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QUARTERLY Contents ACHA at the Summer Leadership Summit. . . . . . . . . . 1 Summit Featured Informative Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2014 South Atlantic Regional Conference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Frank Pitts Elected as AIA VP. . . 3 Changes in the ACHA Certification Exam. . . . . . . . . . . . 4 ACHA Annual Luncheon – November 16, 2014 . . . . . . . . . . 4 Master Series at HCD. . . . . . . . . 4 President’s Message . . . . . . . . 5 ACHA’s Mobile Exam, Batting 1000% . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Calendar of Events. . . . . . . . . . 6 Volunteer Opportunities . . . . . . 6
ACHA at the Summer Leadership Summit
Summit Featured Informative Speakers
The 2014 Leadership Summit was held in Chicago, July 25-27. ACHA organized the conference in conjunction with the AIA’s Academy of Architecture for Health.
“Change” was the theme for the 2014 Summer Leadership Summit. SLS speakers echoed the need for change, in each of their presentations.
The opening session was at ACHA’s certificants luncheon. The presenter was Deborah Bowen, President and CEO of the American College of Healthcare Executives. Ms. Bowen spoke about the major changes occurring in healthcare and the need to “think outside the bed.” As hospitals are linked into health networks, a new array of patient care services will improve health outcomes. This will require “enterprise thinking” beyond just hospital care.
Pamela Peele, Chief Analytics Officer for UPMC’s Insurance Division, spoke on the topic of “Big Data.” Pamela Peele, Pamela Peele, Chief Analytics Providing one Chief Analytics of the most Officer, UPMC entertaining presentations of the conference, Ms. Peele referred to her healthcare analytics team as a “knowledge factory” pouring through claims data to locate patients at-risk for major medical problems. She spoke about the importance of uncovering Steve Executive VP hidden or “dark data” forLittleson, healthcare systems, hoping to manage their patient’s medical services and related costs. Ms Peele reminded the audience that “you can’t manage what you cannot see.”
To make her point, Ms. Bowen showed several case studies, including Palomar Health’s new hospital and facilities at Henry Ford Health System.
NEWSLETTER CO-EDITORS John Blignaut, AIA, ACHA, LEED AP Don McKahan, AIA, FACHA
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