Acaemic Skills Sets Analysis

Using Microsoft® Word, prepare an evaluation of your potential academic skill sets to be gained through the MHA program in a minimum of 500 words.

Access and complete the

ACHE Self-Assessment

to identify your competence level with various health care concepts and tasks.

Analyze your strengths and weaknesses in relation to the skill sets required for your current position and a position you would like to attain.

Describe your current position and the position to which you aspire.

List the skill sets required for these positions.

Explore the courses you will be taking within the MHA program.

Choose 3 courses that you believe will provide additional skill sets to help you be more successful in your current position as well as prepare you for your desired position.

Describe how you believe those courses will help you add those skill sets to help perform more successfully in your current position and prepare you for a position with more responsibility.

ACHE HEALTHCARE EXECUTIVE
2024 COMPETENCIES

ASSESSMENT TOOL

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The American College of Healthcare Executives’
Healthcare Executive Competencies Assessment Tool is
off ered as an instrument for healthcare leaders to use

in assessing their expertise in critical areas of healthcare
management.

How to Use This Tool
Th is tool can be used in several diff erent ways to identify
areas of strength and areas that may need professional skill
development as well as formulating a development plan.
Some examples of how this tool can be used are listed below.

• Self or organizational assessment. Th e tool is designed to
help you identify strengths and areas for development in
relation to ACHE’s competencies. It may provide valuable
information in your performance planning and review.

• Team or group development. Th e tool may help link
individual performance to the goals of the organization.
Integrating knowledge and skills needed for eff ective
leadership will allow team members to achieve corporate
goals, objectives and values.

• Employee selection or job descriptions. Th e tool may provide
the ability to look beyond the individual and understand
the composition of the entire workforce by exploring the
strengths, weaknesses and gaps across the organization.
You can make more informed decisions regarding training
initiatives, allocate resources more eff ectively and align
development opportunities with organizational goals.

• Academic or professional development programs. Th e tool
may help uncover knowledge and skills you may wish to
update or improve. Once you have completed the ratings,
you will get results that point to the competencies you
should focus on when choosing professional development
opportunities.

Th is tool is self-scored with no right or wrong answers. Use
the results to make a development plan, and complete the
ACHE Competencies Assessment Tool at desired intervals to
measure growth over time.

To assess expertise in the fi ve domains of this tool, consider
where you, the person, or the team you are assessing would
fall on the scale of skill acquisition.

• Novice (1)–An individual’s primary focus is understanding
and gaining information in order to comprehend the
skills needed. You have the level of experience gained in
a classroom setting or on-the-job training. You are
expected to need help when performing this skill.

• Competent (3)–People with considerable experience
develop competence in solving problems within the
learned guidelines and rules. You are able to successfully
complete the competency as requested. Help from
experts may be required from time to time, but you can
usually perform the skill independently.

• Expert (5)–Experts work intuitively analyzing,
recognizing patterns, critiquing and solving problems
with ideas and expertise. You are known as the expert
in this area. You can provide guidance, troubleshoot
and answer questions related to this competency.

For your convenience, a complete list of ACHE resources,
including readings, programs, assessments, and self-study
courses are included in the back of the directory and
referenced by number in each section of the assessment.

About This Tool
Th e competencies are derived from job analysis surveys of
healthcare leaders across various management and
administration disciplines. Th ey are aligned with the
challenges and opportunities experienced by leaders today.
Th e tool is reviewed and updated annually.

Within the ACHE Healthcare Executive Competencies
Assessment Tool, the competencies are categorized into fi ve
critical domains: Communication and Relationship
Management, Leadership, Professionalism, Knowledge of the
Healthcare Environment and Business Skills and Knowledge.
Th e defi nitions for the domains are as follows:

Professionalism

Leadership

Knowledge
of the

Healthcare
Environment

Business Skills
and

Knowledge

Communication
and Relationship

Management

*derived from HLA Model

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1. Communication and Relationship Management
The ability to communicate clearly and concisely with
internal and external customers, establish and maintain
relationships and facilitate constructive interactions with
individuals and groups. This domain includes:

A. Relationship Management

B. Communication Skills

C. Facilitation and Negotiation

2. Leadership
The ability to inspire individual and organizational
excellence, create a shared vision and successfully manage
change to attain the organization’s strategic ends and
successful performance. Leadership intersects with each of
the other four domains. This domain includes:

A. Leadership Skills and Behavior

B. Organizational Climate and Culture

C. Communicating Vision

D. Managing Change

3. Professionalism
The ability to align personal and organizational conduct
with ethical and professional standards that include a
responsibility to the patient and community, a service
orientation, and a commitment to lifelong learning and
improvement. This domain includes:

A. Personal and Professional Accountability

B. Professional Development and Lifelong Learning
C. Contributions to the Community and Profession

4. Knowledge of the Healthcare Environment
The understanding of the healthcare system and the
environment in which healthcare managers and providers
function. This domain includes:

A. Healthcare Systems and Organizations

B. Healthcare Personnel

C. The Patient’s Perspective

D. The Community and the Environment

5. Business Skills and Knowledge
The ability to apply business principles, including systems
thinking, to the healthcare environment. This domain
includes:

A. General Management

B. Financial Management

C. Human Resource Management

D. Organizational Dynamics and Governance

E. Strategic Planning and Marketing

F. Information Management

G. Risk Management

H. Quality Improvement

I. Patient Safety

Healthcare leaders should demonstrate competence in
aspects of all five of these domain areas. As you work your
way through the ACHE Competencies Assessment Tool, we
hope you will find it valuable and that it provides guidance
along your path of lifelong professional education as you face
the ongoing challenges of management and leadership. We
have made it available as a PDF file at ache.org/
CareerResources and hope you will share it with other
healthcare leaders.

About the Competencies
The competencies were derived from job analysis surveys
conducted by Healthcare Leadership Alliance associations.
In addition to the American College of Healthcare
Executives, members of the Healthcare Leadership Alliance
are American Association of Physician Leadership, American
Organization of Nurse Executives, Healthcare Financial
Management Association, Healthcare Information and
Management Systems Society and Medical Group
Management Association.

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COMPETENCY LEVEL

Novice Competent Expert

1. Communication and Relationship Management

A. Relationship Management

Organizational structure and relationships 1 2 3 4 5

Build collaborative relationships 1 2 3 4 5

Demonstrate effective interpersonal relations 1 2 3 4 5

Develop and maintain medical staff relationships 1 2 3 4 5

Develop and maintain supplier relationships 1 2 3 4 5

Identify stakeholder needs/expectations 1 2 3 4 5

Provide internal customer service 1 2 3 4 5

Practice and value shared decision making 1 2 3 4 5

Other professional norms and standards of behaviors as defined by
professions such as AHA, physician’s oaths and other professional pledges 1 2 3 4 5

Creating an ethical culture in an organization 1 2 3 4 5

Readings: 3, 4, 11, 18, 21, 23, 33, 36, 61, 63, 70, 77, 88, 90, 93, 97, 110, 118, 123
Programs: 6, 14, 24, 29, 54, 62, 65, 84
Leadership Assessments: 4, 5, 6
Self-Study Courses: 2, 3,

B. Communication Skills

Public relations 1 2 3 4 5

Principles of communication and their specific applications 1 2 3 4 5

Sensitivity to what is correct behavior when communicating
with diverse cultures, internal and external 1 2 3 4 5

Communicate organizational mission, vision, objectives and priorities 1 2 3 4 5

Identify and use human and technical resources to develop
and deliver communications 1 2 3 4 5

Prepare and deliver business communications, including meeting agendas,
presentations, business reports and project communications plans 1 2 3 4 5

Present results of data analysis to decision makers 1 2 3 4 5

Provide and receive constructive feedback 1 2 3 4 5

Use factual data to produce and deliver credible and
understandable reports 1 2 3 4 5

Readings: 11, 21, 23, 25, 59, 75, 90
Programs: 19, 22, 45, 54, 61
Leadership Assessments: 5, 6

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C. Facilitation and Negotiation

Mediation, negotiation and dispute resolution techniques 1 2 3 4 5

Team building techniques 1 2 3 4 5

Labor relations strategies 1 2 3 4 5

Build effective physician and administrator leadership teams 1 2 3 4 5

Create, participate in and lead teams 1 2 3 4 5

Facilitate conflict and alternative dispute resolution 1 2 3 4 5

Facilitate group dynamics, process, meetings and discussions 1 2 3 4 5

Readings: 3, 4, 11, 22, 30, 31, 38, 72, 77, 88, 91, 106, 109, 116, 118, 123
Programs: 24, 72
Leadership Assessments: 3, 5, 6
Self-Study Courses: 2, 18, 23

COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT
DEVELOPMENT PLAN

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2. LEADERSHIP

A. Leadership Skills and Behavior

Leadership styles/techniques 1 2 3 4 5

Leadership theory and situational applications 1 2 3 4 5

Potential impacts and consequences of decision making in
situations both internal and external 1 2 3 4 5

Adhere to legal and regulatory standards 1 2 3 4 5

Champion solutions and encourage decision making 1 2 3 4 5

Develop external relationships 1 2 3 4 5

Collaborative techniques for engaging and working with physicians 1 2 3 4 5

Incorporate and apply management techniques and theories
into leadership activities 1 2 3 4 5

Foster an environment of mutual trust 1 2 3 4 5

Support and mentor high-potential talent within the organization 1 2 3 4 5

Advocate and participate in healthcare policy initiatives 1 2 3 4 5

Readings: 3, 4, 6, 16, 19, 22, 23, 38, 39, 41, 54, 57, 59, 61, 63, 75, 79, 84, 86, 87, 89, 90, 93, 115, 116
Programs: 1, 7, 10, 11, 23, 27, 31, 32, 35, 39, 42, 49, 54, 56, 57, 59, 60, 69, 71, 76, 79
Leadership Assessments: 2, 5, 6, 90
Self-Study Courses: 1, 3, 5, 7, 13

B. Organizational Climate and Culture

Create an organizational climate that encourages teamwork 1 2 3 4 5

Create an organizational culture that values and supports diversity 1 2 3 4 5

Knowledge of own and others’ cultural norms 1 2 3 4 5

Assess the organization, including corporate values and culture,
business processes and impact of systems on operations 1 2 3 4 5

Readings: 21, 23, 33, 40, 49, 61, 86, 91, 96, 103, 110, 116
Programs: 1, 5, 8, 21, 25, 28, 66, 73, 76, 89, 92
Leadership Assessments: 6
Other: 3

C. Communicating Vision

Establish a compelling organizational vision and goals 1 2 3 4 5

Create an organizational climate that facilitates individual motivation 1 2 3 4 5

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Encourage a high level of commitment to the purpose and
values of the organization 1 2 3 4 5

Hold self and others accountable for organizational goal attainment 1 2 3 4 5

Gain physician buy-in to accept risk and support new business ventures 1 2 3 4 5

Readings: 4, 22, 23, 38, 77, 86, 88, 89, 91, 93, 116, 123, 135
Programs: 19, 28, 30, 63
Leadership Assessments: 6
Self-Study Courses: 1, 13

D. Managing Change

Promote and manage change 1 2 3 4 5

Explore opportunities for the growth and development of the
organization on a continuous basis 1 2 3 4 5

Promote continuous organizational learning/improvement 1 2 3 4 5

Anticipate and plan strategies for overcoming obstacles 1 2 3 4 5

Anticipate the need for resources to carry out initiatives 1 2 3 4 5

Develop effective medical staff relationships in support
of the organization’s mission, vision and strategic plan 1 2 3 4 5

Readings: 1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 18, 21, 22, 23, 26, 37, 38, 42, 61, 65, 70, 77, 86, 88, 89, 91, 93, 96, 109, 110, 112, 118, 123
Programs: 10, 38, 40, 52, 53, 54, 57, 58, 59, 71, 74, 83, 88
Leadership Assessments: 2, 4
Self-Study Courses: 2, 13, 18

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PLAN

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COMPETENCY LEVEL

Novice Competent Expert
3. PROFESSIONALISM

A. Personal and Professional Accountability

Patient rights and responsibilities 1 2 3 4 5

Ethics committee’s roles, structure and functions 1 2 3 4 5

Consequences of unethical actions 1 2 3 4 5

Organizational business and personal ethics 1 2 3 4 5

Cultural and spiritual diversity for patients and staff as they
relate to healthcare needs 1 2 3 4 5

Conflict of interest situations as defined by organizational
bylaws, policies and procedures 1 2 3 4 5

Professional roles, responsibility and accountability 1 2 3 4 5

Professional standards and codes of ethical behavior 1 2 3 4 5

Balance professional and personal pursuits 1 2 3 4 5

Uphold and act upon ethical and professional standards 1 2 3 4 5

Adhere to ethical business principles 1 2 3 4 5

Other professional norms and standards of behaviors as defined by
professions such as AHA, physician’s oaths and other professional pledges 1 2 3 4 5

Creating an ethical culture in an organization 1 2 3 4 5

Readings: 35, 36, 38, 70, 88, 90, 99, 100, 101, 102, 131
Programs: 49, 53, 88
Other: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8

B. Professional Development and Lifelong Learning

Professional norms and behaviors 1 2 3 4 5

Professional societies and memberships 1 2 3 4 5

Contribute to professional knowledge and evidence 1 2 3 4 5

Time and stress management techniques 1 2 3 4 5

Conduct self-assessments 1 2 3 4 5

Network with colleagues 1 2 3 4 5

Participate in continuing education and career planning 1 2 3 4 5

Acquire and stay current with the professional body of knowledge 1 2 3 4 5

Readings: 13, 28, 38, 53, 59, 75, 90, 103, 129, 131, 136
Programs: 13, 18, 20, 32, 48, 50, 56, 62, 63, 70
Leadership Assessments: 1, 5, 7
Self-Study Course: 5

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C. Contributions to the Community and Profession

Ethical implications of human subject research 1 2 3 4 5

Serve as the ethical guide for the organization 1 2 3 4 5

Practice due diligence to carry out fiduciary responsibilities 1 2 3 4 5

Mentor, advise and coach 1 2 3 4 5

Advocate for patients, families and communities 1 2 3 4 5

Advocate with physicians for the importance of hiring professionally
trained and certified administrators and supporting their professional
development 1 2 3 4 5

Participate in community service 1 2 3 4 5

Readings: 2, 21, 54, 61, 78
Programs: 17
Self-Study Courses: 1, 7
Other: 7, 8

PROFESSIONALISM DEVELOPMENT PLAN

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COMPETENCY LEVEL

Novice Competent Expert
4. KNOWLEDGE OF THE HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENT

A. Healthcare Systems and Organizations

Healthcare and medical terminology 1 2 3 4 5

Managed care models, structures and environment 1 2 3 4 5

The interdependency, integration and competition among healthcare sectors 1 2 3 4 5

Levels of healthcare along the continuum of care 1 2 3 4 5

Levels of service from a business perspective 1 2 3 4 5

Evidence-based management practice 1 2 3 4 5

Healthcare economics 1 2 3 4 5

Requirements for nonprofit healthcare organizations 1 2 3 4 5

The interrelationships among access, quality, cost, resource
allocation, accountability and community 1 2 3 4 5

Readings: 1, 5, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 33, 37, 58, 61, 66, 67, 68, 107, 114, 117, 133
Programs: 5, 21, 26, 27, 30, 39, 40, 41, 64, 85, 91

B. Healthcare Personnel

Ancillary services 1 2 3 4 5

Physician roles 1 2 3 4 5

The healthcare sectors 1 2 3 4 5

Staff perspective in organizational settings 1 2 3 4 5

Nurse and allied health professionals’ scope of practice 1 2 3 4 5

Support services 1 2 3 4 5

Role of nonclinical professionals in the healthcare system 1 2 3 4 5

Educational funding for healthcare personnel 1 2 3 4 5

Workforce issues 1 2 3 4 5

Readings: 21, 22, 29, 43, 63, 69, 74, 90, 92, 103, 108, 116, 119, 135
Programs: 6, 14, 29, 43, 44, 55, 65, 67, 75, 81, 89, 91, 92
Self-Study Courses: 3

C. The Patient’s Perspective

The patient’s perspective (e.g., cultural differences, expectations) 1 2 3 4 5

Readings: 2, 7, 50, 112, 115
Program: 53
Self-Study Course: 12

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Novice Competent Expert
D. The Community and the Environment

Socioeconomic environment in which the organization functions 1 2 3 4 5

Healthcare trends 1 2 3 4 5

Implications of community standards of care 1 2 3 4 5

Healthcare technological research and advancements 1 2 3 4 5

Organization and delivery of healthcare 1 2 3 4 5

Community standards of care 1 2 3 4 5

Corporate compliance laws and regulations 1 2 3 4 5

Regulatory and administrative environment in which the
organization functions 1 2 3 4 5

Governmental, regulatory, professional and accreditation agencies 1 2 3 4 5

Legislative issues and advocacy 1 2 3 4 5

Readings: 1, 15, 36, 45, 50, 51, 61, 73, 84, 87, 98, 114, 135
Programs: 9, 13, 16, 34, 38, 34, 41, 58, 70, 74
Self-Study Course: 12
Other: 8

KNOWLEDGE OF THE HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENT
DEVELOPMENT PLAN

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COMPETENCY LEVEL

Novice Competent Expert
5. BUSINESS SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

A. General Management

Ability to analyze and evaluate information to support a
decision or recommendation 1 2 3 4 5

Ability to distinguish relevant from irrelevant information 1 2 3 4 5

Ability to integrate information from various sources to make
decisions or recommendations 1 2 3 4 5

Collect and analyze data from internal and external sources
relevant to each situation 1 2 3 4 5

Basic business contracts 1 2 3 4 5

Techniques for business plan development, implementation and assessment 1 2 3 4 5

Justify a new business model or business plan 1 2 3 4 5

Principles of public affairs and community relations 1 2 3 4 5

The functions of organizational policies and procedures 1 2 3 4 5

Analyze the current way of doing business and clinical processes 1 2 3 4 5

Anticipate cause-and-effect relationships 1 2 3 4 5

Conduct needs analysis, identify and prioritize requirements 1 2 3 4 5

Define problems or opportunities 1 2 3 4 5

Distinguish between important and unimportant aspects of business
and clinical situations as a basis for sound decision making 1 2 3 4 5

Identify alternate processes and potential solutions 1 2 3 4 5

Promote and apply problem-solving philosophies 1 2 3 4 5

Utilize comparative analysis strategies 1 2 3 4 5

Demonstrate critical thinking and analysis 1 2 3 4 5

Prioritize or triage as necessary to ensure critical functions
are repaired, maintained or enhanced 1 2 3 4 5

Broad systems connections—potential impacts and consequences of
decisions in a wide variety of situations both internal and external 1 2 3 4 5

Systems theory 1 2 3 4 5

Systems thinking 1 2 3 4 5

Champion systems thinking 1 2 3 4 5

Identify how a system design accommodates business processes 1 2 3 4 5

Seek information from a variety of sources 1 2 3 4 5

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Evidence-based practice 1 2 3 4 5

Facilities planning 1 2 3 4 5

Inventory control systems 1 2 3 4 5

Project management 1 2 3 4 5

Purchasing procurement 1 2 3 4 5

Develop work plans 1 2 3 4 5

Perform audits of systems and operations 1 2 3 4 5

Management functions 1 2 3 4 5

Assess organizational perception of systems effectiveness and
departmental effectiveness 1 2 3 4 5

Develop requests for information and requests for proposals 1 2 3 4 5

Manage vendor contracts 1 2 3 4 5

Measure quantitative dimensions of systems and departmental effectiveness 1 2 3 4 5

Organize and manage the human and physical resources of the
organization to achieve input, buy-in and optimal performance 1 2 3 4 5

Readings: 5, 14, 20, 21, 22, 23, 33, 37, 44, 61, 62, 66, 70, 74, 82, 83, 85, 90, 97, 106, 107, 110, 127, 134
Programs: 2, 23, 31, 35, 37, 48, 50, 64, 66, 69, 77, 79, 85
Leadership Assessments: 1, 5
Self-Study Courses: 4, 5, 9, 17, 19, 22

B. Financial Management

Basic accounting principles 1 2 3 4 5

Financial management and analysis principles 1 2 3 4 5

Financial planning methodologies 1 2 3 4 5

Financial statements 1 2 3 4 5

Outcomes measures and management 1 2 3 4 5

Reimbursement principles, ramifications and techniques, including
rate setting and contracts 1 2 3 4 5

Principles of operating, project and capital budgeting 1 2 3 4 5

Fundamental productivity measures 1 2 3 4 5

Financial controls and auditing principles 1 2 3 4 5

Revenue generation 1 2 3 4 5

Asset management, including depreciation schedule, facilities,
equipment, etc. 1 2 3 4 5

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Novice Competent Expert
Analyze financial reward versus risk 1 2 3 4 5

Apply financial planning methodologies to organizational objectives 1 2 3 4 5

Develop accounting and financial control systems 1 2 3 4 5

Develop and use performance monitoring metrics 1 2 3 4 5

Develop coding and reimbursement policies and procedures 1 2 3 4 5

Establish business relationships with financial advisors 1 2 3 4 5

Maintain compliance with tax laws and filing procedures 1 2 3 4 5

Negotiate third-party contracts 1 2 3 4 5

Provide stewardship of financial resources 1 2 3 4 5

Potential impacts and consequences of financial decision making
on operations, healthcare, human resources and quality of care 1 2 3 4 5

Financing including funding sources, the process of obtaining
credit and bond ratings, and issuing bonds 1 2 3 4 5

Philanthropy and foundation work, including source of funding for
non-profit organizations or to target for-profit organizations’ activities 1 2 3 4 5

Supply chain systems, structures and processes 1 2 3 4 5

Readings: 10, 14, 15, 17, 26, 33, 44, 46, 47, 48, 49, 52, 56, 61, 80, 96, 125
Programs: 2, 9, 36, 37, 46, 77, 82, 86, 87
Self-Study Courses: 14, 19, 21, 22

C. Human Resource Management

Human resources laws and regulations 1 2 3 4 5

Performance management systems 1 2 3 4 5

Recruitment and retention techniques 1 2 3 4 5

Staffing methodologies and productivity management 1 2 3 4 5

Employee satisfaction measurement and improvement techniques 1 2 3 4 5

Employee motivational techniques 1 2 3 4 5

Compensation and benefits practices 1 2 3 4 5

Worker safety, security and employee health issues 1 2 3 4 5

Conflict resolution and grievance procedures 1 2 3 4 5

Organizational policies and procedures and their functions 1 2 3 4 5

The need for and/or desirability of outsourcing 1 2 3 4 5

The varying work environments in which staff work 1 2 3 4 5

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Define staff roles, responsibilities and job descriptions 1 2 3 4 5

Manage departmental personnel processes, including performance
appraisals; incentives; staff recruitment, selection and retention;
training and education; coaching and mentoring 1 2 3 4 5

Job classification systems 1 2 3 4 5

Develop and implement policies and procedures with physicians
to address physician behavioral and burnout issues 1 2 3 4 5

Develop and manage employee performance management systems 1 2 3 4 5

Develop effective physician recruitment and retention programs 1 2 3 4 5

Develop employee benefit and assistance plans 1 2 3 4 5

Engage in workforce planning 1 2 3 4 5

Evaluate and manage employee efficiency and productivity 1 2 3 4 5

Potential impacts and consequences of human resources 1 2 3 4 5

Decision making on operations, finances, healthcare and quality of care 1 2 3 4 5

Selection techniques, including commonly available assessments
and relative benefits 1 2 3 4 5

Labor relations practices and strategies 1 2 3 4 5

Job design processes 1 2 3 4 5

Succession planning models 1 2 3 4 5

Readings: 5, 11, 22, 29, 33, 43, 44, 54, 55, 72, 74, 90, 99, 118
Programs: 43, 44, 55, 67, 68, 73
Self-Study Courses: 1, 7, 18

D. Organizational Dynamics and Governance

Organization systems theories and structures 1 2 3 4 5

How an organization’s culture impacts its effectiveness 1 2 3 4 5

Governance theory 1 2 3 4 5

Governance structure 1 2 3 4 5

Medical staff structure and its relationship to the governing
body and facility operation 1 2 3 4 5

Public policy matters and legislative and advocacy processes 1 2 3 4 5

Organizational dynamics, political realities and culture 1 2 3 4 5

Principles and practices of management and organizational behavior 1 2 3 4 5

Build trust and cooperation between/among stakeholders 1 2 3 4 5

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Construct and maintain governance systems 1 2 3 4 5

Document and implement policies and procedures 1 2 3 4 5

Evaluate and improve governing bylaws, policies and processes 1 2 3 4 5

Facilitate physician understanding and acceptance of good
business management 1 2 3 4 5

Manage the performance of subsystems in a manner that
optimizes the whole synergy 1 2 3 4 5

Interpret and integrate federal, state and local laws and regulation 1 2 3 4 5

Readings: 3, 21, 22, 29, 32, 38, 44, 57, 61, 95, 105, 109, 111, 118, 134
Programs: 4, 7, 81
Other: 8

E. Strategic Planning and Marketing

Business plan development and implementation process 1 2 3 4 5

Business planning, including business case and exit-strategy development 1 2 3 4 5

Evaluate whether a proposed solution aligns with the organizational
business plan 1 2 3 4 5

Marketing principles and tools 1 2 3 4 5

Marketing plan development 1 2 3 4 5

Manage projects and/or resources 1 2 3 4 5

Healthcare system services 1 2 3 4 5

Implementation planning 1 2 3 4 5

Crisis and disaster planning 1 2 3 4 5

Characteristics of strategic decision support 1 2 3 4 5

Strategic planning processes development and implementation 1 2 3 4 5

Develop and monitor departmental strategic and tactical objectives 1 2 3 4 5

Develop a benefits realization model that measures product
or service performance to ensure that strategic goals are met 1 2 3 4 5

Organizational mission, vision, objectives and priorities 1 2 3 4 5

Plan for business continuance in the face of potential disasters
that could disrupt service delivery 1 2 3 4 5

Pursuing and establishing partnerships and strategic alliances 1 2 3 4 5

Readings: 34, 42, 44, 56, 60, 61, 65, 72, 95, 104, 107, 114, 116, 125, 127, 128, 132
Programs: 8, 25, 26, 34, 83, 87, 90
Self-Study Courses: 8, 10, 11, 16

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F. Information Management

Application software 1 2 3 4 5

Characteristics of administrative systems/programs 1 2 3 4 5

Characteristics of clinical systems/programs 1 2 3 4 5

Confidentiality principles and laws 1 2 3 4 5

Data analysis, including manipulation, understanding of and
ability to explain data 1 2 3 4 5

Electronic education and information resources and systems 1 2 3 4 5

Health informatics 1 2 3 4 5

Information systems planning and implementation 1 2 3 4 5

Technology trends and clinical applications 1 2 3 4 5

Principles of database and file management 1 2 3 4 5

Technology privacy, confidentiality and security requirements 1 2 3 4 5

Role and function of information technology in operations 1 2 3 4 5

Testing and evaluation activities of IT systems 1 2 3 4 5

Information systems continuity 1 2 3 4 5

Analyze problem reports for trends 1 2 3 4 5

Conduct demonstrations, evaluate and select healthcare IT systems 1 2 3 4 5

Ensure accuracy and integrity of data 1 2 3 4 5

Compatibility of software, hardware and network components
to facilitate business operations 1 2 3 4 5

Ensure staff members are trained to use information systems 1 2 3 4 5

Evaluate results of a system security/privacy effectiveness assessment 1 2 3 4 5

Integrate IT systems that support decision making 1 2 3 4 5

Link the IT plan to the business plan 1 2 3 4 5

Monitor IT systems’ sustainability, reliability and maintainability 1 2 3 4 5

Monitor and adjust IT system capacity 1 2 3 4 5

Recommend policies and procedures for information management systems 1 2 3 4 5

Information systems continuity, including disaster planning,
recovery, backup, security, sabotage and natural disasters 1 2 3 4 5

COMPETENCY LEVEL

Novice Competent Expert
Factors that influence selection, acquisition, and maintenance of IT
systems, including upgrades and conversions,and technology lifecycles 1 2 3 4 5

Healthcare analytics 1 2 3 4 5

Readings: 12, 17, 27, 33, 37, 44, 52, 62, 77
Programs: 15, 42, 47, 86

G. Risk Management

Risk management principles and programs 1 2 3 4 5

Confidentiality principles and laws 1 2 3 4 5

Corporate compliance laws and regulations 1 2 3 4 5

Medicare/Medicaid/third-party payment regulations 1 2 3 4 5

Inspection and accrediting standards, regulations and organizations 1 2 3 4 5

Patients’ rights, laws and regulations 1 2 3 4 5

Compliance with regulatory agencies and tax status requirements 1 2 3 4 5

Contingency planning 1 2 3 4 5

Corporate history and record-keeping procedures 1 2 3 4 5

Credentialing, medical malpractice and professional liability 1 2 3 4 5

Personnel and property security plans and policies 1 2 3 4 5

Professional resource networks for risk-related activities 1 2 3 4 5

Risk assessments and analyses 1 2 3 4 5

Risk mitigation 1 2 3 4 5

Risks related to personnel management 1 2 3 4 5

Risks related to quality management and patient safety 1 2 3 4 5

Conflict resolution and grievance procedures 1 2 3 4 5

Establish patient, staff and organizational confidentiality policies 1 2 3 4 5

Maintain compliance with government contractual mandates 1 2 3 4 5

Plan for business continuance in the face of potential
disasters that could disrupt service delivery 1 2 3 4 5

Readings: 6, 16, 40, 74, 83, 84, 115, 121, 122
Programs: 47, 61, 68
Self-Study Courses: 4, 11, 17

COMPETENCY LEVEL

Novice Competent Expert

H. Quality Improvement

Benchmarking techniques 1 2 3 4 5

Medical staff peer review 1 2 3 4 5

Clinical methodologies 1 2 3 4 5

Utilization review and management regulations 1 2 3 4 5

Clinical pathways and disease management 1 2 3 4 5

National quality initiatives, including patient safety 1 2 3 4 5

Knowledge of tools for improving patient safety 1 2 3 4 5

Customer satisfaction principles and tools 1 2 3 4 5

Data collection, measurement and analysis tools and techniques 1 2 3 4 5

Patient communication systems 1 2 3 4 5

Quality improvement theories and frameworks 1 2 3 4 5

Quality planning and management 1 2 3 4 5

Recognition of quality as a strategic initiative 1 2 3 4 5

Training and certification 1 2 3 4 5

Develop and implement performance and process
improvement programs 1 2 3 4 5

Develop and implement quality assurance and patient
satisfaction programs 1 2 3 4 5

Develop clinical pathway structure and function 1 2 3 4 5

Readings: 2, 7, 8, 9, 17, 33, 40, 44, 64, 78, 81, 94, 113, 122, 124, 129
Programs: 3, 12, 33, 46, 51, 78, 80
Self-Study Courses: 6, 10

I. Patient Safety*

Establish and sustain a safety culture 1 2 3 4 5

Collaborate with public agencies and private organizations to
support patient safety 1 2 3 4 5

Create a common set of safety metrics that reflect
meaningful outcomes 1 2 3 4 5

Funding for research in patient safety and
implementation science 1 2 3 4 5

Address patient safety across the care continuum 1 2 3 4 5

Support the healthcare workforce by providing a safe and
healthy work environment to optimize safe patient care 1 2 3 4 5

Partner with patients and families for the safest care 1 2 3 4 5

Ensure that technology is secure and optimized to
improve patient safety 1 2 3 4 5

* These competencies were adapted from original source material from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement at
www.IHI.org with its permission, ©NPSF 2015.

Readings: 40, 71, 122
Programs: 3, 33, 51
Other: 9, 10

BUSINESS SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT PLAN

COMPETENCY LEVEL

Novice Competent Expert

ACHE RESOURCE LISTINGS

Readings:
1. Care Organizations: Your Guide to Strategy, Design, and Implementation by Marc Bard, MD, and Mike Nugent
2. Achieving Service Excellence: Strategies for Healthcare, Second Edition, by Myron D. Fottler, PhD; Robert C. Ford, PhD; and

Cherill P. Heaton, PhD
3. A New Compact: Aligning Physician-Organization Expectations to Transform Patient Care by Mary Jane Kornacki, with

Jack Silversin
4. An Insider’s Guide to Physician Engagement by Andrew C. Agwunobi, MD
5. An Insider’s Guide to Working with Healthcare Consultants by Andrew Agwunobi, MD
6. Anticipate, Respond, Recover: Healthcare Leadership and Catastrophic Events by K. Joanne McGlown, PhD, RN, FACHE, and

Phillip D. Robinson, FACHE, editors
7. A Physician Guidebook to The Best Patient Experience by Bo Snyder, FACHE
8. Applying Quality Management in Healthcare: A Systems Approach, Fifth Edition, by Patrice L. Spath
9. The Best Patient Experience: Helping Physicians Improve Care, Satisfaction, and Scores by Robert M. Snyder Jr., FACHE
10. Best Practice Financial Management: Six Key Concepts for Healthcare Leaders, Third Edition, by Kenneth Kaufman
11. Better Communication for Better Care: Mastering Physician-Administrator Collaboration by Kenneth H. Cohn, MD, FACS
12. Big Data in Healthcare: Statistical Analysis of the Electronic Health Record by Farrokh Alemi, PhD
13. Boost Your Nursing Leadership Career: 50 Lessons that Drive Success by Kenneth R. White, PhD, RN, FACHE, and

Dorrie Fontaine, PhD, RN
14. Capital Projects and Healthcare Reform: Navigating Design and Delivery in an Era of Disruption by Robert D. Levine and

Georgeann B. Burns
15. Cases in Healthcare Finance, Seventh Edition, by George H. Pink, PhD and Paula H. Song, PhD
16. Contemporary Issues in Healthcare Law and Ethics, Fourth Edition, by Dean M. Harris, JD
17. The Core Elements of Value in Healthcare by Paveljit S. Bindra, MD
18. Creating the Hospital Group Practice: The Advantage of Employing or Affiliating with Physicians by Eric Lister, MD, and

Todd Sagin, MD, JD
19. Developing Physician Leaders for Successful Clinical Integration by Carson F. Dye, FACHE, and Jacque J. Sokolov, MD
20. Dimensions of Long-Term Care Management: An Introduction, Second Edition, by Mary Helen McSweeney-Feld, PhD;

Carol Molinari, PhD; and Reid Oetjen, PhD, editors
21. Diversity on the Executive Path: Wisdom and Insights for Navigating to the Highest Levels of Healthcare Leadership by

Diane Dixon, EdD
22. Dunn and Haimann’s Healthcare Management, Eleventh Edition, by Rose T. Dunn, CPA, FACHE, FHFMA
23. Dyad Leadership and Clinical Integration: Driving Change, Aligning Strategies by Alan Belasen, PhD
24. Economics for Healthcare Managers, Fourth Edition, by Robert H. Lee, PhD
25. The Economics of Health Reconsidered, Fifth Edition, by Thomas Rice, PhD, and Lynn Unruh, PhD, RN
26. Levers for High-Impact Performance Improvement: How Healthcare Organizations Can Accelerate Change and Sustain Results by Gary

Auton
27. Electronic Health Records: Strategies for Long-Term Success by Michael Fossel, MD, and Susan Dorfman, DHA
28. The Emerging Healthcare Leader: A Field Guide, Second Edition, by Laurie K. Baedke, FACHE, FACMPE, and

Natalie D. Lamberton, FACHE
29. Employed Physician Networks: A Guide to Building Strategic Advantage, Value, and Financial Sustainability by

David W. Miller, FACHE; Terrence R. McWilliams, MD; and Travis C. Ansel
30. Enhanced Physician Engagement: Volume 1, What It Is, Why You Need It, and Where to Begin by Carson Dye, FACHE, editor
31. Enhanced Physician Engagement: Volume 2, Tools and Tactics for Success by Carson Dye, FACHE, editor
32. Essential Operational Components for High-Performing Healthcare Enterprises by Jon Burroughs, MD, FACHE
33. Essentials of Healthcare Management: Cases, Concepts, and Skills, Second Edition, by Leigh Cellucci, PhD;

Michael R. Meacham, JD; and Tracy J. Farnsworth, EdD
34. Essentials of Strategic Planning in Healthcare, Third Edition, by Jeffrey P. Harrison, PhD, FACHE

35. Ethics and Professionalism for Healthcare Managers, Second Edition, by Elizabeth J. Forrestal, PhD, FAHIMA, and
Leigh W. Cellucci, PhD

36. Evaluating the Healthcare System: Effectiveness, Efficiency, and Equity, Fourth Edition, by Charles E. Begley, David R. Lairson, Robert
O. Morgan, Paul J. Rowan and Rajesh Balkrishnan, PhD

37. Evidence-Based Management in Healthcare: Principles, Cases and Perspectives, Second Edition, by Anthony R. Kovner, PhD, and
Thomas D’Aunno, PhD, editors

38. Exceptional Leadership: 16 Critical Competencies for Healthcare Executives, Second Edition, by Carson F. Dye, FACHE, and Andrew
N. Garman, PsyD

39. Executive Turned Consultant: Transitioning from Experienced to Executive to Trusted Advisor in Healthcare by
Scott A. Mason, DPA, FACHE

40. Five Disciplines for Zero Patient Harm: How High Reliability Happens by Charles Mowll, LFACHE
41. Followership: A Practical Guide to Aligning Leaders and Followers by Tom Atchison, EdD
42. From Competition to Collaboration: How Leaders Cultivate Partnerships to Drive Value and Transform Health by

Tracy L. Duberman, PhD, FACHE, and Robert H. Sachs, PhD
43. Fundamentals of Human Resources in Healthcare, Second Edition, by Bruce J. Fried, PhD, and Myron D. Fottler, PhD, editors
44. Fundamentals of Medical Practice Management by Stephen L. Wagner, PhD, FACHE, FACMPE, FACEM, FACHT
45. Futurescan 2022–2027: Health Care Trends and Implications, copublished with the Society for Healthcare Strategy & Market

Development
46. Gapenski’s Fundamentals of Healthcare Finance, Fourth Edition, by Kristin L. Reiter, PhD, and Paula Song, PhD
47. Gapenski’s Healthcare Finance: An Introduction to Accounting and Financial Management, Seventh Edition, by

Kristin L. Reiter, PhD, and Paula H. Song, PhD
48. Gapenski’s Understanding Healthcare Financial Management, Eighth Edition, by George H. Pink, PhD, and Paula H. Song, PhD
49. Getting It Done: Experienced Healthcare Leaders Reveal Field-Tested Strategies for Clinical and Financial Success by

Kenneth H. Cohn, MD, FACS, and Steven A. Fellows, FACHE
50. The Global Healthcare Manager: Competencies, Concepts, and Skills by Michael Counte, PhD; Bernardo Ramirez, MD;

Daniel J. West Jr., PhD; FACHE, FACMPE; and William Aaronson, PhD
51. The Guide to Healthcare Reform: Readings and Commentary by Daniel B. McLaughlin
52. Healthcare Applications: A Casebook in Accounting and Financial Management by Thomas E. McKee, PhD, and

Linda J. B. McKee, PhD
53. The Healthcare Consultant’s Handbook: Career Opportunities and Best Practices by Scott A. Mason, DPA, FACHE
54. The Healthcare C-Suite: Leadership Development at the Top by Andrew N. Garman, PsyD, and Carson F. Dye, FACHE
55. Healthcare Executive Compensation: A Guide for Leaders and Trustees by David A. Bjork, PhD
56. Healthcare Facility Planning: Thinking Strategically, Second Edition, by Cynthia Hayward, FA AHC
57. Healthcare Governance: A Guide for Effective Boards, Second Edition, by Errol L. Biggs, PhD, FACHE
58. Healthcare in the United States: Clinical, Financial, and Operational Dimensions by Stephen L. Walston, PhD, and

Kenneth L. Johnson, PhD, FACHE
59. The Healthcare Leader’s Guide to Actions, Awareness, and Perception, Third Edition, Carson F. Dye, FACHE, and

Brett D. Lee, FACHE
60. Healthcare Marketing: A Case Study Approach by Leigh Cellucci, PhD; Carla Wiggins, PhD; and Tracy Farnsworth, EdD
61. The Healthcare Nonprofit: Keys to Effective Management by Stephen F. Gambescia, PhD; Sylvia V. Bastani; and Bruce Melgary
62. Healthcare Operations Management, Fourth Edition, by Daniel B. McLaughlin and John R. Olson, PhD
63. Healthcare Philanthropy: Advance Charitable Giving to Your Organization’s Mission by Betsy Chapin Taylor
64. The Healthcare Quality Book: Vision, Strategy, and Tools, Fifth Edition, by David Nash, MD; Maulik Joshi, DrPH;

Elizabeth Ransom, MD; and Scott Ransom, DO
65. Healthcare Strategic Planning, Fourth Edition, by John M. Harris
66. Health Economics: Core Concepts and Essential Tools by Steph Bernell, PhD
67. Health Informatics: A Systems Perspective, Second Edition, by Gordon D. Brown, PhD; Kalyan S. Pasupathy, PhD; and Timothy B.

Patrick, PhD
68. Health Insurance, Third Edition, by Michael A. Morrisey, PhD
69. Health Policy Issues: An Economic Perspective, Seventh Edition, by Paul J. Feldstein, PhD

70. Health Services Management: A Case Study Approach, Eleventh Edition, by Ann Scheck McAlearney, ScD, and
Anthony Kovner, PhD

71. High-Reliability Healthcare: Improving Patient Safety and Outcomes with Six Sigma, Second Edition, by Robert Barry, PhD; Amy C.
Smith, DNP, FACHE; and Clifford E. Brubaker, PhD

72. Hospitalists: A Guide to Building and Sustaining a Successful Program by Joseph A. Miller; John Nelson, MD; and
Winthrop F. Whitecomb, MD

73. Hospitals and Community Benefit: New Demands, New Approaches by Connie J. Evashwick, ScD, LFACHE
74. Human Resources in Healthcare: Managing for Success, Fifth Edition, by Bruce J. Fried, PhD, and Myron D. Fottler, PhD, editors
75. Influential Leadership: Change Your Behavior, Change Your Organization, Change Health Care by Michael E. Frisina, PhD
76. Information Technology for Healthcare Managers, Ninth Edition, by Gerald L. Glandon, PhD; Detlev H.

Smaltz, PhD, LFACHE, FHIMSS; and Donna J. Slovensky, PhD, RHIA, FAHIMA
77. Inside the Physician Mind: Finding Common Ground with Doctors by Joseph S. Bujak, MD, FACP
78. Inspired to Change: Improving Patient Care One Story at a Time by Linda Larin
79. Intangibles: The Unexpected Traits of High-Performing Healthcare Leaders by Amer Kaissi, PhD
80. Introduction to the Financial Management of Healthcare Organizations, Eighth Edition, by Michael Nowicki, EdD, FACHE, FHFMA
81. Introduction to Healthcare Quality Management, Fourth Edition, by Patrice L. Spath
82. Introduction to Health Policy, Second Edition, by Leiyu Shi, DrPH
83. Launching a Capital Facility Project: A Guide for Healthcare Leaders, Second Edition, by John E. Kemper
84. The Law of Healthcare Administration, Ninth Edition, by J. Stuart Showalter, JD
85. Lead the Way in Five Minutes a Day by Jo Anne Preston
86. Leadership for Great Customer Service: Satisfied Employees, Satisfied Patients, Second Edition, by Thom A.

Mayer, MD, FACEP, FA AP, and Robert J. Cates, MD
87. Leadership for Public Health: Theory and Practice by James W. Holsinger Jr., MD, PhD, and Erik L. Carlton, DrPH
88. Leadership in Healthcare: Essential Values and Skills, Fourth Edition, by Carson F. Dye, FACHE
89. Leadership’s Deeper Dimensions: Building Blocks to Superior Performance by Tom Atchison, EdD
90. The Leaders Within: Engagement, Leadership Development, and Succession Planning by Stephen Mason, LFACHE;

Kathryn Dies, PhD; and Larry Morgan
91. Leading a Hospital Turnaround: A Practical Guide by Anthony K. Jones, FACHE
92. Leading Ancillary and Support Departments to Higher Performance: The New Service Imperative for Patient Care edited by

Frank R. Tortorella, JD, FACHE
93. Leading Transformational Change: The Physician-Executive Partnership by Tom Atchison, EdD, and Joseph S. Bujak, MD, FACP
94. Lean Done Right: Achieve and Maintain Reform in Your Healthcare Organization by Thomas G. Zidel
95. Longest’s Health Policymaking in the United States, Seventh Edition, by Michael R. Meacham, JD
96. Make it Happen: Effective Execution in Healthcare Leadership by Daniel B. McLaughlin
97. Management of Healthcare Organizations: An Introduction, Third Edition, by Peter C. Olden, PhD
98. Managerial Epidemiology: Cases and Concepts, Fourth Edition, by Steven T. Fleming, PhD
99. Managerial Ethics in Healthcare: A New Perspective by Gary L. Filerman, PhD; Ann E. Mills; and Paul M. Schyve, MD
100. Managing Healthcare Ethically: Volume 1, Leadership Roles and Responsibilities, Third Edition, by Paul B. Hofmann, DrPH, FACHE, and

William A. Nelson, PhD, HFACHE, editors
101. Managing Healthcare Ethically: Volume 2, Organizational Concerns, Third Edition, by Paul B. Hofmann, DrPH, FACHE, and

William A. Nelson, PhD, HFACHE, editors
102. Managing Healthcare Ethically: Volume 3, Clinical Challenges, Third Edition, by Paul B. Hofmann, DrPH, FACHE, and William A.

Nelson, PhD, HFACHE, editors
103. Managing Stress and Preventing Burnout in the Healthcare Workplace by Jonathon R.B. Halbesleben, PhD
104. Marketing Health Services, Fourth Edition, by Richard K. Thomas, PhD
105. Marketing Matters: A Guide for Healthcare Executives by Richard K. Thomas, PhD, and Michael Calhoun
106. Mastering the Negotiation Process: A Practical Guide for the Healthcare Executive by Christopher L. Laubach
107. The Middleboro Casebook: Healthcare Strategy and Operations, Third Edition, by Lee F. Seidel, PhD, and James B. Lewis, ScD
108. Navigating the Healthcare Workforce Shortage: How to Safeguard Your Organization’s Most Important Asset by Tresha Moreland and

Lori Wightman
109. The New Hospital–Physician Enterprise: Meeting the Challenges of Value-Based Care by David A. Wofford and Stephen F. Messinger

110. Organizational Behavior and Theory in Healthcare: Leadership Perspectives and Management Applications, Second Edition, by Stephen
L. Walston, PhD and Kenneth L. Johnson

111. Partnership of Equals: Practical Strategies for Healthcare CEOs and Their Boards by Peter McGinn, PhD
112. Patient No Longer: Why Healthcare Must Deliver the Care Experience That Consumers Want and Expect by Ryan Donohue and Stephen

Klasko, MD
113. The Patient’s Primary Care Experience: A Road Map to Powerful Partnerships by Mary-Ellen Piche, LFACHE and Gina Luna
114. Population Health: Principles and Applications for Management, Second Edition, by Rosemary Caron, PhD
115. Principles of Healthcare Leadership by Bernard J. Healey, PhD
116. Reaching Excellence in Healthcare Management by John R. Griffith, LFACHE, and Kenneth R. White, PhD, RN, FACHE
117. Readmission Prevention: Solutions Across the Provider Continuum by Josh D. Luke, PhD, FACHE
118. Redesign the Medical Staff Model: A Guide to Collaborative Change by Jonathan Burroughs, MD, FACHE
119. Reigniting Employee Engagement: A Guide to Rediscovering Purpose and Meaning in Healthcare by Tom Atchison
120. Risk Adjustment for Measuring Health Care Outcomes, Fourth Edition, by Lisa I. Iezzoni, MD, editor
121. Risk Management and the Emergency Department: Executive Leadership for Protecting Patients and Hospitals by

Shari J. Welch, MD, FACHE, FACEP; Kevin Klauer, DO, EJD, FACEP; and Sarah Freymann Fontenot, JD
122. The Safety Playbook: A Healthcare Leader’s Guide to Building a High-Reliability Organization by John Byrnes, MD and Susan Teman,

RN, CPPS
123. Separately Together: A New Path to Healthy Hospital–Physician Relations by C. Marlena Fiol, PhD, and Edward J. O’Connor, PhD
124. Social Media in Healthcare: Connect, Communicate, Collaborate, Second Edition, by Christina Beach Thielst, FACHE
125. Strategic Allocation and Management of Capital in Healthcare: A Guide to Decision Making, Second Edition, by

Jason H. Sussman, CPA, FACHE
126. Strategic Analysis for Healthcare: Concepts and Practical Applications, Second Edition, by Michael S. Wayland and

Warren G. McDonald, PhD
127. Strategic Healthcare Management: Planning and Execution, Second Edition, by Stephen L. Walston, PhD
128. Take Charge of Your Healthcare Management Career: 50 Lessons That Drive Success by Kenneth R. White, PhD, RN, FACHE, and J.

Stephen Lindsey, FACHE
129. The Toyota Way to Healthcare Excellence: Increase Efficiency and Improve Quality with Lean, Second Edition, by John Black, with

David Miller and Joni Sensel
130. The Tracks We Leave: Ethics and Management Dilemmas in Healthcare, Third Edition, by Frankie Perry, RN, LFACHE
131. Transformative Planning: How Your Healthcare Organization Can Strategize for an Uncertain Future by Jim Austin
132. Tyler’s Guide: The Healthcare Executive’s Job Search, Fourth Edition, by J. Larry Tyler, FACHE, FA AHC, FHFMA
133. The United States Healthcare System: Overview, Driving Forces, and Outlook for the Future by Stephen L. Wagner, PhD, FACHE
134. The Well-Managed Healthcare Organization, Ninth Edition, by Kenneth R. White, PhD, RN, FACHE, and

John R. Griffith, LFACHE
135. World Health Systems: Challenges and Perspectives, Second Edition, by Bruce J. Fried, PhD, and Laura M. Gaydos, PhD, editors
136. Your Healthcare Job Hunt: How Your Digital Presence Can Make or Break Your Career by Donna Malvey, PhD, and

Jessica Sapp, DrPH

Programs:
1. Guide for the Emerging Healthcare Leader
2. A Proven Formula for Achieving Enterprise Operational Excellence
3. Achieve High Reliability: Gain a Blueprint for Zero Harm Care
4. Achieving a Strategic Partnership with Your Board: Thrive in the Midst of Accountability
5. Achieving Speed, Spread, Scalability and Sustainability for Health Systems
6. Achieving Superior Outcomes Through Executive-Physician Partnerships
7. Addressing the Governance Conundrum: Building a Board that Leads and Follows
8. Advanced Strategic Planning to Transform Your Organization
9. Aggressively Improve Margin and Market Growth: 2021 National Research for C-Suite
10. Agility and Resilience in Healthcare Leadership: Key Behaviors for Leading Change
11. Aligning Operations with Employee Engagement Strategies to Drive Positive, Sustainable Outcomes
12. Aligning Quality Management and Health Equity to Improve Outcomes

13. Applying Design Thinking to Healthcare’s Most Pressing Challenges
14. The Art and Principles of Physician Leadership and Engagement
15. Artificial Intelligence for Leaders: Beyond Big Data
16. The Basics of Grassroots Advocacy
17. Behavioral Health Challenges, Strategies and Solutions: The Business Case for Meeting Community Needs
18. Behavior Smarts: Increasing Healthcare Leadership Performance
19. Be the Best Part of Their Day: Supercharging Communication With Values-Driven Leadership
20. Board of Governors Exam Review Course
21. Breakthrough Physician Alignment: Creating a Win-Win for Optimizing Organizational Performance
22. Compelling Communication: Creating Engagement, Understanding and Results
23. The Courage to Lead: Critical Skills for Healthcare Leaders
24. Creating Successful Physician Integration and Engagement Strategies for Long Term Success
25. Culture: The Force Behind Strategy
26. Delivery Disrupted: Innovations, AI, and Staying Ahead of the Curve in Healthcare
27. Disruptive Innovators: Rise to the Challenge
28. Doing Well by Doing Good: Cultivating Mission to Improve Margin and Performance
29. Drive Physician Engagement Today for Aligned Leaders Tomorrow
30. Driving Digital Health Innovation for Maximum Impact
31. Effective, Credible and Accountable Leadership in the C-suite
32. Effective Crisis Leadership – Transforming Ourselves and Our Organizations for Success
33. Effective Leadership for High-Reliability Healthcare
34. Epidemiology Meets Strategy: Leading Healthcare Organizations in a New Reality
35. Executive Program
36. Financial Turnarounds: Lessons Learned From the Frontline
37. Fundamental Financial Skills for Healthcare Organization Success
38. Growth in the Reform Era
39. Health System Simulation
40. Health Systems as Stewards of Health: A Construct for Leading Transformation
41. Hospitals and Health Systems of the Future: Transforming to Thrive
42. Human-Centered Leadership for the Next Era of Digital Healthcare Systems
43. Improve Clinician Retention and Patient Outcomes by Optimizing Professional Wellbeing
44. Improving Results through Better Team Engagement and Accountability
45. Improving the Patient Experience to Build Customer Loyalty
46. Integrating Quality and Cost in a Pay-for-Value Era
47. Key Financial Principles for the Nonfinancial Healthcare Executive
48. Leaders Conference
49. Leadership and Accountability in Project Management and Programs
50. Leadership Development Program
51. Leading A Culture of Safety: A New Operating Model for High Reliability Quality, Engagement, Efficiency, and Growth
52. Leading and Managing in Changing Times
53. Leading Complex Change: Emotional Awareness, Intentionality & Agility
54. Leadership Power Levers and Influence Tactics: The Path Toward Trustworthiness
55. Leading for Success: Creating a Committed Workforce
56. Leading from Your Upper Brain: A Neuroscience Approach to Driving Performance
57. Leading in Difficult Times: The Role of Leader Humility and Ambition in Improving Engagement and Innovation
58. Leading in a Changing Environment: Focus on Population Health
59. Leading Strategic Change
60. Leading Transformational Change
61. Managing Conflict, Confrontations and Disputes
62. Mentor, Coach, Lead to Peak Professional Performance
63. Never Be Boring: Present Like a Pro

64. Optimizing Ambulatory Management for the 21st Century
65. Optimizing Business and Clinical Outcomes Through Physician-Executive Collaboration
66. Optimizing Engagement and Performance in a Healing Ecosystem: Creating a Climate of Workforce Thriving
67. Optimizing the Roles of Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners
68. An Overview of Health Law: Liabilities, Compliance, and Leadership
69. Physician Executive Program
70. Possibilities, Probabilities and Creative Solutions: Breakthrough Thinking for Complex Environments
71. Practical Leadership Strategies in an Age of Change
72. Process and Technique of Negotiating
73. Professional Burnout in Healthcare: Lead Your Organization to Wellness
74. Proven Strategies and Leadership Methods for Effectively Leading Change in Today’s Environment
75. Redesign and Operationalize Your Medical Staff for Health Reform
76. Resilient Leadership: The Role of Well-Being in Individual and Organizational Performance
77. Retooling for the Future in Healthcare Operations: The Changing Roles of Leaders
78. Revitalizing Your Quality Improvement Strategies
79. Senior Executive Program
80. Service Line Planning: Developing a Consumer Based Approach to Providing Quality Care
81. Solving the Enigma of Medical Group Performance: Methods to Identify and Add Meaningful Value
82. Strategic Planning: From Formulation to Action
83. Strategy Implementation: Behaviors and Frameworks that Inspire Success
84. The Human Margin: Foundations of Trust
85. The Network Evolution: How to Position Your Ambulatory Care Network for Future Success
86. The Strategic Use of Healthcare Analytics
87. Tactics & Strategies for Mastering Revenue Cycle Management
88. Taking an Emotionally Intelligent Leadership Approach to Change Management
89. Thriving Together: Well-being Solutions for What We’ve Been Missing in Healthcare Delivery
90. Transformational Leadership in the C-Suite: Strategies for Success
91. Transitioning From the Military to Civilian Healthcare
92. Where Wellness Meets Work: System-Based Solutions to Address Burnout and Promote Clinician Wellbeing

Leadership Assessments:
1. Career Anchors Assessment
2. Change Management Leadership Assessment
3. Conflict Management Assessment
4. Emotional Intelligence Assessment
5. Extended DISC Assessment
6. Leadership Assessment
7. Power/Influence Assessment

Self-Study Courses:
1. Accelerating Leadership Development in Yourself and Your Organization
2. Achieving the Group Practice Advantage
3. Advancing the CEO’s Role in Healthcare Philanthropy
4. Building Clinical Systems That Produce Excellent Outcomes
5. Building Self Awareness to Prevent Career Derailment
6. Coordinated Care: Improving Clinical and Financial Performance
7. Creating Readiness for Change: Preparing Physicians and Administrators for Collaboration
8. Effective Strategy Execution
9. Healthcare Leadership That Makes a Difference: Creating Your Legacy
10. Improve the Experience of Care in Your Emergency Department
11. Integrating Global Trends into Your Organization’s Strategic Planning

12. The Law and Patient Confidentiality: A Commonsense Guide to HIPAA and Beyond
13. Leading with Meaning: Tapping the Deeper Dimensions
14. Making Better Capital Investment Decisions
15. Managing the Risks of Social Media
16. Marketing Your Healthcare Organization
17. Reducing Burnout by Developing a Participative Culture
18. Tools and Techniques for Physician Engagement
19. Understanding Cost Allocation and Profit Analysis
20. Understanding Financial Statements
21. Understanding the Impact of Financing Decisions
22. Using Pricing, Budgeting, and Revenue Cycle Management to Improve Performance
23. Working Together While Maintaining Distinctiveness: Healthy Administrator-Physician Relations

Other:
1. ACHE’s Career Center Products and Services (ache.org/career-resource-center)
2. ACHE’s Code of Ethics (ache.org/about-ache/our-story/our commitments/ethics/ache-code-of-ethics)
3. ACHE’s Diversity Resources (ache.org/about-ache/resources-and-links/diversity-resources)
4. ACHE’s Ethical Policy Statements (ache.org/about-ache/our-story/our-commitments/ethics/ache-code-of-ethics/ aches-ethical-

policy-statements)
5. ACHE’s Ethics Self-Assessment (ache.org/about-ache/our-story/our-commitments/ethics/ethics-self-assessment)
6. ACHE’s Ethics Toolkit (ache.org/about-ache/our-story/our-commitments/ethics/ache-code-of-ethics/creating-an- ethical-culture-

within-the-healthcare-organization/ethics-toolkit)
7. ACHE’s Mentoring Network (member’s-only area) (ache.org/career-resource-center/advance-your-career/ leadership-mentoring-network)
8. ACHE’s Policy Statements (ache.org/about-ache/our-story/our-commitments/policy-statements)
9. Free From Harm: Accelerating Patient Safety Improvement Fifteen Years After To Err Is Human from the National Patient Safety

Foundation. Boston, MA: National Patient Safety Foundation; 2015.
10. Leading a Culture of Safety: A Blueprint for Success by ACHE and the IHI/NPSF Lucian Leape Institute (http://safety.ache.org/)

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