Volume 35, Number 5
September/October 2020
For many Americans, inequitable access to reliable, high-speed internet connections—either because of where they live or how much they earn—is affecting their health, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Technology has played an essential role as organizations nationwide navigate the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. For the CEOs and CIOs who helm today’s most successful healthcare organizations and IT departments, this isn’t surprising; they know IT is already—or will soon be—integrated in virtually all areas of care delivery.
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Ample research is available on race disparity in the healthcare workforce, particularly in our highest levels of leadership. ACHE’s own data show that, while racial and ethnic minorities make up 32% of our U.S. hospital patients and 36% of the population, only about 16% of C-suite executives are racial minorities.
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Soon after the early reports of rapidly spreading COVID-19 infections, hospitals throughout the United States and beyond began reviewing their emergency preparedness guidelines.
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We are pleased to provide you with Key Industry Facts, published each year, providing annual updates on healthcare spending and other vital information.
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Throughout the past three decades, the use of health-related or medical narratives has gained increasing support as a successful device for changing health behavior and outcomes.
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One unanticipated impact of the new coronavirus has been symptomatology that can mimic a heart attack. Abnormal heart rhythms have been reported all over the world as side effects of the coronavirus, as described in a March 27 New York Times article, “A Heart Attack?
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The 2020 election year will again see healthcare as a prominent issue in both national and state elections. The campaigns this fall and the initial legislative agendas from the president, Congress and state legislatures will address issues that affect consumers and systems.
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The year 2020 will most certainly be remembered as a time of profound challenges for millions of people around the world. In healthcare, within a perfect storm of a viral pandemic and a fragmented delivery system, those working in the field have a better understanding of the profession’s previously untested readiness and the unique challenges it faces going forward.
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A key governance challenge the COVID-19 pandemic presents is the effective oversight of unprecedented safety risks in completely novel situations.
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There has been an unprecedented explosion in the use of telemedicine services during the COVID-19 pandemic due to efforts to protect patients and providers from risk of virus infection.
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Over the past five months, physicians around the world have been working as part of healthcare teams to treat patients with COVID-19.
READ MORED. Christopher Whybrew, FACHE, president, Longevity Health Plan of Oklahoma, Tulsa, has been appointed Interim Regent for Oklahoma.
READ MOREIn late 2018, ACHE conducted the sixth in a series of studies comparing career attainments of women and men healthcare executives. ACHE has conducted these studies every five to six years since 1990.
READ MOREHighlights from the July 2020 American College of Healthcare Executives and the Foundation of the American College of Healthcare Executives Board of Governors virtual meetings.
READ MOREThe American College of Healthcare Executives highlights members who were recently promoted, changed positions or retired.
READ MOREThe COVID-19 pandemic is driving ACHE chapters to be more creative with their offerings. Many have taken advantage of technology to offer members virtual networking and education, as well as general support and care.
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Leading a virtual team or employees who are geographically dispersed can be challenging. In our extensive research, we found that more than 25% of virtual teams are not fully performing, and 33% of teams rate their virtual leaders as less than effective.
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