The Connecticut Association of Healthcare Executives

An ACHE Chapter

A Message From Your New Regent, Denise J. Fiore, FACHE

A Message from Your ACHE Regent

Spring 2019

Greetings as your new Regent for Connecticut.  While we are seeing signs of spring blossom around us the rain keeps dampening our ability to really enjoy spring.  Let’s hope we can say goodbye to the many days of rain very soon.  I want to be outside where I can get into my gardens!

I want to thank those of you who elected me as your Regent for Connecticut.  I hope to serve you well in my three year term.  A special congratulations to Kurt A. Barwis, FACHE, President and CEO of Bristol Hospital and Health Care Group, on becoming a Governor for ACHE.  A thanks to Kurt as well for my orientation to all aspects of being a Regent.

I recently attended the Student Career Fair held at University of New Haven’s Orange Campus.  Our Education Network committee under the direction of Fred Boateng, did a superb job of planning this day.  This being our second career fair, over 47 students and 15 employers participated.  A special thanks to Marc Brunetti, COO of ECHN, the keynote speaker.  Sharing career advice and his personal story of advancement was so worthwhile.  I am already planning my fall visits to each EN in the state to help students connect to the local chapter as well as see the benefits of ACHE for their careers ahead.

The ACHE 2019 Congress on Healthcare Leadership held in Chicago in March was excellent.  Having CTAHE receive the Chapter Excellence Award is a result of hard work and focus of the chapter board and committee members.  Aside from Michael Novak, FACHE, CTAHE Vice President and COO of Montefiore Nyak Hospital accepting the award at Congress, many of you helped the chapter celebrate locally.  We should be proud of the chapter receiving this award!

One of the distinguished lectures at ACHE featured Josh Linkner, Author, Chairman and Co-Founder of Platypus Labs.  His topic was “Being Innovative in a Time of Rapid Change.”  His message of how we need to have everyday innovation in healthcare was inspiring.  Josh spoke of embracing new approaches, seeking the unexpected, knowing that barriers can be overcome so that we can leverage our human creativity each day.  While there were many valuable lectures and lessons at Congress, this one stood out for me.  Taking time to push our creativity to innovation is so important as healthcare leaders.

I end my message to you with a reminder to check the CTAHE website at www.ctahe.org.  The annual meeting of the Chapter takes place on June 20, which will feature guest speaker Karen Hinds, speaking on “Leveraging Inclusion, Diversity and Equity for Healthcare Leaders.” And, on July 16 the Chapter will hold a six hour face-to-face education program on “Professional Burnout in Healthcare – Lead Your Organization to Wellness.”  Please consider attending these two events.

Warm Regards,

Denise J. Fiore

Regent for Connecticut

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The Connecticut Association of Healthcare Executives

The Connecticut Association of Healthcare Executives (CTAHE) represents professionals who manage the business affairs of healthcare organizations throughout the state of Connecticut. No other professional association is more inclusive and essential for meeting the career needs and interests of healthcare executives in Connecticut as the healthcare industry transforms to value-based care.

Our CTAHE membership strives to be inclusive of all healthcare stakeholders spanning not only hospitals, health plans, health systems, and independent physician associations, but our universities that are educating our future healthcare administrators.

The Connecticut Association of Healthcare Executives (CTAHE) is a chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives, which you can read more about below.

The American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE)

The American College of Healthcare Executives is an international professional society of more than 40,000 healthcare executives who lead hospitals, healthcare systems and other healthcare organizations. ACHE offers its prestigious FACHE® credential, signifying board certification in healthcare management.

ACHE’s established network of 80 chapters provides access to networking, education and career development at the local level. In addition, ACHE is known for its magazine, Healthcare Executive, and its career development and public policy programs. Through such efforts, ACHE works toward its goal of being the premier professional society for healthcare executives dedicated to improving healthcare delivery.

The Foundation of the American College of Healthcare Executives was established to further advance healthcare management excellence through education and research. The Foundation of ACHE is known for its educational programs—including the annual Congress on Healthcare Leadership, which draws more than 4,000 participants—and groundbreaking research.

Its publishing division, Health Administration Press, is one of the largest publishers of books and journals on health services management including textbooks for college and university courses. For more information about ACHE, click here.