MHA Webinars Focus on Conflict Resolution and Changing Employee Values

The MHA and the Huron Consulting Group are hosting two webinars focused on helping hospitals attract, retain and promote high-performing talent.

The How to Have Tough Conversations in Healthcare webinar will provide practical strategies to help attendees become a more effective communicator on Oct. 12 from 1 to 2 p.m. EST. Speaker Pam Beitlich, DNP, APRN, will reveal ways to set expectations and deliver difficult messages and will allow time for participants to practice managing conflict.

A Strategic Approach to Workforce Development webinar will highlight outdated norms in the work setting on Nov. 9 from 1 to 2 p.m. EST. Speaker Holly Lorenz, DNP, RN, will share how to respond and adapt to change as values and employee expectations change.

Individuals can register for $100 per login per webinar. CME and continuing education credit for nurses and pharmacists is available for each webinar attended. By attending both webinars, participants may earn up to two (2) ACHE Qualified Education Hours toward initial certification or recertification of the Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) designation.

Members should contact Erica Leyko at the MHA to register for the entire series. Questions about webinar series should be directed to Erica Leyko at the MHA.

Three Upcoming MHA Workforce Webinars Provide Continuing Education

The MHA and other state hospital associations are hosting three workforce webinars in partnership with the Huron Consulting Group, a firm helping organizations develop future-ready leaders that can drive meaningful cultural and organizational change. Continuing medical education 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 three (3) ACHE Qualified Education Hours toward initial certification or recertification of the Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) designation.

The webinars are scheduled from 1 to 2 p.m. EST on Sept. 14, Oct. 12 and Nov. 9., focusing on transforming organizations to attract, retain and promote high-performing talent.

Wonder Drug: The Science of Serving Others, presented by Anthony Mazzarelli, MD, JD, will explain how to build positive psychology in the workplace and in personal lives, and how treating one another affects well-being and resilience. The October and November webinars focus on effective communication and conflict management and workforce attraction and engagement. Speakers Pam Beitlich, DNP, APRN, and Holly Lorenz, DNP, RN, both have more than 35 years of experience in nursing administration.

Individuals can register for $100 per login per webinar. Members with questions about the webinar series or registration for the entire series should contact Erica Leyko at the MHA.

LARA Updates Implicit Bias Training Rules

The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) recently released the final draft of the Public Health Code – General Rules to allow asynchronous teleconference or webinars as acceptable modality of training as part of the implicit bias training standards. Webinars and asynchronous teleconference were previously prohibited because they didn’t allow for interaction between students and the instructor. These rules will be filed with the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules and become effective March 23, 2023

Under the updated rules, individuals applying to renew their license will be allowed to satisfy the implicit bias training standard through webinars offered by acceptable sponsors. Another positive rule change is the allowance of implicit bias training to satisfy other training or continuing education requirements.

Members with questions should contact Renée Smiddy at the MHA.

News to Know – Week of Sept. 19

MHA Endorsed Business Partner (EBP) ParaRev will host two free webinars this month. Join us at noon ET Sept. 20 to receive an update on price transparency and the No Surprises Act, including what is required for compliance as of Jan. 1, 2023. The MHA will also host a webinar with ParaRev on Zero Balance insurance reviews from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET Sept. 27. MHA members are invited to register and share information about the webinars with their colleagues. To learn more, visit the ParaRev EBP webpage or contact Sandra LaPlace at ParaRev.

COVID-19 Impact on Strategic Planning Focus of Webinar

Hospital and health system boards will face challenges as the world transitions from a multiyear pandemic to an endemic. The industry is experiencing instability and near-constant change: innovation in medicine and service delivery, new competitors, payer upheaval, renewed scrutiny on the social determinants of health, and more. The webinar Governance Megatrends: What is the Impact on Your Board? will focus on trends relevant to the healthcare organization board and how to perform a comprehensive review of an existing strategic plan through pandemic-era eyes.

The webinar is scheduled from 1 to 2 p.m. Jan. 26. MHA members can register for $155 per hospital, with an unlimited number of connections within that hospital. The single connection fee does not apply to multiple sites within a health system. Members with questions should contact Erica Leyko at the MHA.