Wisconsin Chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives

Physician leaders must represent both clinical and management interests. Those new to the role are often challenged to move beyond their clinical expertise as they are asked to problem solve, lead their clinical colleagues, and manage needed change in a rapidly evolving health care environment. The COVID-19 pandemic has altered life for everyone. Based on your feedback, combined with the current guidance surrounding large gatherings, WHA has developed a complete educational event for physicians and their hospital leadership. The Physician…

Save The Date: WHA's ADVOCACY DAY April 14, 2021 Virtual Mark your calendar now for WHA’s Advocacy Day 2021, scheduled for Wednesday, April 14.   This year, WHA has contracted with the professional virtual event platform, LeaderPass, to deliver this event to advocates across the state virtually. While the day will be a little different in the virtual format, attendees can still expect to hear from great line-up of speakers, including opening keynote Frank Sesno.  Sesno is an internationally-recognized journalist with…

Objectives Explore organizational and community implications, barriers, and opportunities to diversity, equity and inclusion Compare organizational diversity models and plans Evaluate organizational culture and cultural competency Administer quality practices for diverse populations Speakers Nusheen Ameenuddin, MD, MPH, MPA, Pediatrician, Mayo Clinic Erickajoy Daniels, SVP, Chief Diversity Equity & Inclusion, Advocate Aurora Health William Johnson, Diversity and Inclusion Officer, Milwaukee VA Medical Center David Loaiza-Funk, MHS, CLSSBB, CMI, President & CEO at Diversidad LLC Face-to-Face Credit This event has been approved…

Objectives Strategies to help organizational leaders understand the need for and how to embrace disruptive innovation Understanding how disruptive innovation necessitates change and how to embrace and sustain organizational change. Learn how disruptive innovation in healthcare has modified the way consumers view and seek healthcare services. Understand how regulations and legislation may enable or hinder disruptive innovation in healthcare Increase awareness of and identification of disruptive innovation in healthcare with examples of adaptive strategies. Speakers Mark Herzog, FACHE, President, Herzog…

Program Description The 2021 Wisconsin Rural Health Conference will focus on the coping and resiliency skills of healthcare staff, public policy issues affecting rural populations and how uncovering our unconscious biases can help in providing  better patient experiences and outcomes. This virtual conference will be presented on professional learning platform, LeaderPass. Program Objectives Please see Conference Agenda for objectives for each presentation. Who Should Attend This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of CEOs, administrators, chief financial…

Objectives Discuss how the landscape of health care has changed the strategic planning and direction for healthcare sustainability Identify strategies to develop effective and efficient Population Health/Primary Care Health management models Discuss health care providers workflows in the digital era and strategies to streamline those workflows to maximum quality, safety and efficiency Speakers John Brill MD, MPH, VP Population Health - Wisconsin, Advocate Aurora Health James McLain, MHA, FACHE, Chief Operating Officer, Milwaukee VA Medical Center Mike Sanders, FACHE, Managing…

Featuring: Christina Orr, D.P.T., Assistant Medical Center Director, Milwaukee Veterans Affairs Medical Center Christina Orr, D.P.T., has spent much of her career serving America’s Veterans. She began her VA career as a physical therapist at the Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center (VAMC) in Richmond, Virginia before taking a position at the Clement J. Zablocki VAMC in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 2006. During her time at the Zablocki VAMC she has worked in several capacities; an acute care physical therapist, medical…