ACHE of Massachusetts

WEBINAR: COVID-19: Financial Recovery & Cash Flow Stabilization – Revenue Cycle Perspective
2020-04-23 17:30 - 18:30 UTC
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.
The 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.
Learning Objectives:

Increase cash reserves.
Prepare for regulatory and macro-economic changes brought on by COVID-19.
Resource deployment: Prepare for extended period of remote operation and staff turnover.

This program has been approved for 1.0 hour of ACHE Qualified Education Credits.
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Presenter:
Nelson 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).

WEBINAR: Digging Deep - Leadership Lessons from the Field to Care for Yourself and Your Colleagues During Times of Prolonged Stress
2020-04-16 17:30 - 18:30
Join ACHE-RI, CTAHE and ACHE of MA for this complimentary webinar. Pre-registration is required.
Guest 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.
This program will be approved for 1.0 hour of ACHE Qualified Education Credits.

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Dr. 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.

CANCELED: MA Chapter Pizza Party at ACHE Congress
2020-03-23 18:00 - 20:00 | Bella Bacino’s, 66 E. Wacker Pl, Chicago, IL, 60601, United States
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.
Are you attending ACHE Congress in March?
Join your MA colleagues from the ACHE of MA Chapter at an authentic “Chicago Pizza Party!”
Monday, March 23, 2020 | 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Bella Bacino’s
66 E. Wacker Pl
Chicago, IL 60601
(A 5 minute walk from the Hyatt Regency.)
Cost: $40 per person (Includes: salads, pizzas, desserts and one glass of wine or beer.)
Register by Thursday, March 19th at noon.

Student Career Navigation Event
2020-02-12 10:00 - 13:00
REGISTRATION IS CLOSED. On-site registration will not be available.
February 12, 2020
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Suffolk University, Sargent Hall
120 Tremont Street 5th Floor
Boston, MA
ACHE 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.
*We will also have:*

Free Professional Head Shots
Resume Critiquing
Mock Interviews

*Space is limited and pre-registration is required for all of the above benefits AND to attend this event.
On-site registration will not be available.*
Event Details
10:00 – 10:30 AM Registration & Networking
10:40 – 11:10 AM Keynote Speaker: Rachel Wilson, COO, Atrius Health
11:10 – 12:30 PM Speed Networking (Groups of students meet each employer)
11:30 – 12:30 PM Professional Head Shots, Resume Critique & Interview Skills
12:30 – 1:00 PM 1:1 Connections (Students can return to individual employers during this time)

Thank You to Our Event Sponsors

ECN Winter Social: Perfecting Your Elevator Pitch!
2019-12-04 18:00 - 21:00 | Granary Tavern, 170 Milk Street, Boston, MA, 02109, United States
Wednesday, December 4, 2019
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Granary Tavern
170 Milk Street
Boston, MA
Perfecting 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.
One FREE drink ticket and appetizers will be served. A cash bar will be available.

Investment
$10 ACHE Student Members
$20 ACHE Members & Student Non-Members
$30 Non-Members
*Must be at least 21 years old to attend*
CANCELLATION: 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.

2019 Fall Conference: Social Determinants of Health: What they are, why they matter and what health systems are doing
2019-11-01 07:00 - 12:00 | Sheraton Needham Hotel, 100 Cabot Street, Needham, MA, 02494, United States
Friday, November 1, 2019
7:00 AM – Noon
Sheraton Needham Hotel
100 Cabot Street, Needham, MA
(Continental breakfast and lunch included.)
Healthcare systems bear growing economic risk under contracts with third party payors and government programs. Focusing on medical care delivery alone is not an effective way of managing population health. Studies show that overall health is primarily — about 60% — determined by the social, economic, and physical conditions in the environments in which people live, learn, work, play and worship.
SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH (SDOH) include: housing safety, food availability, education access/quality, job opportunities, healthcare access, public safety (crime and violence), transportation, recreational opportunities, social supports and social stressors (such as racial and other forms of discrimination).
Strategies for addressing SDOH include behavior change interventions (including personalized feedback, health coaching, social support for physical activity, adequate sleep, weight management, diabetes management, diet counseling and stress management) as well as support products and services (such as mobile health, websites, other computer-based applications, text messaging, wearable devices, body and environmental sensors, and telecommunications).
This conference will assist you in understanding the most effective responses to SDOH that will result in improved care, lower costs, and better quality of life for the populations we serve.
Online Registration
Keynote Speakers

Sandro Galea, MD, MPH, DrPh, Dean and Robert A. Knox Professor, Boston University School of Public Health
Douglas Brown, President, UMass Memorial Community Hospitals and Chief Administrative Officer, UMass Memorial Health Care System

Panelist Discussion

Abigail Averbach, MSc, Assistant Commissioner and Director, Office of Population Health, MA Department of Public Health
Nissa James, Ph.D., Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Department of Vermont Health Access
Philly Laptiste, Executive Director, Bowdoin Street Health Center
Dan Slater, MD, Chair of Pediatrics and Medical Director of Mass Health ACO Program, Atrius Health
Moderator: Jennifer Tomasik, Vice President and Principal, CFAR
AND Keynote Douglas Brown

Speaker Bios
Agenda

7:00 to 7:30 AM
Registration, Breakfast and Networking

7:30 to 8:05 AM
Opening Remarks and Annual Meeting

John Fogarty, FACHE, ACHE of MA Chapter President and President, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Needham

8:05 to 8:30 AM
ACHE Update

Kurt Barwis, FACHE, Board of Governors ACHE Speaker, President and CEO, Bristol (Conn.) Hospital & Health Care Group Inc.

8:30 to 9:15 AM
Sandro Galea, MD

9:15 to 10:00 AM
Douglas Brown

10:00 to 10:30 AM
Networking Break – Visit Our Sponsor Tables

10:30 to Noon
Panel Discussion

Noon
Closing Remarks & Optional Networking Lunch

Investment
$169 ACHE of Massachusetts/ACHE Members
$169 MHA Members
$299 Non-members (Join ACHE to receive the Member Rate.)
*$35 Healthcare Administration Students and those “In Transition”
*Students must be in a full-time Healthcare Administration Master’s Program. A Student ID will be requested upon check-in on conference day.

The American College of Healthcare Executives has awarded 1.5 ACHE Face-to-Face Education Credits to this program.

CANCELLATION: 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.
Online Registration

ACHE of MA Conference Presented by the Central/Western MA Local Area Council: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Healthcare: Tools for Implementing Actionable Strategies
2019-09-25 08:00 - 12:00 | Baystate Health and Education Center, 361 Whitney Ave, Holyoke, MA, 01040, United States
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
8:00 AM – Noon
Baystate Health and Education Center
361 Whitney Avenue, Holyoke, MA
In today’s healthcare market, the business case for diversity, equity and inclusion is clear. How are organizations building comprehensive strategies and measuring results? How is it helping to create a competitive advantage and provide care that is culturally responsive to the community’s needs? This conference will focus on the tools that healthcare organizations are using to operationalize their diversity, equity and inclusion plans.
Online Registration
Keynotes

Joanne Marqusee, President and CEO, Cooley Dickinson Health
Amelia Spiliotes, CEO, Community Health Programs

Panelists

Sarah Perez McAdoo MD, Population Health Capstone Director for the Population based Urban and Rural Community Health (PURCH) Track, University of Massachusetts Medical School – Baystate
Linda Rappaport, Managing Partner, Gazelle Strategic Partners, LLC
Frank Robinson, Vice President, Public Health, Baystate Health
Betsy Shally-Jensen, Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Cooley Dickinson Heath Care
Moderator: Carla Villacorta, ACHE of MA Diversity & Inclusion Committee and Healthcare Consultant
And our Keynotes

Speaker Bios
Agenda

8:00 AM
Registration, Breakfast and Networking

8:25 AM
Opening Remarks

8:30 AM
Keynote:

Joanne Marqusee, President and CEO, Cooley Dickinson Health

9:15 AM
Keynote:

Amelia Spiliotes, CEO, Community Health Programs

10:00 AM
Networking Break

10:30 AM
Panel Discussion

Noon
Closing Remarks

12:05 PM
Lunch

Investment
$99 ACHE of Massachusetts/ACHE Members
$150 Non-members (Join ACHE to receive the Member Rate.)
*$35 Healthcare Administration Students and those “In Transition”
*Students must be in a full-time Healthcare Administration Master’s Program. A Student ID will be requested upon check-in on conference day.

The American College of Healthcare Executives has awarded 1.5 ACHE Face-to-Face Education Credits to this program.
1.5 ACHE Qualified Education credits have been approved for the Keynote portion of this program.

CANCELLATION: 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.

Online Registration

Breakfast with Healthcare Champions Series: Breakfast with David Seltz
2019-09-20 07:00 - 08:30 | Suffolk University, The Commons 5th Floor, 120 Tremont Street, Boston, MA, 02108, United States
Friday, September 20, 2019
7:00 – 8:30 AM
Suffolk University
The Commons 5th Floor
120 Tremont Street, Boston, MA
David Seltz is the first Executive Director of the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (HPC), an independent state agency charged with monitoring health care spending growth in Massachusetts and providing data-driven policy recommendations regarding health care delivery and payment system reform. The HPC’s mission is to advance a more transparent, accountable, and innovative health care system through independent policy leadership and innovative investment programs. David will speak about the HPC’s past, ongoing, and future work in furtherance of this mission for better health and better care – at a lower cost – across the Commonwealth.
Online Registration
David Seltz, Executive Director
Massachusetts Health Policy Commission
David Seltz is the first Executive Director of the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission. Prior to this role, David was the chief health care advisor for then-Senate President Therese Murray and served as the Special Advisor on health care for former Governor Deval Patrick (MA). Through these positions, he advised the passage of Chapter 58 of the Acts of 2006 and Chapter 224 of the Acts of 2012. David is a 2003 graduate of Boston College and originally from Minnesota. He was a recipient of Modern HealthCare’s 2015 Up and Comer Award, which recognizes young executives that have made significant contributions in the areas of healthcare administration, management, or policy.
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Agenda

7:00 to 7:30 AM
Continental Breakfast and Registration

7:30 to 8:30 AM
Remarks and Discussion

Investment
$20 ACHE of Massachusetts Members
$30 Non-members
*$20 Full-Time Healthcare Administration Students and those “In Transition”
*Please have your Student ID available to show at the registration desk.
Online Registration
CANCELLATION: 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.

ACHE of MA Panel Series Presented by the ECN: The Future of Accountable Care
2019-09-12 17:30 - 20:00
Thursday, September 12, 2019
Shriners Hospital
5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Shriners Auditorium
51 Blossom Street
Boston, MA
Directions
Accountable care organizations cover over 10% of the US population and span across all payer sources: commercial, Medicare, and Medicaid. As the population ages and lives longer, it’s more important now than ever to effectively manage and coordinate care across the continuum. Medicaid beneficiaries with a behavioral health diagnosis account for almost half of Medicaid spending, yet traditional fee-for-service programs boast little to no incentive to coordinate care for this population. The launch of the ACO Certification program in 2017 made Massachusetts the first state to have statewide, all-payer standards for care delivery. The programs continue to grow as payer reform continues and primary care providers become the quarterbacks of their patients’ care delivery, yet significant challenges still exist as patients transition across multiple providers, organizations and care settings.
Join ACHE of Massachusetts for a live panel series discussion designed to spark intriguing discussion around the future of accountable care in Massachusetts, what health care leaders in the state are doing to manage their ACO population, and how they establish a standard of brand equity and care across providers and settings. How will traditionally disparate organizations re-engineer communication? What types of careers will be created as a result of this paradigm shift? How do we truly integrate acute to post-acute, and where do we go from here?
Why Attend?

Understand the role of accountable care, risk-based care models, and community-based care in creating careers in healthcare
Learn how local organizations are integrating care throughout their organization
Obtain long term career advancement strategies relating to accountable care
Collaborate and network with fellow professionals who are passionate about healthcare

Speakers

Rachel Rosenblum
Chief Operating Officer
Atrius Health
Jessica Dudley, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Brigham and Women’s Physician Organization
Robin Hynds, MSN, RN, CPHM
Vice President of Care Continuum and Network Development
Lawrence General Hospital
Christine Rooney, MD
Director of Clinical Initiatives & School Based Health Centers, Great Lawrence Family Health Center & Director of Behavioral Health & Home Health, My Care Family ACO
Co-moderators
Nicholas D’Addabbo
Director of Clinical Strategy
Nizhoni Health
Shalina Patel
Project Coordinator
Brigham and Women’s Physicians Organization

Speaker Bios
Agenda

5:30 to 6:30 PM
Registration/Networking

6:30 to 8:00 PM
Panel Discussion and Q&A

Investment
$5 ACHE & BYHP Student Members
$15 Student Non-members
$20 ACHE of Massachusetts/ACHE Members & BYHP Members
$30 Non-members
*Please note: Price will increase to $30 for all attendees on Wednesday, September 11, 2019.
CANCELLATION: 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.

Community Outreach: 10 Volunteers Needed for Cradles to Crayons
2019-08-24 13:30 - 15:30 | Giving Factory, 155 North Beacon Street, Brighton, MA, 02135, United States
Saturday, August 24, 2019
1:30 – 3:30 PM
155 North Beacon Street
Brighton, MA
Join us at the Giving Factory in Brighton to provide support to Cradles to Crayons! As a volunteer, you will be inspecting, sorting, and packaging donations to ultimately be distributed to the children they serve.

Spots fill quickly!
To register, please email achemacivicengagement@gmail.com.
About Cradles to Crayons
Cradles to Crayons is a not-for-profit organization which provides children living in homeless or low-income situations with the essential items they need. Since our founding, the Cradles to Crayons vision has been to create a future where childhood poverty no longer exists. To help make this a reality, we’ve adopted a mission to connect communities that have with communities that need. Every day, we provide children from birth through age 12 with the essentials they need to thrive — at home, school and play.
Please contact Courtney Porter or Nick Colleran with any questions.

Summer Evening Networking: Making Every Connection Matter!
2019-06-25 18:00 - 21:00 | Tia’s on the Waterfront, 200 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, MA, 02110, United States
Tuesday, June 25, 2019
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Tia’s on the Waterfront
200 Atlantic Avenue
Boston, MA
Making Every Connection Matter! Join ACHE of MA at its Summer Networking Event and network with professionals from all career levels and healthcare industries while enjoying the beautiful Boston waterfront.
One FREE drink ticket and appetizers will be served. A cash bar will be available.

ACHE of MA 2018 Summer Networking.
Join the fun on June 25th!
Investment
$10 ACHE Student Members
$20 ACHE Members & Student Non-Members
$30 Non-members
*Must be at least 21 years old to attend*
CANCELLATION: 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.

Breakfast with Healthcare Champions Series: The Red Dress and Other Stories of Leadership: Teamwork, Transparency and Trust
2019-06-12 07:00 - 08:30 | Yawkey Center for Cancer Care, 3rd Floor Conference Center, Room Y306, 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA, 02215, United States
Wednesday, June 12, 2019
7:00 – 8:30 AM
Yawkey Center for Cancer Care
3rd Floor Conference Center, Room Y306
450 Brookline Avenue
Boston, MA
Elizabeth Nabel, MD, President
Brigham Health
Elizabeth G. Nabel, president of the Harvard University-affiliated Brigham Health and professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School since 2010, ranks among academic medicine’s most respected leaders. Also a gifted biomedical researcher and wellness advocate, she made history with her 1997 appointment as the first woman chief of cardiology at the University of Michigan. A native of St. Paul, Minnesota, Dr. Nabel earned a B.A. degree (1974) from St. Olaf College, an M.D. (1981) from Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City, and completed her internal medicine and cardiology training at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. As head of Brigham Health, she is responsible for patient care, research, education, and community missions at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital, and the Brigham and Women’s Physician Organization. She also leads Brigham Health’s $1.5 billion life-giving breakthroughs campaign.
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Agenda

7:00 to 7:30 AM
Continental Breakfast and Registration

7:30 to 8:30 AM
Remarks and Discussion

Investment
$20 ACHE of Massachusetts Members
$30 Non-members
*$20 Full-Time Healthcare Administration Students and those “In Transition”
*Please have your Student ID available to show at the registration desk.
SOLD OUT! There is no walk-in space available.
CANCELLATION: 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.

Community Outreach: 10 Volunteers Needed for The Greater Boston Food Bank!
2019-06-08 09:30 - 12:00 | The Intersection of South Bay Ave and Topeka Street in Boston, 70 South Bay Avenue ,, Boston, MA, 02118, United States
Saturday, June 8, 2019
9:30 AM – Noon
70 South Bay Avenue
Boston, MA 02118
Join us at the intersection of South Bay Ave and Topeka Street in Boston to provide support to The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB)! As a volunteer, you will be inspecting, sorting, packing and labeling donated grocery products.
Spots fill quickly!
To register, please email achemacivicengagement@gmail.com.
About The Greater Boston Food Bank
The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) is the largest hunger-relief organization in New England and among the largest food banks in the country. Last year, GBFB distributed more than 60.7 million pounds of nutritious food to people who struggle to have enough to eat. We are committed to increasing our food distribution to provide at least one meal a day to every person in need in Eastern Massachusetts while supporting healthy lives and healthy communities.
Please contact Nick Colleran with any questions.

ACHE of MA Panel Series Presented by the ECN: Leadership Development for Developing Leaders
2019-05-30 08:00 - 17:00 | Shriners Hospital (Boston), Shriners Auditorium, 51 Blossom Street, Boston, MA, 02114, United States
Thursday, May 30, 2019
Shriners Hospital
5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Shriners Auditorium
51 Blossom Street
Boston, MA
Directions
As healthcare leaders, it’s important to not only lead our employees, but also our patients. Leadership development is a lifetime journey – it can happen at any stage in a person’s career and should strengthen as time goes on. It’s often misconstrued that leadership development is only for new or early careerists. Anyone can and will benefit from leadership development no matter the experience, and no matter the industry.
Join ACHE of Massachusetts for a live panel series discussion designed to help healthcare professionals learn how to take the first steps in leadership development and how to apply them to personal career growth and development.
Why Attend?

Learn how to accelerate your career path
Obtain long term career advancement strategies for reaching higher levels
Discover effective frameworks for personal career development (i.e. necessary skills)
Collaborate and network with fellow professionals who are passionate about healthcare

Speakers

John Christoforo, MBA, FACHE
President & CEO
Beth Israel Deaconess HealthCare
Andrea Paciello, FACHE
Executive Director of Teaching & Education
Massachusetts General Hospital
Joan Clifford, DNP, RN, FACHE, NEA-BC
Medical Center Director
Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital
Steve Flaherty
Advisor
Capadev LLP
Moderator – Chris MacFadyen, FACHE
Regional Director of Operations
Cambridge Health Alliance

Speaker Bios
Agenda

5:30 to 6:30 PM
Registration/Networking

6:30 to 8:00 PM
Panel Discussion and Q&A

Investment
$5 ACHE & BYHP Student Members
$15 Student Non-members
$20 ACHE of Massachusetts/ACHE Members & BYHP Members
$30 Non-members
*Please note: Price will increase to $30 for all attendees on Wednesday, May 29, 2019.

The American College of Healthcare Executives has awarded 1.5 ACHE Face-to-Face Education Credits to this program.

CANCELLATION: 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.

ACHE of Massachusetts 2019 Spring Conference: Healthcare in 2025: The Future is Now
2019-05-17 07:00 - 11:45 | DoubleTree by Hilton, 5400 Computer Drive, Westborough, MA, 01581, United States
Friday, May 17, 2019
7:00 AM – 11:45 AM
DoubleTree by Hilton
5400 Computer Drive, Westborough, MA
(Continental breakfast and lunch included.)
Current healthcare cost growth is unsustainable while preventable errors, uneven access, waste, and inefficiency remains. Clearly we are reaching a tipping point.
Major players from outside the industry have recognized this and are attempting to seize an opportunity in the market. Amazon, JPMorgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway made news in January when they announced plans to form a company that will deliver innovation and higher value healthcare to their employees. Other nontraditional healthcare players around the world, including Amazon, Alibaba, Tencent, Apple and Samsung, have already entered the industry, promising to change the game by leveraging artificial intelligence, big data, and other disruptive technologies.

What are leading healthcare providers in this market doing to insure that their organizations will continue to flourish and address these challenges?
How will care be delivered in the future?
What must we do as an industry to improve health and create more value now?

Our spring conference continues ACHE of Massachusetts’ focus on the organizational, structural, financial, and partnership/affiliation models currently being implemented that will drive healthcare’s future.
WE ARE SOLD OUT. THERE IS NO WALK-IN SPACE AVAILABLE AND WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE ANYONE THAT SHOWS UP AT THE DOOR.
Keynote Speakers

Kevin Tabb, MD, President & CEO, Beth Israel Lahey Health

Kate Walsh, President & CEO, Boston Medical Center

Panel Discussion

Charles Boicey, Co-Founder & Chief Innovation Officer, Clearsense
Nancy Michaels, Patient Satisfaction Speaker
Joan Quinlan, Vice President for Community Health, Massachusetts General Hospital, Founding Leader of the MGH Center for Community Health Improvement
Steven Strongwater, MD, President & CEO, Atrius Health
Moderator: Alan Goldberg, FACHE, President, Applied Management Systems

Speaker Bios
Agenda

7:00 to 7:35 AM
Registration, Breakfast and Networking

7:35 to 8:00 AM
Opening Remarks, Kinzer Award & Diversity and Inclusion Award

Steve Walsh, President & CEO, Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association

8:00 to 8:45 AM
Kevin Tabb, MD

8:45 to 9:30 AM
Kate Walsh

9:30 to 10:00 AM
Networking Break – Visit Our Sponsor Tables

10:00 to 11:30 AM
Panel Discussion

11:30 to 11:45 AM
Closing Remarks & Optional Lunch

Investment
$169 ACHE of Massachusetts/ACHE Members
$299 Non-members (Join ACHE to receive the Member Rate.)
*$35 Healthcare Administration Students and those “In Transition”
*Students must be in a full-time Healthcare Administration Master’s Program. A Student ID will be requested upon check-in on conference day.

The American College of Healthcare Executives has awarded 1.5 ACHE Face-to-Face Education Credits to this program.
1.5 ACHE Qualified Education credits have been approved for the Keynote portion of this program.

CANCELLATION: 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.

Community Outreach: 10 Volunteers Needed for The Greater Boston Food Bank!
2019-03-23 13:00 - 15:30 | The Intersection of South Bay Ave and Topeka Street in Boston, 70 South Bay Avenue ,, Boston, MA, 02118, United States
Saturday, March 23, 2019
1:00 – 3:30 PM
70 South Bay Avenue
Boston, MA 02118
Join us at the intersection of South Bay Ave and Topeka Street in Boston to provide support to The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB)! As a volunteer, you will be inspecting, sorting, packing and labeling donated grocery products.
Spots fill quickly!
To register, please email achemacivicengagement@gmail.com.
Thank You to our ECN Event Sponsor!

About The Greater Boston Food Bank
The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) is the largest hunger-relief organization in New England and among the largest food banks in the country. Last year, GBFB distributed more than 60.7 million pounds of nutritious food to people who struggle to have enough to eat. We are committed to increasing our food distribution to provide at least one meal a day to every person in need in Eastern Massachusetts while supporting healthy lives and healthy communities.
Please contact Nick Colleran with any questions.

ACHE of MA Panel Series Presented by the ECN: Planning Your Healthcare Career: The Top 5 Career Paths that Don’t Exist…Yet
2019-01-15 17:30 - 20:00 | Shriners Hospital (Boston), Shriners Auditorium, 51 Blossom Street, Boston, MA, 02114, United States
Tuesday, January 15, 2019
Shriners Hospital
5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Shriners Auditorium
51 Blossom Street
Boston, MA
Directions

Have you ever wondered?
What will healthcare careers look like in 20 years? What skills/experiences will be in high demand? How can I position myself in my career to gather the right experiences to be successful in a rapidly changing healthcare landscape? To tackle these questions, please join the ACHE of MA for an education panel series discussion designed to help young healthcare professionals learn about the different aspects of their career and how to accelerate career development.
Why Attend?

Learn how technology and information systems are changing healthcare career paths.
Discover what skills/experiences will be in high demand over the next 20 years.
Obtain educational advancement advice for ways to maximize your career potential.

Speakers

Elizabeth Boudreau
Executive Advisor
Amazon Web Services
Naomi Lenane
Vice President & Chief Information Officer
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Cara Babachicos
Chief Information Officer
South Shore Health
Mark Sugrue
Chief Nursing Informatics Officer & Associate Chief Nurse
UMass Memorial Medical Center

Speaker Bios
Agenda

5:30 to 6:30 PM
Registration/Networking

6:30 to 8:00 PM
Panel Discussion and Q&A

Investment
$5 ACHE Student Members
$15 Student Non-members
$20 ACHE of Massachusetts/ACHE Members
$30 Non-members
*Please note: Price will increase to $30 for all attendees on Monday, January 14, 2019.

The American College of Healthcare Executives has awarded 1.5 ACHE Face-to-Face Education Credits to this program.

CANCELLATION: 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.
Thank You to Our ECN Sponsor!

ACHE of MA Conference Presented by the Central/Western MA Local Area Council: A New World: Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
2018-11-16 08:00 - 12:00 | Shriners Hospital (Springfield), 516 Carew Street, Springfield, MA, 01104, United States
Friday, November 16, 2018
8:00 AM – Noon
Shriners Hospital
516 Carew Street, Springfield, MA

Everywhere today’s healthcare executive turns there is another article or program touting the merits of AI in healthcare. Join us as we focus the discussion on using AI from many vantage points. Now that we have the data, how can we use it to truly make an impact on patient care? Can AI balance your budget? Can it improve efficiency and help with patient access? Can it help with current and future provider shortages? How will nurses and other non-physician providers benefit from AI? What are the ethical considerations for using AI in healthcare? We have asked experts to come and share their knowledge and perspectives with us in what promises to be a very interesting morning.
Keynotes

Chaitanya Dahagam, MD, Business Development Executive, IBM Watson Health
Joel Vengco, Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer, Baystate Health

Panelists

John Danahey, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Iatric Systems, Inc.
Mark Sugrue, MSN, RN-BC, Chief Nursing Informatics Officer and Associate Chief Nursing Officer, Professional Practice, UMass Memorial Medical Center
Julie Yoo, Chief Strategy Officer & Co-Founder, Kyruus, Inc.
YiDing Yu, MD, Serial Entrepreneur in AI and digital health; Founder of Twiage; Physician at Atrius Health
Moderator: Bruno Nardone, FACHE, Senior Vice President, Solutions – Connected Health and Population Health, NextGen Healthcare
And our Keynotes

Speaker Bios
Agenda

8:00 AM
Registration, Breakfast and Networking

8:25 AM
Opening Remarks

8:30 AM
Keynote:

Joel Vengco, Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer, Baystate Health

9:15 AM
Keynote:

Chaitanya Dahagam, MD, Business Development Executive, IBM Watson Health

10:00 AM
Networking Break

10:30 AM
Panel Discussion

Noon
Closing Remarks

12:05 PM
Lunch and optional tour of Shriners following lunch

Investment
$99 ACHE of Massachusetts/ACHE Members
$99 HIMSS New England Members
$150 Non-members (Join ACHE to receive the Member Rate.)
*$35 Healthcare Administration Students and those “In Transition”
*Students must be in a full-time Healthcare Administration Master’s Program. A Student ID will be requested upon check-in on conference day.

The American College of Healthcare Executives has awarded 1.5 ACHE Face-to-Face Education Credits to this program.
The American College of Healthcare Executives has awarded 1.5 Qualified Education Credits to this program.

CANCELLATION: 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.

ACHE of MA Fall Conference 2018 Co-sponsored by the Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association: Disruptive Technology: Healthcare’s Savior?
2018-11-01 07:00 - 12:00 | DoubleTree by Hilton, 5400 Computer Drive, Westborough, MA, 01581, United States
Thursday, November 1, 2018
7:00 AM – Noon
DoubleTree by Hilton
5400 Computer Drive, Westborough, MA
(Continental breakfast and lunch included.)
Powerful entrenched special interests have defeated efforts to reform the US health care system back to the days of FDR’s Administration. Just since 1960, US healthcare spending has risen from $27B to $3,500B, increasing the annual spend per US resident from $150 to over $10,000! Healthcare’s share of our GDP has grown from a hefty 5% to a gigantic 19%. The voracious healthcare beast is starving other vital social needs, with catastrophic results for our citizens, businesses and government and even our own health care industry.

Yet, while the national spending is rocketing upward, US national health status, which was only mediocre to begin with, is getting worse and life expectancies are going down. According to the WHO’s ranking of the world’s health systems, the US only ranked #37, behind Andorra (#4), Greece (#14), Columbia (#22), Cyprus (#24), Morocco (#29) and Costa Rica (#36), and just one notch above Slovenia (#38).
Enter disruptive technologies and innovation: artificial intelligence, genomic engineering, miniaturization, big data, and new pharmaceuticals. Massive investments are being made by all sorts of economic sectors inside and outside the health care industry — venture capital firms, big pharma, small start-ups, IT, backyard /garage incubators, government payers, commercial payers, and academic medical centers, all searching for the same thing: Higher quality, better outcomes, more access, lower costs and happier/healthier patients.
This conference continues ACHE of Massachusetts’ focus on the people and companies making this all happen and who will either constructively contribute to the new health care paradigm (and spend billions doing it) or go down trying. This is another “Can’t Miss” conference for leaders of health care organizations that don’t want to be left behind in the cyberdust!
Keynotes

Michael Weissel, Executive Vice President, Optum
Terri Bresenham, Chief Innovation Officer, GE Healthcare

Panelists

Chris Coburn, Chief Innovation Officer, Partners HealthCare and President, Partners HealthCare International
Patricia Forts, Deputy Chief of Innovation and Strategy, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
Iyah Romm, Founder and CEO, City Block
Mason Russell, Portfolio Leader of Global Value and Market Access, IBM Watson Health
Sarah Sossong, FACHE, Principal, Flare Capital Partners
Moderator: Peter Shorett, Senior Partner, The Chartis Group

Speaker Bios
Agenda

7:00 AM
Registration, Breakfast and Networking

7:30 AM
Opening Remarks, Service Awards and Annual Meeting

Andrea Paciello, FACHE, ACHE of MA President, Executive Director, Teaching & Education, Massachusetts General Hospital

8:00 AM
Michael Weissel

8:45 AM
Terri Bresenham

9:30 AM
Networking Break

10:00 AM
Panel Discussion

11:45 AM
Closing Remarks

11:50 PM
Lunch

Investment
$199 ACHE of Massachusetts/ACHE Members
$199 MHA Members
$299 Non-members (Join ACHE to receive the Member Rate.)
*$35 Healthcare Administration Students and those “In Transition”
*Students must be in a full-time Healthcare Administration Master’s Program. A Student ID will be requested upon check-in on conference day.

The American College of Healthcare Executives has awarded 1.5 ACHE Face-to-Face Education Credits to this program.
The American College of Healthcare Executives has awarded 1.5 Qualified Education Credits to this program.

CANCELLATION: 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.

Breakfast with Healthcare Champions Series: How an Outside-In, Needs-driven Leadership Approach Positioned Hebrew SeniorLife for Today, Tomorrow, and the Evolving Expectations of Seniors
2018-10-02 07:00 - 08:30 | NewBridge on the Charles, Carl J. and Ruth Shapiro Community Center, Great Meadow Hall, 5000 Great Meadow Road, Dedham, MA, 02026, United States
Tuesday, October 2, 2018
7:00 – 8:30 AM
NewBridge on the Charles
Carl J. and Ruth Shapiro Community Center
Great Meadow Hall
5000 Great Meadow Hall
Dedham, MA
Lou Woolf, President and CEO of Hebrew SeniorLife, will engage attendees in discussions around:

Context: The one common thread that has shaped his career.
Convergence: Ways in which a diverse background in consumer packaged goods, acute-care healthcare and aging enabled him, as well as his leadership team, to optimally fulfill Hebrew SeniorLife’s mission to transform the experience of aging.
Continuum of Care: Best practices and lessons learned along the way, and how these are driving innovation and new ways of thinking about seniors in the dynamic healthcare and social services landscape.

Louis Woolf, MBA, President and CEO
Hebrew SeniorLife
Louis Woolf is President and CEO of Hebrew SeniorLife (HSL), an integrated, eight-site system of health care, housing, research, and teaching that is committed to redefining the experience of aging, and directly serves more than 3,000 Greater Boston seniors on a daily basis. From innovative housing options, to post-acute health care, to its Institute for Aging Research, and to the education of future geriatric care givers, each component of this Harvard Medical School teaching affiliate is designed to help keep seniors thriving and living as independently as possible for as long as it provides the highest quality of life, and, when necessary, to provide the highest quality post-acute and long-term care. The HSL system includes Hebrew Rehabilitation Center in Boston, continuing care retirement communities NewBridge on the Charles in Dedham and Orchard Cove in Canton, five senior supportive housing sites in Brookline, Revere, and Randolph, and a wide array of home- and community-based services throughout Eastern Massachusetts.
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Agenda

7:00 to 7:30 AM
Continental Breakfast and Registration

7:30 to 8:30 AM
Remarks and Discussion

Investment
$20 ACHE of Massachusetts Members
$30 Non-members
*$20 Full-Time Healthcare Administration Students and those “In Transition”
*Please have your Student ID available to show at the registration desk.
CANCELLATION: 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.

ACHE of MA Panel Series - Presented by the ECN Co-Sponsored by the Boston Young Healthcare Professionals: How do I make my next move? Career Positioning and Proactively Managing Your Career Development Career Transitions Edition!
2018-09-25 17:30 - 20:00 | Shriners Hospital (Boston), Shriners Auditorium, 51 Blossom Street, Boston, MA, 02114, United States
Tuesday, September 25, 2018
5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Shriners Hospital
Shriners Auditorium
51 Blossom Street
Boston, MA
Directions
Have you ever wondered?
How do I make the next move in my career? How do I identify the signs/signals that it is time to make a transition and explore my options? How do I clarify my career goals and what “success” looks like for that next position? To tackle these questions, please join the ACHE of Massachusetts for a live panel series discussion designed to help young healthcare professionals learn more about how to make career transitions and proactively manage their career development.
Why Attend?

To learn how to make a successful career transition
To better understand the signs/signals that it is time to make your move
To define what career “success” looks like and ways to proactively manage your career progression to achieve your “dream job”

Speakers

Moderator: William Johnston, MPA, Chief Operating Officer & Senior Vice President, Ambulatory Services
Brigham and Women’s Physicians Organization & Brigham Health
Marc Hudak, President
Care Partners of CT
Terrance Lee, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Information Officer, Needham/Milton/Plymouth Hospitals
Beth Israel Deaconess Healthcare
Sue Schade, Principal
StarBridge Advisors
Ted Witherell, Director, Organization Development & Learning Services
Partners HealthCare

Speaker Bios
Agenda

5:30 to 6:30 PM
Registration/Networking

6:30 to 8:00 PM
Panel Discussion and Q&A

Investment
$5 ACHE & BYHP Student Members
$15 Student Non-members
$20 ACHE of Massachusetts/ACHE Members
$20 BYHP Members
$30 Non-members
*Please note: Price will increase to $30 for all attendees on Monday, September 24, 2018.

The American College of Healthcare Executives has awarded 1.5 ACHE Face-to-Face Education Credits to this program.

CANCELLATION: 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.
Thank You to Our ECN Sponsor!

Breakfast with Healthcare Champions Series: St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center Specialized Services, Neighborhood Destination
2018-07-11 07:00 - 08:30 | St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, Seton Auditorium, 736 Cambridge Street, Brighton, MA, 02135, United States
Wednesday, July 11, 2018
7:00 – 8:30 AM
St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center
Seton Auditorium
736 Cambridge Street
Brighton, MA
St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center is the tertiary care referral center for Steward Health Care in Massachusetts along with being a health care destination for the local community. The hospitals long-term growth includes balancing the conflicting needs of limited physical space with expanding clinical service needs and technology. A comprehensive IMP, along with a clear strategic roadmap continues to maintain St. Elizabeth’s status of providing world-class services in a competitive health care market. This breakfast will detail:

Current challenges facing St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center
Opportunities for growth; services, people, facilities
Current and future plans to support growth

Craig Williams, FACHE, President
St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center
Craig Williams is an experienced health care leader with an impressive record of success over his 25-year career at hospitals and health systems. He comes to St. Elizabeth’s from Partners HealthCare International, where he served as Executive Director for Global Programs and developed operational improvement strategies for hospitals around the world. Previously, he served as the Chief Operating Officer for Elliot Health System in southern New Hampshire and spent six years as the Chief Operating Officer for both Tufts Medical Center and the Tufts Medical Center Physicians Organization, where he helped dramatically improve the system’s finances.

Agenda

7:00 to 7:30 AM
Continental Breakfast and Registration

7:30 to 8:30 AM
Remarks and Discussion

Investment
$20 ACHE of Massachusetts Members
$30 Non-members
*$20 Full-Time Healthcare Administration Students and those “In Transition”
*Please have your Student ID available to show at the registration desk.
CANCELLATION: 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.

Community Outreach: 10 Volunteers Needed for The Greater Boston Food Bank!
2018-06-30 09:30 - 12:00 | The Intersection of South Bay Ave and Topeka Street in Boston, 70 South Bay Avenue ,, Boston, MA, 02118, United States
Saturday, June 30, 2018
9:30 AM – Noon
70 South Bay Avenue
Boston, MA 02118
Join us at the intersection of South Bay Ave and Topeka Street in Boston to provide support to The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB)! As a volunteer, you will be inspecting, sorting, packing and labeling donated grocery products.
Spots fill quickly!
To register, please email achemacivicengagement@gmail.com.
Thank You to our ECN Event Sponsor!

About The Greater Boston Food Bank
The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) is the largest hunger-relief organization in New England and among the largest food banks in the country. Last year, GBFB distributed more than 60.7 million pounds of nutritious food to people who struggle to have enough to eat. We are committed to increasing our food distribution to provide at least one meal a day to every person in need in Eastern Massachusetts while supporting healthy lives and healthy communities.
Please contact Nick Colleran with any questions.

ECN Summer Networking at Night: Professional Networking Cocktail Hour
2018-06-26 18:00 - 21:00 | Tia’s on the Waterfront, 200 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, MA, 02110, United States
Tuesday, June 26, 2018
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Tia’s on the Waterfront
200 Atlantic Avenue
Boston, MA
Please join ACHE of MA at its Professional Networking Cocktail Event! Come network with professionals from all career levels and healthcare industries while enjoying the beautiful Boston waterfront. A cash bar will be available.

Thank You to our ECN Event Sponsors!

Investment
$10 ACHE Student Members
$20 ACHE Members & Student Non-Members
$30 Non-members
CANCELLATION: 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.

ACHE of MA Panel Series Presented by the ECN: Building Mentoring & Coaching Skills Mentorship Edition!
2018-05-22 17:30 - 20:00 | Shriners Hospital (Boston), Shriners Auditorium, 51 Blossom Street, Boston, MA, 02114, United States
Tuesday, May 22, 2018
5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Shriners Hospital
Shriners Auditorium
51 Blossom Street
Boston, MA
Directions
Have you ever wondered?
What does a mentor do? What does a “mentor-mentee” relationship look like? What is the difference between “being mentored” and receiving coaching advice or professional feedback? How does someone go about finding a mentor or mentee and how does building this type of relationship help you in your career?
To tackle these questions, please join the ACHE of MA for an education panel series discussion designed to help young professionals learn more about mentorship and how building a mentor-mentee relationship can accelerate your career and personal growth.
Why Attend?

Learn what mentors do and how they function in today’s healthcare world.
Discover what the “mentor-mentee” relationship looks like across different areas of healthcare.
Understand how this type of relationship helps drive career advancement and personal growth.
Obtain specific career advice and a real-time opportunity to enroll as a mentor or mentee through ACHE.

Speakers

Rachel Rosenblum, MHA
Chief Operating Officer
Atrius Health
Lesley Solomon, MBA
Executive Vice President & Chief Innovation Officer
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Laura Wood, DNP, RN, NEA-BC
Senior Vice President of Patient Care Operations and Chief Nursing Officer
Boston Children’s Hospital
Catherine Schroeder, MBA
Deputy Chief Information Officer
Brigham Health (Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Faulkner Hospital, and Brigham and Women’s Physicians Organization)
Beverly Hardy
Innovation Strategy Manager
Brigham & Women’s Hospital

Speaker Bios
Agenda

5:30 to 6:30 PM
Registration/Networking

6:30 to 8:00 PM
Panel Discussion and Q&A

Investment
$5 ACHE Student Members
$15 Student Non-members
$20 ACHE of Massachusetts/ACHE Members
$30 Non-members
*Please note: Price will increase to $30 for all attendees on Monday, May 21, 2018.

The American College of Healthcare Executives has awarded 1.5 ACHE Face-to-Face Education Credits to this program.

CANCELLATION: 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.
Thank You to Our ECN Sponsor!

ACHE of Massachusetts Spring Conference 2018: The New Healthcare Paradigm and Organizations That Are Shaping It
2018-05-04 07:30 - 12:00 | DoubleTree by Hilton, 5400 Computer Drive, Westborough, MA, 01581, United States
Friday, May 4, 2018
7:30 AM – Noon PM
DoubleTree by Hilton
5400 Computer Drive, Westborough, MA
(Continental breakfast and lunch included.)
A 6% increase per year in US health care costs over the next decade is projected, bringing health care’s share of our GNP from 19% to 25% – when for the rest of the industrialized would it is only 6-10%. And, despite this massive spend, US still ranks as the unhealthiest nation in the industrialized world.
Congress plans to take up “Entitlements Reform” next – threatening massive cuts to Medicare and Medicaid just as 80 million Baby Boomers enter their 70’s and 80’s – the peak years for health care needs.
Something has got to give! The whole health care industry – big pharma, medical device manufacturers, providers, and insurance companies – will need to make radical changes.
Enter disruptive innovators: Big Data and new payment models that demand control of total medical expense while providing higher quality and greater access. Increasing volume, visits and procedures to generate revenue will not work. The future must focus on the real determinates of health: Behavior, Engagement and Environment.
ACHE of MA’s Spring Conference will focus on organizations and individuals that are successfully implementing changes and creating The Future of Health Care in America. Pay attention to this paradigm shift – or risk becoming the next incandescent light bulb!
Keynote Speakers
Troyen Brennan, MD, Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, CVS Health

Patrick Gilligan, Executive Vice President of Sales, Marketing & Product, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts

Panel Discussion

Moderator: Peter Shorett, Senior Partner, The Chartis Group
Alastair Bell, MD, Executive Vice President, Strategy and Chief Operating Officer, Boston Medical Center
Jan Bruce, Founder & CEO, meQuilibrium
John Moore, MD, CMO, Fitbit (Previously Co-Founder & CEO, Twine Health which was bought by Fitbit)
Andrew Schutzbank, MD, MPH, Vice President, Product, Iora Health
David Seltz, Executive Director, Massachusetts Health Policy Commission

Speaker Bios
Agenda

7:30 to 8:00 AM
Registration, Breakfast and Networking

8:00 to 8:15 AM
Opening Remarks & Kinzer Awards

Andrea Paciello, FACHE, ACHE of MA President, Executive Director, Teaching & Education, Massachusetts General Hospital

8:15 to 9:00 AM
Troyen Brennan, MD

9:00 to 9:45 AM
Patrick Gilligan

9:45 to 10:15 AM
Networking Break – Visit Our Sponsor Tables

10:15 to Noon
Panel Discussion

Noon – Closing
Closing Remarks & Optional Lunch

Investment
$199 ACHE of Massachusetts/ACHE Members
$299 Non-members (Join ACHE to receive the Member Rate.)
*$35 Healthcare Administration Students and those “In Transition”
*Students must be in a full-time Healthcare Administration Master’s Program. A Student ID will be requested upon check-in on conference day.

The American College of Healthcare Executives has awarded 1.5 ACHE Face-to-Face Education Credits to this program.
1.5 ACHE Qualified Education credits have been approved for the Keynote portion of this program.

CANCELLATION: 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.

ECN Spring Networking at Night: Professional Networking Cocktail Hour
2018-03-20 18:00 - 21:00 | Central Wharf, 160 Milk Street, Boston, MA, 02109, United States
Tuesday, March 20, 2018
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Central Wharf
160 Milk Street
Boston, MA
Please join ACHE of MA on the 1st day of Spring for a Networking Cocktail Hour! Come network with professionals from all career levels and healthcare industries. A cash bar will be available.

Investment
$10 ACHE Student Members
$20 ACHE Members & Student Non-Members
$30 Non-members
CANCELLATION: 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.

Community Outreach: 10 Volunteers Needed for The Greater Boston Food Bank!
2018-02-03 09:30 - 12:00 | The Intersection of South Bay Ave and Topeka Street in Boston, 70 South Bay Avenue ,, Boston, MA, 02118, United States
Saturday, February 3, 2018
9:30 AM – Noon
70 South Bay Avenue
Boston, MA 02118
Join us on February 3rd at the intersection of South Bay Ave and Topeka Street in Boston to provide support to The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB)! As a volunteer, you will be inspecting, sorting, packing and labeling donated grocery products.
Spots fill quickly!
To register, please email achemacivicengagement@gmail.com.
Thank You to our ECN Event Sponsor!

About The Greater Boston Food Bank
The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) is the largest hunger-relief organization in New England and among the largest food banks in the country. Last year, GBFB distributed more than 60.7 million pounds of nutritious food to people who struggle to have enough to eat. We are committed to increasing our food distribution to provide at least one meal a day to every person in need in Eastern Massachusetts while supporting healthy lives and healthy communities.
Please contact Nick Colleran with any questions.
