The Senate Committee on Revenue, Financial Institutions and Rural Issues approved a bill Thursday that would increase funding for rural broadband and add healthcare criteria the Public Service Commission should consider when awarding money.

Buoyed by the promise of better care and lower costs, health organizations are increasingly flocking to care coordination models. But they are not always easy to organize in today’s disjointed healthcare system and current payment structures often don’t reward the effort. Also, coordination among different programs is lacking.

A panel of experts will share their experiences from the field. Find out what’s working, what’s not and what they see as the future of care coordination. Panelists:

• Joy Tapper, Executive Director, Milwaukee Health Care Partnership
• Tom Lutzow, CEO, Independent Care Health Plan
• Jane Pirsig-Anderson, Director, Aurora Health Care Family Service

The event is Tuesday, April 4 from 11:30am – 1pm at the Wisconsin Club in Milwaukee (900 West Wisconsin Avenue).  Register online (link).

Benefits of Joining

ACHE offers four community groups that align with our members’ professional backgrounds and diversity inclusion. Join one that meets your professional needs and goals (pending the requirements).

Asian Healthcare Leaders | LGBT | Healthcare Consultants | Physician Executives

Sign Up Today: Join or renew your membership to one or more of these groups for an annual fee of $100 each, in addition to your ACHE membership dues. All benefits are accessible online and include a quarterly newsletter, an exclusive LinkedIn Group and special designation in ACHE’s online Member Directory.

Board of Governors Exam Fee Waiver Campaign Runs March 1–June 30

Take the next important step for your career by advancing to Fellow status benefits your professional goals and strengthens the healthcare management profession. Submit your Fellow applications starting March 1 with our Board of Governors Exam fee waiver offer (a savings of $200), available through June 30. Fellow applicants must submit their completed Fellow application, $250 application fee and all required documents, such as their references and organization chart, by June 30.

If you have any questions, please contact Erika Joyce, CAE, assistant director, Division of Member Services, at ejoyce@ache.org or (312) 424-9373.

Visit ache.org/FACHE to learn more.

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Encourage Your Colleagues to Join or Advance to Fellow

You are in a unique position of influence as a chapter member to grow ACHE, so share the value of ACHE with your colleagues by participating in the Leader-to-Leader Program. Each time a new Member is recruited or a current Member becomes an ACHE Fellow with the encouragement of another ACHE member, one point is awarded that can be redeemed for quality reward items. Note that sponsors must be listed on applications in order to receive credit.

Be sure to visit ache.org/L2L for more details about the Program, learn about sponsor referral cards, and see the new selection of reward items for 2017.

As a developing leader in an industry experiencing fast-paced and disruptive changes, the ability to lead effectively has never been more critical nor more marketable. Today’s leading healthcare organizations require the talent and skills of strong leaders to influence others in realizing the vision of the organization.

The leadership development program will enlighten the leader about their leadership abilities, enhance their knowledge of the healthcare industry, and provide them with the opportunity to immediately apply what they’ve learned for personal and professional growth.

Deadline: March 13, 2017

Apply Now

Save the date!  The MEGA Conference is back by popular demand.  The 2018 event, “Excellence through Collaboration” is January 15-17 at the Kalahari Resort and Conference Center in Wisconsin.  Updates and information available online at www.megawisconsin.com.  The conference is presented by AAHAM (Revenue Cycle Coop), HFMA, HIPAA COW and WMGMA.  Brochure available at the end of September.

Department of Health Services Secretary Linda Seemeyer will outline Gov. Scott Walker’s 2017-19 budget and discuss department priorities during a March 21 Newsmaker Event in Madison.

The events is being held March 21 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. (discussion begins promptly at noon) at the Madison Club (5 East Wilson Street, Madison, WI 53703).  Register now.

Increasing prescription drug costs have caught the attention of the President and the public. What’s behind the rapid rise and how far are lawmakers willing to go?

Would allowing Medicare to negotiate with drugmakers make an impact? What about cutting taxes and regulations? And would lower prices mean less innovation?  Learn more at a Wisconsin Health News Panel Event March 7 at the Madison Club (register now).  Panelists:

• Holly Campbell, Senior Director of Public Affairs, PhRMA
• Mark Huth, CEO, Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin
• Andy Pulvermacher, Specialty Services Supervisor, UW Health
• Paul Rosowski, Senior Director, Industry Relations and Contracting, Navitus Health Solutions

The application deadline for the LDP is March 13, 2017. The American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) – Wisconsin Chapter Leadership Development Program combines site visits, lectures, group exercises, participatory events, skill assessments, and individual coaching sessions to prepare emerging leaders with the skills to influence others and immediately impact their organizations.

In addition to the core curriculum, the program also offers the leader the opportunity to interact with peers from across the state, receive coaching from successful early careerists and executives, increase exposure in the Wisconsin Chapter of ACHE, and the ability to network with Wisconsin’s leading healthcare executives.

Apply Now