting at 7:00 am for a morning of networking and inspiration. \nWe will start the session by utilizing the breakout room feature for a half hour of networking. Are you a coffee\, tea or juice drinker? Pick one on the registration form\, and that’s the room that you will join when you log on in the morning to network in! \nAt 7:30 am we will all come together to hear Christine share her incredible career journey. From beginning her career as a nurse\, to progressing through nursing leadership ranks at several hospitals and gaining extensive healthcare operations and senior executive leadership experience in both acute care and outpatient settings during the past three decades\, she truly is a healthcare champion\, and one who’s story we cannot wait to share! \nRegistration is now closed.  \n\nMeet Our Presenter:  \nChristine Candio was president and chief executive officer of St. Luke’s Hospital\, St. Louis\, Mo. from January 2015 through April 1\, 2020. Prior to joining St. Luke’s\, she served over six years as CEO of Inova Alexandria Hospital in northern Virginia and as senior Vice President of Inova Health System. \nMs. Candio began her career as a nurse\, progressed through nursing leadership ranks at several hospitals and gained extensive healthcare operations and senior executive leadership experience in both acute care and outpatient settings during the past three decades. \nShe hold a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from William Paterson University of New Jersey and a Master of Public Administration degree with a focus in healthcare management from Fairleigh Dickinson University. \nAs a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives\, she is board-certified in healthcare management and is a Past Chairman of the American College of Healthcare Executives\, which is an international professional society of more than 40\,000 healthcare executives who lead hospitals\, healthcare systems and other healthcare organizations. \nShe has served on the boards of many other professional and community organizations and has been a guest speaker at numerous healthcare conferences throughout the county. Currently\, she is the Chairman of the external advisory committee of the George Washington University MHA Program\, Washington\, DC. \nMs. Candio is the recipient of the 2019 ACHE Gold Medal Award\, the highest honor bestowed on healthcare leaders who have made meaningful contributions to the healthcare industry. Also\, in 2019 she was awarded the Missouri Hospital Association Distinguished Service Award for her ongoing commitment to improving healthcare policy and leadership in Missouri and throughout the nation. In addition\, Ms. Candio was named one of the 2017 Most Influential Business Women by the St. Louis Business Journal\, recognized by Healthcare as one of 10 “Women to Watch in Healthcare” in 2017 and the recipient of the Healthcare Accomplishment Recognition Award for Healthcare Industry Leadership from the Businesswomen’s Association. In 2014\, she was recognized by Becker’s Hospital Review on the list of “24 the Leading Women to Know in Healthcare.” She is also a recipient of the 2012 Washington Brava! Award\, which celebrates top female CEOs who demonstrate an entrepreneurial spirit along with passion for giving back to the community.
URL:https://massache.org/event/virtual-breakfast-with-healthcare-champions-2-4/
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SUMMARY:WEBINAR: Energy Resiliency and OPEX Reduction in Healthcare Environments
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by the Connecticut Association of Healthcare Executives\, in partnership with ACHE of Massachusetts and ACHE Rhode Island! \nThe founders of Patriot Emerging Technologies have helped healthcare executives for the past two decades make their hospitals more energy resilient\, and save millions of dollars on energy spend leveraging clean\, on-site power solutions like fuel cells\, energy storage\, and combined heat and power.  This webinar will highlight the tools that can help hospitals remain open during grid outages\, and reduce OPEX without capital in these challenging financial times.  Patriot Emerging Technologies will be providing case studies of local hospitals that have deployed innovative power solutions like fuel cells to make their facilities more available to customers\, and help them save money in times when the electrical grid cost keeps rising. \nThis webinar will educate healthcare executives on how to leverage innovative but proven forms of on-site distributed energy to keep critical hospitals running\, despite a fragile electrical grid in New England. \nIt will also show how healthcare customers are leveraging Power Purchase Agreements to save up to 30% of their cost of electricity without using capital for projects. \nProgram has been approved for 1.0 hour of ACHE Qualified Education Credits  \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nLearning Objectives: \nHealthcare executives have been presented with unprecedented energy challenges during the pandemic. By attending this webinar\, the attendee will be able to answer the following questions: \n\nWith operating revenues down and capital projects frozen due to the pandemic\, how can I reduce my operational costs significantly without using capital?\nHow can I ensure our hospitals will always have electricity when patients need us?\nHow can I add the electrical capacity to add more beds to my hospital quickly?\nHow can we have true energy independence without introducing hazardous emissions and smog to the local communities we are trying to keep healthy?\n\nREGISTRATION IS COMPLIMENTARY –\nCLICK HERE TO JOIN US! \n\nFeatured Speakers Include: \nBill Bockoven – President\, Patriot Emerging Technologies \nBill Bockoven is the President and Co-Founder of Patriot Emerging Technologies out of Southern RI.  Prior to Patriot\, Bill was Vice President of the Eastern Region at Bloom Energy\, where he helped take Bloom from a small startup to IPO in 10 years\, helping to deliver over 300 distributed energy projects and 75 microgrids to commercial and industrial customers in New England.  Prior to Bloom\, Bill enjoyed a 13-year career at Schneider Electric\, where he was Vice President of Public Sector Sales and Engineering for Schneider’s APC Critical Power division. \n  \nSteve Cronin – Vice President\, Patriot Emerging Technologies \nSteve Cronin is the Vice President and Co-Founder of Patriot Emerging Technologies\, a clean and renewable microgrid consulting and manufacturer rep firm charged with providing innovative yet proven microgrid solutions to customers that cuts costs\, provide a higher level of resilience and improve their environmental footprint.  Prior to forming Patriot\, Steve was the Senior Director for Southeast Sales at Bloom Energy\, helping over a 1000 customers in the East navigate through the complexities of financed onsite fuel cell solutions.  Before coming to Bloom\, Steve was at Schneider Electric for 18 years with their Public Sector Solutions Team\, culminating in 2014-2016 when he was the Senior Director of Public Sector Sales and Engineering with direct responsibility for Schneider’s IT Business Government Team. Steve is based in Purcellville\, VA. \n  \n   Brian Kane – Director of Applications Engineering at Bloom Energy Corporation \nBrian Kane runs the applications engineering team at fuel cell manufacturer Bloom Energy Corporation out of Boston\, MA.  Brian has been involved personally in engineering hundreds of distributed energy projects and microgrids over his 9.5 years at Bloom.  Prior to Bloom Energy\, Brian was an enterprise account manager and engineer at APC by Schneider Electric and Liebert for over 9 years.  Brian received his BS in mechanical engineering at Rutgers.
URL:https://massache.org/event/webinar-energy-resiliency-and-opex-reduction-in-healthcare-environments-2-4/
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SUMMARY:WEBINAR: "Organizational Culture Trumps Everything in Healthcare"
DESCRIPTION:Join ACHE-Rhode Island in collaboration with ACHE of Massachusetts and the Connecticut Association of Healthcare Executives for this session! \n \nAn organization’s culture can provide a constructive and fulfilling environment for healthcare providers and employees. Please join us as guest speaker Scott Goodspeed\, DHA\, FACHE explains why a positive culture can lead to better patient satisfaction\, better quality\, and improve financial performance.  Learn tips on how you can improve your organization’s employee/provider engagement and satisfaction that can lead to improved quality and financial health. \nThis program is approved for 1.0 hour of ACHE Qualified Education Credit. Webinar is complimentary to attend but pre-registration is required. \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER\n\n \nPresenter: Scott Goodspeed\, DHA\, FACHE \nDr. Scott Goodspeed is the Program Director\, Executive Master of Healthcare Leadership at Brown University in Providence\, RI. He also serves as an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health Services\, Policy\, and Practice\, School of Public Health. For 23 years\, Scott has been President and CEO of four hospitals in three states. For 13 years he consulted with healthcare organizations nationally. Scott’s most recent book is titled “Community Stewardship: Applying the Five Principles of Contemporary Governance\,” published by American Hospital Publishing. Scott has a Master of Hospital Administration from the University of Minnesota and a Doctorate in Health Administration and Leadership from the Medical University of South Carolina.
URL:https://massache.org/event/webinar-organizational-culture-trumps-everything-in-healthcare-2-4/
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SUMMARY:ACHE of MA's Virtual Early Careerist Networking Series
DESCRIPTION:Join ACHE of Massachusetts and our Early Careerist Network for some virtual networking opportunities!\n  \n\nVirtual Networking & Productivity in the Age of COVID \nTuesday\, August 25\n5:00 pm – 6:00 pm\nWhile wearing sweatpants to work is a major perk\, we can’t help but wonder how can I focus from my couch? What’s the trick to staying ‘Zoomed-in’ during meetings? Can I interview from my garage?  \nAt ACHE\, we understand. Which is why Virtual Networking & Productivity in the Age of COVID is the perfect event for you! Share your experiences in an interactive breakout session with other Healthcare professionals as we explore how to succeed in these uncertain times! \nThis virtual networking event is FREE to attend – click here to register! \n\n\nECN’s Mentorship Program Overview and Open Forum\nThursday\, September 3\n5:00 pm – 6:00 pm\nACHE of MA runs a formal mentorship program annually for ECN members. Come join Mentorship Committee members in learning about the program\, hear from a former mentee\, and ask your questions before enrollment for the 2020-2021 mentorship program begins! Enrollment for the program begins October 2020. \nThis virtual info-session is FREE to attend – click here to register! 
URL:https://massache.org/event/virtual-early-careerist-networking-series-save-the-dates-2-4/
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SUMMARY:Silver Lining of COVID-19? The Impact of the Virus on Telehealth Adoption and Access to Care - A Virtual Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:ACHE of MA in partnership with \n \nare proud to present:\n“Silver Lining of COVID-19? The Impact of the Virus on Telehealth Adoption and Access to Care” \nA Virtual Panel Discussion \nIn a world where the traditional face-to-face care environment changed nearly overnight\, providers\, payers and healthcare technology companies were forced to rapidly evolve and innovate together to ensure that patient care remained uninterrupted. \nIn this partnership panel series with ACHE of MA and the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association\, we’ll explore how flexibilities with payers introduced during COVID-19 allowed providers to continue to see patients [and bill for services] via unconventional methods\, leveraging telehealth technology. Is the adoption of telehealth to ensure that patients have access to quality healthcare – no matter where they live\, how old they are or what their community risk levels are to acquiring COVID-19 are – as a symptom of the virus a silver lining toward the improvement of healthcare access and reduction in cost in the US? We’ll look to experts from a range of provider settings to tell us how their organizations responded\, continue to respond\, and strategically plan for how the healthcare delivery setting as we know it rapidly changes. \nWhy attend?\n• Learn the role of telehealth and other technological advances that evolved due to the COVID-19 pandemic\n• Discover how this new world is not only impacting patients but also provider experience and satisfaction\n• Apply lessons learned from panelists on how to think about your own organizations telehealth and access to care strategies in a more inclusive way \nThis program will be approved for 1.0 hour of ACHE Qualified Education and is complimentary to attend. \nClick Here to Register! \n\nMeet the Speakers:\nAdam J. Delmolino\, Director\, Virtual Care and Clinical Affairs at the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association \nAdam Delmolino leads MHA initiatives regarding telehealth\, including convening tMED\, the Massachusetts Telemedicine Coalition. Adam’s responsibilities also involve post-acute care and care transitions\, case management\, rural healthcare\, pharmaceutical innovations\, climate change\, and energy issues. Previously\, he served as MHA’s Director of State Government Advocacy where he worked on legislative and regulatory efforts on behalf of hospitals and patients with a particular emphasis on telehealth\, healthcare payment reform\, pharmacy practices\, and nursing issues. \nPrior to MHA\, Adam worked in the Massachusetts House of Representatives as Research Analyst for the Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies and as staff director for the Assistant Vice-Chairman of the House Ways & Means Committee. \nAdam received his BA in Political Science from the College of the Holy Cross and is a graduate of the Harvard University Extension School\, where he received a graduate Certificate in Management. He serves on the Arlington Library Board of Trustees and the Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress Government Affairs Committee. \nAli Hyatt\, Vice President of Marketing at Amwell \nAli Hyatt is Vice President of Marketing at Amwell (NYSE: AMWL)\, a leading telehealth platform in the United States and globally.  In her role\, Ali oversees corporate and B2B marketing\, including product marketing\, pricing\, market insights and lead generation for the health system and health plan markets.  Before joining Amwell\, Ali founded a marketing software startup\, Upward Labs.  Prior to that\, she served in a variety of marketing and strategy roles for Avery Dennison (medical wearables division)\, American Express\, and brand consultancy Interbrand – launching products for the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association\, AT&T\, Hulu\, Gap and IBM.  Ali holds a degree in communication\, cum laude\, from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. She has spoken at national conferences including the Cleveland Clinic Patient Experience & Empathy Summit and AHIP\, is a founding member in Boston of the women’s leadership network Chief\, and has been named as a Massachusetts Innovation and Technology Exchange All-Star. \nRyan Seibert\, MD\, Medical Director\, Primary Care Informatics\, Lahey Health \nDr. Ryan Seibert is a general internist at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington\, Massachusetts and serves as Medical Director of Primary Care Informatics. He obtained his medical degree from Boston University\, and his residency training was at Stanford University Hospital. He completed a fellowship in Preventive Medicine at Boston Medical Center and has a Masters of Science in Health Services Research from Boston University School of Public Health. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Preventive Medicine. \nPrior to his current position\, Dr. Seibert worked as Medical Director of Population Health Informatics at the Beth Israel Lahey Health (BILH) Performance Network where he sought to leverage the various electronic health record (EHR) systems across BILH to improve population health management\, facilitate efficient care\, and promote positive patient and care team experience. At the onset of COVID-19\, Dr. Seibert helped lead the rapid transition to telemedicine for over 40 primary care practices and 280 providers within the Lahey system that have now conducted over 150\,000 telehealth visits since March 2020. He continues to work on innovative solutions for utilizing telemedicine to deliver safe and effective care during a global pandemic\, while harnessing its capabilities as an important tool in the future of primary care. \nMeet our Moderator:\nNicholas D’Addabbo\, Vice President of Strategy for Nizhoni Health \nNicholas D’Addabbo currently serves as Vice President of Strategy for Nizhoni Health and joined the organization in 2018. His role includes developing relationships with accountable care organizations\, hospitals\, physician organizations\, payers and other strategic partners to build and ensure continuous alignment in care models\, patient experience and revenue cycle. Since joining Nizhoni Health\, Nick has worked alongside a team that has implemented data analytics and technology platforms to help innovate and deliver better clinical care for our underserved patient population. \nPrior to joining Nizhoni Health\, Nick was responsible for a large part of athenahealth’s national interoperability strategy\, representing over 66\,000 providers using athenahealth’s EHR solution to DirectTrust and ONC interoperability working groups to drive the ability to share relevant clinical documentation across disparate systems. In addition to this experience\, Nick has healthcare experience in the pre-hospital and acute care environments. His experience across the continuum developed his passion for pursuing a career in post-acute\, ensuring that as the healthcare paradigm shifts to more care being delivered in the home\, the experience for patients and their families remained seamless. \nHe attained his Bachelor of Science in Commerce & Business Administration\, majoring in finance and healthcare management from The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa\, AL. He is currently a candidate for a Master of Health Care Delivery Science at Dartmouth College in Hanover\, NH. \nNick currently serves as the Co-chairman of Professional Development for the Early Careerist Network is the Massachusetts chapter of The American College of Healthcare Executives. Outside of healthcare\, he serves as the Co-chairman of International Educational Programming for his collegiate fraternity.
URL:https://massache.org/event/silver-lining-of-covid-19-the-impact-of-the-virus-on-telehealth-adoption-and-access-to-care-a-virtual-panel-discussion-2-4/
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SUMMARY:Virtual Breakfast with Healthcare Champions\, Featuring Sandra Coletta
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Breakfast with Healthcare Champions\nFeaturing: Sandra Coletta\n\nJoin ACHE of Massachusetts for the next installment in our virtual series that provides a morning of inspiration and networking!\n\nAgenda\n8:00am – 8:45am\nSandra Coletta’s Career Journey  \n8:45am – 9:00am \nQuestion & Answer  \n9:00am – 9:30am \nVirtual Networking Breakout’s  \n  \nRegistration is complimentary. Click here to sign up! \n\nMeet Our Speaker:  \nSandy Coletta held numerous leadership positions in the hospital industry during her 37 year career. After obtaining her CPA and completing three years in public accounting\, she transitioned to her first health care role as the internal auditor with The Miriam Hospital in 1983. She retired in 2017 from Care New England where she held the position of executive vice president and chief\noperating officer. From 2008 through 2014 she served as President and CEO of Kent Hospital and prior to that held numerous executive positions over the course of 25 years with The Miriam\nHospital and Lifespan. \nSandy holds an undergraduate degree from Providence College and MBA from Bryant University. She is enjoying an active retirement through her various volunteer activities. She serves as a\nboard member of RI State Board of Medical Licensure\, incoming Vice Chair of the Roger Williams Zoological Society\, Chair of the RI Wildlife Rehabilitators Association of RI\, Co- President of the\nGeneral Federation of Women’s Clubs- Women’s Club of South County and a member of South County Health’s board performance improvement committee.
URL:https://massache.org/event/virtual-breakfast-with-healthcare-champions-featuring-sandra-coletta-2-4/
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SUMMARY:Building Healthcare for the Future: ACHE of MA's Virtual Fall Conference Series
DESCRIPTION:“Building Healthcare for the Future”\nACHE of MA’s Re-Imagined Fall Conference Series\nRegister now to join us as we pivot to a dynamic virtual three part series!\nIf you missed the first session\, you can still register to watch the other two live and receive Session 1 on demand!\nThis program has been approved for 6.0 hours of ACHE Qualified Education credits!\n\nSession 1 – Tuesday\, November 10\, 2020\n5:00 pm – 7:00 pm\nClosing the Racial and Socioeconomic Divide:  Re-imagining a Healthcare Delivery System that Addresses the Needs of All Americans\n*Presentation of the 2nd Annual D&I Award to be done during this session!*\nSession 2 – Tuesday\, November 17\n5:00 pm – 7:00 pm\nClosing the Innovation Gap:  How COVID-19 Will Accelerate Digital Transformation and Drive a More Value-Driven Approach to Healthcare Delivery\nSession 3 – Tuesday\, December 1\n5:00 pm – 7:00 pm\nClosing the Payment Gap:  Fundamental Transformation in Healthcare Delivery is Predicated on Innovation in Payment Models\n\n\n\nCOVID-19 – our most recent and still ongoing healthcare challenge –  has come with misery\, death\, hardship\, uncertainty and economic challenge. For diverse communities\, it has put a stark spotlight on the massive disparities they face in health conditions\, access to care and further emphasized the need to pay more attention to the social determinants of health. Compounding the coronavirus challenges\, horrifying acts of racism and violence against people of color were publicly exposed\, putting yet another spotlight on inequities that have existed in our country for centuries and establishing without a doubt\, that racism is a public health crisis. \nAs the pandemic merged individual and societal needs\, providers\, healthcare leaders\, insurance companies\, government and citizens did what had to be done despite all of the existing barriers. The entire healthcare community came together to innovate and effectively transform care as never before. Healthcare organizations focused on mission\, temporarily disregarding the skyrocketing treatment expenses and loss of revenue that are significantly impacting their financial viability. We also witnessed daily humanism and heroism in every community and organization. Doctors\, nurses\, provider teams\, support staff and essential workers rose to the challenge\, putting their own lives and health in jeopardy beyond normal limits. \nThe uncertainty of the crisis bred innovation and caused major transformations in the healthcare system. As healthcare leaders where do we go from here? Will we revert to old methods or will this moment provide the catalyst to make meaningful change and re-imagine a health system that truly provides exceptional health to all regardless of race\, creed\, gender\, sexual orientation\, religion or economic circumstances and that focuses on the things that really matter? \nThis conference will explore: \n— Why we must redesign our healthcare system and what this will take.\n— What leading organizations\, states and countries are doing to provide superior care to all at a lower cost.\n— How government\, payors\, providers\, and regulatory bodies can facilitate a redesigned healthcare system.\n— The changing expectations and demands of patients and the public.\n— A roadmap for the healthcare system of the future. \n\nJoin us at this remarkable point in history and support meaningful change.  \nIf you missed the first session\, you can still register to watch the other two live and receive Session 1 on demand!\nREGISTRATION NOW LIVE –\nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER! \nACHE\, MHA and NESHS MEMBERS: $49.00\nSTUDENTS: $25.00\nNON-MEMBERS: $99.00\nCo-sponsored by the Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association \n \n\nSession Details and Speakers: \nSession 1 – Tuesday\, November 10\, 2020\n5:00 pm – 7:00 pm\nClosing the Racial and Socioeconomic Divide:  Re-imagining a Healthcare Delivery System that Addresses the Needs of All Americans\nTo kick-off our series\, Session 1 will feature a diversity\, equity and inclusion virtual roundtable discussion featuring: \n \n \nThis session will also feature our 2nd Annual Diversity and Inclusion Award! \nClick here to view the full agenda for November 10 and speaker bios!\n\nSession 2 – Tuesday\, November 17\n5:00 pm – 7:00 pm\nClosing the Innovation Gap:  How COVID-19 Will Accelerate Digital Transformation and Drive a More Value-Driven Approach to Healthcare Delivery\n \nThis session will cover: \n-Different models of healthcare that other industrialized nations are providing and if there is a system that the United States should consider replicating. \n-Lessons learned from other countries who had different approaches in their COVID-19 response and had better health outcomes. \n-How epidemiological surveillance data is used to improve public health systems in this country. \n-What providers can be doing to prepare for the changes coming in our healthcare system. \n-The potential impact that big data can have on improving healthcare\, targeting of disease prevention and health promotion\, and reducing cost. \nClick here to view the full agenda for November 17 and speaker bios!\n\nSession 3 – Tuesday\, December 1\n5:00 pm – 7:00 pm\nClosing the Payment Gap:  Fundamental Transformation in Healthcare Delivery is Predicated on Innovation in Payment Models\nThis session will feature a closing keynote presented by:  \nDr. Farzad Mostashari\, CEO of Aledade\n \nClick here to view the full agenda for December 1 and speaker bio!
URL:https://massache.org/event/virtualfallconference-2-5/
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SUMMARY:2020 Election Debrief: Implications for Healthcare - A Virtual Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:2020 Election Debrief: Implications for Healthcare\nA Jointly Hosted Complimentary Webinar by MHA and ACHE of Massachusetts \nFriday\, November 13\, 2020 | 12 – 1 p.m. EST \n \n2020 has been quite a year for healthcare in Massachusetts\, and further changes are in store regardless of the upcoming election’s outcome. Join ACHE of Massachusetts and MHA for this insightful panel discussion to debrief on election results and what is ahead for healthcare at the federal and state level in 2021 and beyond. \nMark Rayder and Marilyn Yager\, senior policy advisors in Alston & Bird’s healthcare public policy practice\, will be presenting on a variety of topics\, including:\n• Election debrief and the effect on Massachusetts hospitals and healthcare organizations\n• Healthcare outlook at the federal level\n• What’s ahead for 2021 \nREGISTER NOW\nThis event has been approved for 1.0 hour of ACHE Qualified Education credits.  \n\nMeet Our Speakers:\nMark Rayder is a senior policy advisor in Alston & Bird’s healthcare public policy practice\, providing political expertise on a variety of healthcare topics and assisting clients on legislative and regulatory issues. Before joining the firm\, Mark served in the public\, political\, corporate\, and non-profit sectors. Most recently\, he was vice president of public policy for the American College of Gastroenterology and the senior manager of government affairs at a Fortune 500 Internet and telecommunications corporation. Named a “Top Lobbyist” by The Hill newspaper every year since 2010\, Mark served as an advisor to three Republican members of Congress\, including as associate staff to the House Commerce\, Justice\, State and Judiciary Appropriations Subcommittee. He also managed two successful congressional campaigns. His policy expertise includes payment and regulatory policies pertaining to physician and hospital services\, specialty health plans\, post-acute care\, veteran’s health programs\, and appropriations. Mark received a B.A. in history from the Catholic University of America in Washington\, D.C. \nMarilyn Yager is a senior policy advisor in Alston & Bird’s healthcare public policy practice\, providing policy and political insight on a variety of healthcare issues\, with an emphasis on Medicare and Medicaid\, and currently issues relating to COVID-19. Marilyn has more than 30 years of senior management\, policy\, and government experience in both the public and private sectors. Her public sector experience includes several roles in the Executive Branch\, serving as both chief of staff to the White House chief of staff and deputy assistant to President Clinton on health and budget in the Office of Public Liaison. She also served as professional staff on the Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee for Massachusetts Senator John Kerry and spent five years as a legislative aide in the House of Representatives. Marilyn served as the first Executive Director of the Schwartz Center for Compassionate Care. Her considerable experience in government affairs includes having served as executive director of the Renal Leadership Council\, director of health policy at Vanderbilt University Medical Center\, and director of federal relations for the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association prior to joining the Clinton White House. An Iowa native\, Marilyn began her career in the Cascade Mountains as a Volunteer in Service to America (VISTA)—the national public service program and is a graduate of the University of Iowa.
URL:https://massache.org/event/2020-election-debrief-implications-for-healthcare-a-virtual-panel-discussion-2-4/
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SUMMARY:ACHE of MA's Early Careerist Network Virtual Dinner with the C-Suite
DESCRIPTION:Twenty-eight Early Careerists are invited to join ACHE of Massachusetts Early Careerist Network for our Virtual Dinner with the C-Suite! \nAttendees will engage in networking\, dinner* and learn some pearls of wisdom from the C-Suite\, as they will talk about their career journey and answer your questions about your career path.\n*ACHE of MA Early Careerist Network will provide attendees with a gift certificate to redeem for a take-out dinner. \n\nAgenda:\n5:30 – 6:30 PM\nDinner and Discussion with the C-Suite\n6:30 – 7:00 PM\nOpen Forum Question and Answer with the C-Suite \n\nIt’s complimentary to attend this great opportunity! \nREGISTRATION IS BASED UPON REQUEST AND APPROVAL\nHow are attendees chosen? If you are interested in attending\, please register with this link below by Sunday\, December 6. The applicants will be reviewed and approved registrants will receive an approval status and a link to the program by December 7. Those not chosen for the event will be notified as well and invited to participate in our next program. \nRegistration is now closed. \n\nOur C-Suite Attendees:\n \nJohn Christoforo\, Retired President & CEO\, Beth Israel Deaconess HealthCare \n  \n  \n  \n  \nJohn Fogarty\, FACHE\, President & CEO\, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Needham \n  \n  \n  \n  \nChristine Schuster\, President & CEO\, Emerson Hospital \n  \n  \n  \n  \nComments from last year’s in person event attendees:\n-“The event was an excellent way to speak directly with executives in a friendly\, knowledge-sharing environment.”\n-“Having one CEO at each dinner table to further pick their brains led to awesome conversation.”\n-“Hearing the CEO’s backgrounds and how they got to their current roles was very interesting.”\n-“It’s also always great to be reminded of what they’re looking for in the upcoming generation of leaders.”\n-“I loved hearing their intros\, experiences\, words to live by and their recommendations.”
URL:https://massache.org/event/ache-of-mas-early-careerist-network-virtual-dinner-with-the-c-suite-2-4/
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SUMMARY:COVID-19: What We Learned: Supply Chain
DESCRIPTION:Join ACHE of Massachusetts for a Virtual Face to Face Program!\n \n“COVID-19: What We Learned: Supply Chain”\nWednesday\, December 16\n5:30pm – 7:00pm\nApproved for 1.5 Face to Face Credits \nEmergency management efforts are often coupled with changes to normal utilization of supplies and equipment. The COVID-19 outbreak created an increase demand for commonly used equipment including personal protective equipment\, nasopharyngeal swabs\, viral test kits and ventilators. This panel discussion will provide insights on what their respective organizations were able to accomplish to protect their employees and to optimize care delivery for their patients and community\, in direct response to the COVID-19 outbreak. \nJoin ACHE of Massachusetts and four of Massachusetts leading healthcare leaders for this insightful and timely discussion as we prepare for the second wave of COVID and flu season. \nLearning Objectives: \n\nA general debrief and discussion of how different Massachusetts organizations managed the COVID-19 Pandemic in terms of supplies and equipment.\nTimeline of the pandemic and local/governmental events and the challenges with organization policies/procedures regarding supply chain: distribution\, shortages\, and product availability/restocking.\nFederal\, state\, and community assistance that was provided for supplies and equipment.\nKey take-aways for attendees to replicate at their organization.\n\nRegistration is now closed. \nPlease note: Event will be limited to 50 registrants.\nPlease register early – this will fill up fast!\n\nMeet Our Panelists: \nManny Lopes\, CEO of East Boston Neighborhood Health Center  \nManny Lopes is a transformational leader in the community health care movement. He has devoted his career to increasing health care access for vulnerable\, underserved patient populations and improving outcomes for communities that are disproportionately burdened by negative social determinants of health. \nManny is president and CEO of the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC). With over 1\,300 employees and nearly 120\,000 patients\, EBNHC is one of the largest community health centers in the country. During his eight-year tenure\, Manny has implemented a strategic focus on quality\, low-cost care that keeps pace with ever-increasing demand. Under Manny’s leadership\, the organization earned a level-three Patient-Centered Medical Home designation and was named to the Boston Globe’s “Top Places to Work” list six times. Most recently\, Forbes named EBNHC to their list of Best Employers in the State of Massachusetts. \nManny has played a key role in pushing for racial equity in the health center movement. In 2017\, he co-founded Conversations: Leadership Diversity\, a network of 300-plus leaders from health centers across the country who are working to promote diverse leadership development in their organizations and beyond. \nManny serves on numerous boards and committees and was also privileged to serve on the transition committees for Mayor Marty Walsh and Governor Charlie Baker. \nIn 2015\, Manny was awarded the NAACP President’s Award by the organization’s Boston Chapter. In 2017\, Manny was named to El Planeta’s list of the 100 most influential leaders in Greater Boston’s Latino community for the third year in a row. In 2017\, he was named to the “Get Konnected” list of Boston’s 50 Most Influential People in Healthcare. \nManny attended Lesley University School of Management and earned a master’s degree in business administration from Northeastern University’s Graduate School of Business. In 2017\, he was awarded an honorary doctoral degree from Becker College\, where he delivered the honors convocation. \n  \nMaria Megdal\, Senior Vice President for Institute Operations Dana-Farber Cancer Institute \nMaria joined Dana-Farber Cancer Institute as Vice President for Facilities Management and Real Estate (FMRE) in November 2008. In that role\, Maria was responsible for the provision of facilities operations; facilities planning\, design and construction; safety; security; emergency management; environmental health; housekeeping; energy management; parking and transportation; and real estate portfolio administration. In 2012\, Maria was named Senior Vice President of Institute Operations expanding her portfolio of responsibilities to include Imaging\, Radiation Oncology\, Clinical Laboratories\, Supply Chain Management\, Food Services\, and the Friends of DanaFarber fundraising program. In 2014\, Maria assumed oversight of the Cell Manipulation Core Facility. In 2016\, Maria was appointed the oversight of Hospital Administration; and in 2017 oversight of Telecommunications/AV. Maria is an active member of several management committees with DFCI: Capital Management Committee (co-chair)\, Position Control Committee\, Compliance Committee\, Executive Patient Safety Oversight Group\, and the DF/BW Operating Cabinet. Additionally\, she serves as an operations advisor to Dana-Farber Community Cancer Care\, the Policy Control Committee\, and the Friends of Dana-Farber Executive Committee. Externally\, she represents DFCI as chair of the Strategic Planning Committee of the Medical Academic and Scientific Community Organization (MASCO)\, as a director of the Longwood Medical Energy Collaborative (LMEC)\, and a board member of Ronald McDonald House Boston. Maria earned a bachelor’s degree in paleoanthropology from Rutgers \nUniversity in New Brunswick\, NJ and a master’s degree in healthcare administration from the Sloan Program at Cornell University in Ithaca\, NY. Maria has served in a variety of leadership roles in the alumni board and advisory councils for Cornell’s College of Human Ecology over the past 20 years. For the past 14 years\, she has co-taught a popular graduate school elective on healthcare facilities planning jointly sponsored by the Sloan Program and the Design and Environmental Analysis department. \n  \nTim Rowe\, Founder and CEO of Cambridge Innovation Center\, the world’s leading operator of high-tech shared innovation space. \nThe company recently launched CIC Health\, a subsidiary of CIC\, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic\, allowing for organizations across the country to stand up assurance testing programs.  Tim also leads CIC Health\, which has become a major provider of COVID testing in New England\, serving the majority of schools in the area that are currently doing regular COVID testing\, and multiple of the largest hospitals in the region providing testing to their staff. \nMr. Rowe is also co-founder and chair of MassRobotics\, the world’s largest non-profit shared facility for robotics innovation companies.  In addition\, he co-founded and served as the inaugural Chair of LabCentral\, the leading shared laboratory for life sciences\, the Kendall Square Association\, the community organization dedicated to strengthening the innovation district surrounding MIT\, and Venture Cafe\, an international non-profit network that connects innovators. \nHe previously served as a Lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management\, as a Manager with the Boston Consulting Group\, as an Analyst at the Mitsubishi Research Institute\, and as a Venture Partner at New Atlantic Ventures. \nTim speaks Spanish and Japanese fluently. He holds an MBA from MIT Sloan and a BA from Amherst College. \n  \nMeet Our Moderator: \nAlastair Bell\, MD\, MBA\, Executive Vice President\, Strategy and Chief Operating Officer for BMC Health System \nDr. Alastair Bell is the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Boston Medical Center Health System.  In that role he oversees system strategy\, BMC hospital operations\, accountable care\, and BMC HealthNet Plan. \nDr. Bell joined BMC from McKinsey and Company in 2012\, where he was a leader in the North American Payor and Provider practice. In his 5 years at McKinsey he advised a range of national and international healthcare organizations and while his work spanned strategy\, operational and organizational issues\, he developed particular expertise in leading large scale transformation programs similar to that being undertaken at BMC. \nHe received his medical degree from the University of Oxford\, England and completed his internal medicine training in Oxford and Edinburgh. Dr. Bell also holds a MA in Physiology from the University of Cambridge\, England\, and an MBA with distinction from Harvard Business School. \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://massache.org/event/covid-19-what-we-learned-supply-chain-2-4/
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SUMMARY:Virtual Breakfast with Healthcare Champions\, Featuring the Churchwell Brothers
DESCRIPTION:Grab your favorite morning beverage and register to join us as we are provided a morning of inspiration by three amazing C-Suite executives and brothers: \nAndre Churchwell\, MD\, Chief Diversity Officer of Vanderbilt University \nKeith Churchwell\, MD\, President of Yale New Haven Hospital \nKevin Churchwell\, MD\, President and COO of Boston Children’s \nEach Churchwell will share their journey throughout their amazing healthcare career: from physician\, to leader\, to executive! Afterwards\, we will break out into Zoom networking rooms to recap the lessons learned from this amazing family of healthcare leaders. \n\nAgenda \n8:00am – 8:45am\nA Moderated Discussion with Andre\, Keith and Kevin Churchwell  \n8:45am – 9:00am\nQuestion & Answer  \n9:00am – 9:30am\nVirtual Networking Breakout Sessions  \n\nRegistration is now open! \nACHE\, Hospital Association and NESHS Members: $15.00\nFuture Members: $30.00\nStudents: Complimentary\nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER! \n\nAbout Our Speakers: \n \nAndré L. Churchwell\, M.D. Vice Chancellor for Equity\, Diversity & Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer for Vanderbilt University\nDr. Churchwell is the Chief Diversity Officer for Vanderbilt University Medical Center\, Senior Associate Dean for Diversity Affairs at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine\, a Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)\, a Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences\, and a Professor of Biomedical Engineering. He serves on many medical school committees including the Admission and Promotion Committees. In 2005\, he was named the Walter R. Murray Jr. Distinguished Alumnus by the Association of Vanderbilt Black Alumni for lifetime achievements in personal\, professional and community arenas. And in 2015\, Vanderbilt University endowed him with the Levi Watkins\, Jr.\, M.D. Chair for achievements in the area of diversity and inclusion. \nChurchwell graduated from the Vanderbilt School of Engineering magna cum laude in 1975. He won the Biomedical Engineering Student Program Award that same year. He received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School in 1979 and later completed his internship\, residency and cardiology fellowship at Emory University School of Medicine and affiliated hospitals in Atlanta. In addition\, he was the first African American chief medical resident at Grady Memorial Hospital (1984–1985). \nChurchwell received the J. Willis Hurst Award for Best Clinical Teacher in 1991 from Emory and in 2004 he was named the Emory University School of Medicine Resident Alumni Distinguished Achievement Award winner. For the past ten years he has been named one of the nation’s top cardiologists in “The Best Doctors in America.” In 1986\, while at Emory\, he was also named Most Outstanding House Officer\, made an honorary Morehouse Medical School class member and he received a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Minority Medical Faculty Development Award. In 2010\, he was awarded The Distinguished Alumnus Award of Vanderbilt University School of Engineering. \nAlong with his physician brothers Kevin and Keith\, he received the 2011 Trumpet Award for Medicine. In 2012 and 2013\, The Vanderbilt University Organization of Black Graduate and Professional Students (OBGAPS) honored Dr. Churchwell with one of the organization’s first Distinguished Faculty Awards. He was also recognized with an American Registry Most Compassionate Doctor Award. From 2010-2013 on\, he has been awarded the Professional Research Consultants’ Five-Star Excellence Award—Top 10% Nationally for “Excellent” Responses for Medical Specialty Services and Overall Quality. Furthermore\, he was elected in 2012 to serve as the southern representative for the Group on Diversity and Inclusion for the AAMC (American Association of Medical Colleges). In 2013\, he helped create The Hurst-LogueWenger Cardiovascular Fellows Society (HLWCFS) of Emory University School of Medicine and was elected the first President of HLWCFS. In 2014\, he was named one of the “Top 15 Most Influential African-American Health Educators” by Black Health Magazine. In addition\, Vanderbilt University Medical Center has been named by BlackDoctor.org as a Top Hospital for Diversity from 2018-2020. \nIn 2015\, he was appointed to the Board of Trustees for Cumberland University in Lebanon\, Tennessee. In 2016\, he was named to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) for his work in biomedical engineering education. And in 2017\, he received the Vanderbilt University Pioneer in Diversity Award. \nDr. Churchwell has served on the editorial board of a number of peer-reviewed journals and has served as a reviewer for the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. He currently serves as an Associate Editor for the Biomedical Engineering Society’s (BMES) internationally recognized Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology Journal. \nChurchwell lives in Brentwood\, Tenn.\, and is married to Doreatha Henderson Churchwell\, a nurse educator at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. They have two children: Crystal A. Churchwell and André L. Churchwell Jr. \n  \nKeith B. Churchwell\, MD\, FACC\, FAHA\, FACP\, President of Yale New Haven Hospital and Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at Yale School of Medicine\nDr. Churchwell has held the previous positions of Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer and Senior Vice President and Executive Director for Heart & Vascular Services\, Transplantation Services and Clinical Service Coordinator for the Department of Medicine at Yale New Haven Hospital. \nBorn and raised in Nashville\, Tennessee\, he obtained his undergraduate degree from Harvard University and medical degree from Washington University School of Medicine. He spent his formative training years at Emory University Medical School and Affiliated Hospitals\, then spending 12 years in private cardiology practice before joining Vanderbilt Medical School as full-time academic faculty in 2006 (he became a member of the clinical faculty at Vanderbilt in 1999). At Vanderbilt he was an Associate Professor of Medicine and Radiology and the Executive Director/Chief Medical Officer at the Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute from 2009-14. Dr. Churchwell is also on the National Board of the American Heart Association and is the Chair of the National Advocacy Committee for AHA through 2021. He sits on a number of local boards in the New Haven area including President of the New Haven Symphony Board\, Columbus House and the New England Donor Services. \n  \nKevin B. Churchwell\, MD\, President and Chief Operating Officer at Boston Children’s Hospital\nDr. Churchwell provides leadership\, direction\, integration and oversight for the medical delivery system\, while partnering with the Chief Executive Officer on a full range of research\, clinical\, academic\, operational and strategic issues. \nPrior to joining Boston Children’s Dr. Churchwell was Chief Executive Officer for Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington\, DE. \nDr. Churchwell also served as the CEO and Executive Director for the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital\, part of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville\, TN. \nA graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Vanderbilt Medical School in Nashville\, Dr. Churchwell completed his pediatric residency and a clinical fellowship in Pediatric Critical Care at Boston Children’s Hospital. He is currently an Associate Professor of Pediatric Anesthesia at Harvard Medical School and Dr. Churchwell is the Robert and Dana Smith Associate Professor of Anesthesia at the Harvard Medical School. \n 
URL:https://massache.org/event/virtual-breakfast-with-healthcare-champions-featuring-the-churchwell-brothers-2-4/
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SUMMARY:Early Careerist Network Virtual Meet & Greet
DESCRIPTION:Grab your favorite beverage and connect with other members for an hour of virtual dialogue and networking! This is a great way to catch up with those across the state who you might not have seen for some time and is beneficial to new members to start to make connections. \nRegistration is complimentary\, but required. Please submit any questions\, topics or thoughts to share on the registration form. \nClick Here to Register! 
URL:https://massache.org/event/early-careerist-network-virtual-meet-greet-2-5/
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SUMMARY:Virtual Healthcare Career Fair
DESCRIPTION:Healthcare job seekers and employers\, join ACHE of Massachusetts and The Connecticut Association of Healthcare Executives for this innovative virtual career fair! \nAgenda: \n12:00 pm\nWelcome and Introductions \n12:10 pm – 1:15 pm\nHealthcare Human Resource Panel Discussion and Q+A Forum\nFeaturing: \n-Natalie Cook\, New England Regional VP Human Resources\, Prospect Medical Holdings\n-Carmen C. Kenrich\, DVP\, Strategic Partnerships\, Client Experience Executive\, AMN Leadership Solutions\n–Alison Troup\, MBA\, Director of Talent Acquisition\, Mass General Brigham \n1:15 pm – 3:00 pm\nEmployer Breakout Meet & Greet \n\nHow will the virtual fair work this year?  \nBoth Job Seeker and Employer registration is complimentary!  Job Seekers will apply to attend and will receive confirmation links once the career fair team has approved their application. Employers will fill out the form below\, and do have the choice to add on a sponsor option. \nThe first hour of the program will be an engaging healthcare human resources career panel discussion\, which will talk about hiring during the pandemic\, remote interviewing\, changes in the career landscape and much more. Both job seekers and employers can attend this. Then the employer breakout rooms will open at 1:15pm\, and students will have the opportunity to visit the employers they wish to by choosing to go to the employer’s Zoom room. With Zoom’s new upgrade\, attendees can move around as they desire and visit as many employers between 1:15pm-3pm as they can! \nBreakout rooms will be named by which employer is in them. We will also have a breakout room for networking with other job seekers and healthcare leaders when you need a quick break and want to share a virtual cup of coffee and chat! \nHealthcare leaders\, we invite you to attend and support the event as well! Please register using the employer link below and note that you are a member / board member looking to attend and support our industry! \n\nREGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED\nEmployers will be virtually present from every area of healthcare\, including hospitals\, life science\, biotech\, pharma and more. We will list employers as they register! \nEmployers registered as of 3.02.2021\nAMN Healthcare – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center – Beth Israel Lahey Health – Boston Children’s Hospital – CIC Health – CharterCARE Health Partners – Community Healthcare Network – CRISP Health –  Dimensional Insight – Eastern Connecticut Health Network – Emerson Hospital – Hartford HealthCare – Mass General Brigham – Mass General Hospital – Prospect Medical Holdings Ambulatory Services Department  – Pfizer – Prospect Medical Holdings – Tufts Medical Center – VA New England Healthcare System – Waterbury HEALTH – Yale New Haven Health  \n\nMeet Our Panelists\n\n\nEmployers\, when you register\, you will receive your own Zoom room to network with job seekers.  \nRegistration is complimentary for employers\, however you can be a champion for the next generation of healthcare leaders and choose a sponsorship option to help offset costs for future educational offerings! \n  \nSponsorship Options: \nBronze: $100.00\nIncludes pre-event mention on social media and website \nSilver: $250.00\nIncludes pre-event mention on social media and event presentation mention \nGold: $500.00\nIncludes pre-event mention on social media\, event presentation mention and speaker introduction \nPlatinum: $1\,000.00\nIncludes pre-event mention on social media\, event presentation mention\, speaker introduction and breakout room sponsorship \n\nThank you to the following sponsors: \n \n \n 
URL:https://massache.org/event/virtual-healthcare-career-fair-2-5/
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SUMMARY:REIMAGINE – ACHE’s Virtual Congress on Healthcare Leadership
DESCRIPTION:Early-bird registration is now open for American College of Healthcare Executives\n2021 Virtual Congress on Healthcare Leadership.\n\n\n\nJoin them for this reimagined virtual experience and earn 12 ACHE Face-to-Face Education and continuing medical education credits for an early-bird fee of only $599.\n\n\n\nSpeakers this year will include:\n• Anthony S. Fauci\, MD\, director\, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.\n• Atul Gawande\, MD\, surgeon\, Brigham and Young Women’s Hospital/writer\, The New Yorker.\n• Keller Rinaudo\, co-founder/CEO\, Zipline.\n• Amy Walter\, national editor\, Cook Political Report/host\, “The Takeaway.”\n• Wes Moore\, CEO\, Robin Wood.\n• Indu Subaiya\, MD\, co-founder/president\, Catalyst @ Health 2.0.\n\n\n\nClick here to learn more and register! 
URL:https://massache.org/event/reimagine-aches-virtual-congress-on-healthcare-leadership-2-5/
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SUMMARY:ACHE of MA Early Careerist Networking Virtual Fellowship Advancement Informational Session
DESCRIPTION:ACHE of Massachusetts Early Careerist Network presents: \n“Virtual Cocktails & Credentials: Fellowship Advancement and Networking”\n \nTuesday\, April 13th \n6:00pm – 7:00pm \nGrab your favorite beverage and meet executives in healthcare who have obtained their FACHE credential. In the hour\, you will learn more about how the FACHE credential distinguishes you as a respected and recognized healthcare leader and network with likeminded individuals who are committed to changes and improvements in healthcare. \nWhy become a Fellow of ACHE? \n\nRecognized leader among leaders in healthcare management\nMeet rigorous standards for leading health systems\nDemonstrate your competency in all areas of healthcare management\nShow your adaptability as a leader\nCommitted to effective change and improvement throughout your career\nBe a leader who makes a positive impact on patient care and community health\n\nThis program will be worth 1.0 hour of ACHE Qualified Education credits and is complimentary to attend!  \nClick here to register now! \nMeet Our Speaker:\n \nDavid J. Reisman\, FACHE serves as Executive Director of Emergency Preparedness and Senior Administrative Director of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. He leads the MGH preparedness program overseeing strategy\, operations and management of grant funded projects\, and also has administrative leadership responsibility for the Emergency Medicine Advanced Practice Provider Program. David holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst\, a master’s degree in health care administration from The Ohio State University and is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. \n  \n 
URL:https://massache.org/event/ache-of-ma-early-careerist-networking-virtual-fellowship-advancement-informational-session-2-4/
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SUMMARY:Responding to the Pandemic – A Virtual Behind the Scenes of Pfizer’s Race to Develop a Vaccine with Ed Harnaga\, SVP\, Pfizer Communications
DESCRIPTION:From the early pandemic\, through Operation Warp Speed\, and up to present day.\nThis interview with Ed Harnaga\, SVP\, Pfizer Communications provides an engaging perspective into the time line and story working with and briefing key stakeholders\,\nfrom DC and State Officials to the media\, on the development of Pfizer’s vaccine. \nAdvance questions can be included with your registration.\nThis program will be valued at 1.0 hour of ACHE Qualified Education credits.  \nRegistration\nMembers: $20.00\nNon Members: $30.00\nStudents / Early Careerists: $10.00 \nClick here to register now! \n\nMeet Ed Harnaga\, Senior Vice President\, Head of External Communications & Enterprise Reputation\, Pfizer Inc. \n  \nEd is responsible for all external communications activities across Pfizer including corporate reputation\, media relations\, digital and social media\, executive positioning\, with a focus on supporting Pfizer’s Commercial\, Research and Development and Manufacturing organizations.  Ed leads a team of close to 150 Communications professionals from across the globe\, all focused on improving and protecting Pfizer’s reputation and positioning the company as a patient-focused\, science-based organization across all stakeholder groups.  Ed sits on the Corporate Affairs Leadership Team and he works closely with Pfizer’s entire Executive Committee. \nPrior to joining Pfizer\, Ed led practices at a number of consulting firms and was most recently Senior Managing Director and Head of the Healthcare & Life Sciences Sector at FTI Consulting’s Strategic Communications Unit. In this role\, he was responsible for strategic planning\, thought leadership\, and new business development.  As key account lead for a number of multi-national pharmaceutical and biotech clients\, Ed managed a team of professionals across a variety of functions including corporate and executive communications\, scientific and pipeline communications\, internal communications and change management\, issues and reputation management\, corporate branding\, investor relations and public affairs. \nEd has over 30 years of experience advising Fortune 500 CEOs and corporations on a variety of communications challenges and he has worked with a wide range of healthcare companies including Novartis\, Eli Lilly\, Baxter\, Daiichi Sankyo\, Shire\, Covance\, Astellas and GE Healthcare.  Ed’s broader communications work has included highly recognizable brands such as Gerber\, Starbucks\, Sun Microsystems\, Kellogg’s and AARP. \nEd has taken part in numerous global task forces in the public affairs arena including the Council on Foreign Relations’ Task Force on Improving U.S. Public Diplomacy and the East-West Institute’s US-Russian Task Force against HIV/AIDS. Ed holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the State University of New York at Albany. \n  \nMeet Ken Hiscoe\, Director of U.S. Government and Corporate Affairs for Pfizer\, Inc.\n \nKen Hiscoe is Director of U.S. Government and Corporate Affairs for Pfizer\, Inc. Ken joined Pfizer in 2007 as Director of Public Affairs at Pfizer’s Worldwide R&D Headquarters in Groton\, CT and worked in Pfizer’s New York City headquarters as Director of Political Affairs. Before joining Pfizer\, Ken served as District Director and Senior Advisor to Connecticut Congresswoman Nancy Johnson. He managed several of her successful re-election campaigns. Ken previously worked for Fort Worth Congresswoman Kay Granger as Director of Field Operations focusing on business\, military and community outreach. \nKen has spent over 20 years advising local\, state and federal campaigns in Connecticut and beyond. He is a past member of the Canton\, Connecticut Board of Selectmen and received a bachelor’s degree from Westfield State College in Westfield\, Massachusetts and a master’s degree in journalism from Quinnipiac University in Hamden\, CT. Ken and his wife\, Jennifer and their two daughters\, Alison (11) and Savannah (5) live in Franklin\, Massachusetts.
URL:https://massache.org/event/responding-to-the-pandemic-a-virtual-behind-the-scenes-of-pfizers-race-to-develop-a-vaccine-2-4/
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SUMMARY:State of Healthcare: Best Practices in Alleviating Healthcare Worker’s Burnout and Fatigue Amidst COVID-19
DESCRIPTION:Registration\nACHE Members: $20.00\nNon Members: $25.00\nStudents: $10.00\nClick here to register now! \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://massache.org/event/state-of-healthcare-best-practices-in-alleviating-healthcare-workers-burnout-and-fatigue-amidst-covid-19-2-4/
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SUMMARY:WEBINAR: Managing Up in a Virtual World\, hosted by ACHE of MA ECN and MHA
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \n  \nJoin ACHE of MA’s Early Careerist Network (ECN) and Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association (MHA) for a virtual panel “Managing Up in a Virtual World” on Thursday\, July 29\, 5:30pm – 7:00pm.  \nJoin ACHE of Massachusetts ECN and MHA for a live panel discussion to help healthcare professionals learn how to take the first steps in management and leadership development and how to apply them to personal career growth and development. \nPanelists will share their personal experiences that helped them get to where they are now and offer advice to attendees in how they can succeed in a virtual setting. \n  \nRegistration is complimentary to attend\, click here to register now! \nProgram will be approved for 1.0 hour of ACHE Qualified Education credits.  \n  \n\nMeet Our Speakers \nSylvia Odiana\, MBA\nSr. Project Manager\, Beth Israel Lahey Health \nSylvia is originally from Dracut\, MA and obtained both my MBA and BA at Boston University. She is currently a senior project manager at Beth Israel Lahey Health with experience in operations\, revenue cycle\, customer experience\, patient access\, budget management\, project planning\, and project management. She has over nine years of experience in the healthcare industry and over five years of experience in managing people and processes spanning ambulatory operations and system-level initiatives. \nRecent projects have included system patient vaccination planning and operations\, working with Supply Chain throughout the pandemic\, and diversity\, equity\, and inclusion efforts. She regularly works with c-suite executives and collaborate with team members of various disciplines. \nShe has always been passionate in quality care and patient experience as well as a healthy\, supportive environment for employees. Former roles have included scheduling and customer service at Boston Children’s Hospital\, supervising medical assistants and schedulers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital\, and managing staff and budgetary responsibilities at Tufts Medical Center. \n  \nNick Duncan\nDirector of Emergency Medicine Management at Tufts Medical Center \nNick Duncan is the Director of Emergency Management at Tufts Medical Center. In this role\, he leads the hospital-wide Safety Group and ensures that the hospital is equipped to handle any emergency or event that threatens to disrupt normal operations. Nick works to strengthen the medical center’s response capability by developing and continually improving hospital plans and procedures\, as well as providing training and education to staff. \nPrior to this role\, Nick served as the Emergency Management Coordinator (EMC) at the Conference of Boston Teaching Hospitals (COBTH). As the EMC\, he coordinated and communicated the response plans for various incidents and events that impacted or involved COBTH member hospitals. He also represented COBTH member hospitals in the regional planning for preplanned events including the Boston Marathon\, July 4th\, and First Night. \nLast year\, Nick was elected Chair of the Boston Preparedness Coalition (Boston HCP) where he served as a lead advisor for the coalition. Today he is Co-Chair of the COBTH Emergency Management Committee. \nNick received his Bachelor of Science degree in Emergency Management from Massachusetts Maritime Academy. During that time\, Nick served as a Lieutenant Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and provided training to ambulance crew and oversight on patient care. \n  \nAkriti Bhambi\, MHA\nDirector\, Policy and Government Advocacy \nAkriti Bhambi contributes to the development and advocacy of healthcare policy and regulations to support MHA’s members and the wellbeing of their staff and patient populations. \nPreviously\, Akriti served as Chief of Staff for Massachusetts State Representative Marjorie Decker and the Committee on Mental Health\, Substance Use and Recovery. During her tenure with Representative Decker\, Akriti worked on several pieces of legislation that were eventually signed into law\, including gun safety measures and an expansion of cash benefits for low-income families. She oversaw committee work that supported increased access to behavioral health treatment for students\, justice-involved populations\, and individuals in recovery from substance use disorder. Prior to her work in the Massachusetts House of Representatives\, Akriti supported the Ministry of Education in Chile as it released a national curriculum reform package. \nAkriti is a graduate of the University of California\, Davis and the Harvard Graduate School of Education where she focused her research on the effects of organizing and new media on policymaking. \n 
URL:https://massache.org/event/webinar-managing-up-in-a-virtual-world-hosted-by-ache-of-ma-ecn-and-mha-2-4/
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