Webinar Series Explores AI, Resilience and Other Topics

The MHA and other state hospital associations are hosting a webinar series in partnership with the Huron Consulting Group Aug. 10 through Nov. 9 from 1 – 2 p.m. EST. The content will help registrants differentiate the organization’s brand, think innovatively about technology, align workforce around a common set of goals and values, optimize the customer experience and develop future-ready leaders that can drive meaningful cultural and organizational change.

The Aug. 10 webinar, How AI @ Work Will Advance Human Intelligence, will outline ways to rethink data systems and readiness, clinician training and engagement, and ethical frameworks. Gurpreet Dhaliwal, MD, a clinician educator at the University of California San Francisco, will address each of these and what comes next when AI makes healthcare better, stronger and faster.

The Sept. 14 webinar, Wonder Drug: The Science of Serving Others, Anthony Mazzarelli, MD, JD, a healthcare executive, lawyer, bioethicist and associate professor, will discuss why having more compassion for patients is a powerful way to not only achieve better patient outcomes, but also promote your own well-being, resilience and resistance to burnout.

CME and continuing education credit for nurses and pharmacists is available for each webinar attended. By attending the MHA Virtual Leadership Series, participants may earn up to four ACHE Qualified Education Hours toward initial certification or recertification of the Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) designation.

Members are encouraged to register for the webinar. Registration for these MHA-member events is limited to 25 attendees per session, for a flat rate of $500.

Members with questions regarding the webinar series should contact Erica Leyko at the MHA.

Webinar Series Explores Industry Trends and Best Practices

The MHA and other state hospital associations are hosting a webinar series in partnership with the Huron Consulting Group Aug. 10 through Nov. 9 from 1 – 2 p.m. EST. The content will help registrants differentiate the organization’s brand, think innovatively about technology, align workforce around a common set of goals and values, optimize the customer experience and develop future-ready leaders that can drive meaningful cultural and organizational change.

The Aug. 10 webinar, How AI @ Work Will Advance Human Intelligence, will outline ways to rethink data systems and readiness, clinician training and engagement, and ethical frameworks. Gurpreet Dhaliwal, MD, a clinician educator at the University of California San Francisco, will address each of these and what comes next when AI makes healthcare better, stronger and faster. Additional topics focus on well-being and resilience, effective communication and conflict management and workforce attraction and engagement.

CME and continuing education credit for nurses and pharmacists is available for each webinar attended. By attending the MHA Virtual Leadership Series, participants may earn up to four ACHE Qualified Education Hours toward initial certification or recertification of the Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) designation.

Members are encouraged to register for the webinar. Registration for these MHA-member events is limited to 25 attendees per session, for a flat rate of $500.

Members with questions regarding the webinar series should contact Erica Leyko at the MHA.

Governance Webinar Series Outlines Trends and Advocacy Tactics

Board members must understand the issues tied directly to hospital and health system planning and performance, identify opportunities for improvement and support the leadership in advocating for mission-driven, patient-centered policies with key stakeholders.

The MHA Health Foundation governance webinar series MHA Board Governance Education is a three-part series that outlines the trends affecting current and future strategic plans, techniques for effectively communicating with stakeholders on key issues and ways to build trust and engagement within the community.

Sessions are led by Kimberly Russel, former hospital CEO and governance consultant, John Karasinski, senior director, communications, MHA and Dan Wolf, Munson Healthcare trustee.

The webinars are scheduled for April 19, May 9 and May 23 from noon to 1 p.m. EST.

The series is generously sponsored by HPS, an associate member of the MHA and free of charge to MHA members.

Members with questions about registration should contact Erica Leyko at MHA.

Using Interim Leadership to Strengthen Organizational Agility

AMN Healthcare B.E.Smith

AMN Healthcare B.E.SmithAMN Healthcare / B.E. Smith has a track record of success in providing experienced interim leaders to fill open positions while clients conduct searches for a replacement. An additional item, AMN Leadership / B.E. Smith is excited to offer is helping partners deploy interim leaders independent of a search, an approach called strategic interim leadership.

Strategic interim leadership can be defined as when an experienced outside leader is contracted to execute a strategic project or lead a key initiative and is distinctly different from utilizing large-scale consulting firms or hiring the occasional freelancer. They can provide interim candidates in as short as 48 hours.

The benefits of this approach are substantial and include:

  • Cost savings compared to large consulting projects.
  • Maintain strategic momentum.
  • Enhance organizational agility.

Members are invited to explore this subject further with the new report, Using Interim Leadership to Strengthen Organizational Agility, which addresses the drivers and critical success factors in deploying strategic interim leaders on a project basis.

To learn more, contact Mario Karagianis, Midwest division director, AMN Leadership Solutions, at (316) 992-3269. For more information about the EBP program, visit the program’s webpage.

Webinar Highlights Diverse Perspectives and Collaboration to Improve Strategic Goals

Now is the time to maximize board resources to design healthcare that is affordable, equitable and focused on your community’s needs. To effectively create strategies, an organization’s leadership must agree on the approach, terminology and philosophy surrounding goals.

The Difference Between Strategic Planning and Having Strategic Focus webinar from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Oct. 11 will provide guidance on how to accomplish strategic goals. Specifically, it will explain how the board, executive and clinical leadership can collaboratively develop an approach to the organization’s strategy and implementation; use the diversity of board, leadership and medical staff perspectives to actively debate the merits of differing approaches; and how to carve out time to ask questions like what elements are missing and where is the resistance to new ideas.

Board chairs, CEOs and all governing board members are encouraged to register and join us virtually. MHA-member hospitals can register for an unlimited number of connections per hospital or entity for $250. Members with questions should contact Erica Leyko at the MHA.

MHA Launches Physician Membership with AAPL Partnership

The MHA and the American Association for Physician Leadership (AAPL) announced a partnership Sept. 22 that will provide leadership education and training to MHA physician members. The announcement expands the range of benefits offered through the new MHA Physician Membership category, which is designed to provide physician leadership development opportunities and resources.

The AAPL remains the only association solely focused on providing professional development, leadership education and management training exclusively for physicians, making them an ideal candidate for the MHA.

The new relationship will provide membership in AAPL as part of the MHA Physician Membership. New benefits include:

  • AAPL will provide critical components and credits toward obtaining the Certified Physician Executive (CPE) certification as well as credits toward selected master’s degrees through AAPL partner universities.
  • MHA/AAPL physician members will be offered the AAPL’s Physician-Mapped Leadership Assessment & Development Tool.
  • The MHA/AAPL Physician Membership will include full access to the AAPL Leadership Library with articles, journals, case studies and podcasts and will receive a discount on AAPL programs, products, and services.

All physicians employed by a member hospital in Michigan are eligible for MHA Physician membership, as are physicians who are contracted by member hospitals or those who maintain a strong relationship with member hospitals (upon endorsement of the hospital chief executive officer or chief medical officer).

Members with questions may contact MHA Chief Medical Officer Gary Roth, DO.

Suicide Prevention Focus of AHA Trustee Insights

September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and an opportunity to be reminded of the many resources available to support emotional well-being.

The September edition of Trustee Insights, the monthly digital package from the American Hospital Association (AHA), features article about ways governing boards can support suicide prevention initiatives, both through quality and safety practices and through behavioral health networks offering services across the spectrum. Another article outlines how to recognize the behaviors of employees who experience burnout, depression and other forms of anxiety, ways to decrease stigma and interventions and treatments that reduce suicide risk.

This resource is available free for AHA members and at a cost for nonmembers. For information about MHA trustee resources or webinars, contact Erin Steward at the MHA.

Webinar Highlights Discipline Required to Accomplish Strategic Goals

Now is the time to maximize board resources to design healthcare that is affordable, equitable and focused on your community’s needs. To effectively create strategies, an organization’s leadership must agree on the approach, terminology and philosophy surrounding goals.

The Difference Between Strategic Planning and Having Strategic Focus webinar from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Oct. 11 will provide guidance on how to accomplish strategic goals. Specifically, it will explain how the board, executive and clinical leadership can collaboratively develop an approach to the organization’s strategy and implementation; use the diversity of board, leadership and medical staff perspectives to actively debate the merits of differing approaches; and how to carve out time to ask questions like what elements are missing and where is the resistance to new ideas.

Board chairs, CEOs and all governing board members are encouraged to register and join us virtually. MHA-member hospitals can register for an unlimited number of connections per hospital or entity for $250. Members with questions should contact Erica Leyko at the MHA.

Strategic Planning Webinar Available for Hospital Leadership

Developing and executing strategy requires an organization’s top leadership to agree on the approach, terminology and philosophy surrounding goal setting.

The Difference Between Strategic Planning and Having Strategic Focus webinar will explain how the board, executive and clinical leadership can collaboratively develop an approach to a healthcare organization’s strategic planning and implementation. It will also include strategy guidelines for the role of the board, leadership and medical staff so that each group’s strengths and assets are utilized for the organization’s benefit as well as how to carve out time for this work.

The webinar is scheduled from 1 to 2 p.m. ET Oct. 11. Board chairs, CEOs and all governing board members are encouraged to register. MHA-member hospitals can register for an unlimited number of connections per hospital/entity for $250. Members with questions should contact Erica Leyko at the MHA.

Governance and Leadership Dynamics Important to Community Health

Healthcare boards and executives have a shared responsibility to keep their organizations on track for the good of their communities. Optimizing the CEO-governing board connection and interdependency ignites a synergistic combination of governance and leadership.

The webinar You and Your Board: Creating a Synergistic Combination will be offered from noon to 1 p.m. April 27 and will focus on how strategies, alignment and accountability change over time to meet community needs. It will also explain how to establish a well-defined development and execution process to transform healthcare board strategies and outcomes from good to great. Through an interactive process, registrants will evaluate and identify how to elevate the individual and group performance of the board.

MHA-member hospitals can register for an unlimited number of connections per hospital/entity for $200. For more information, contact Erin Steward at the MHA.