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Changing the Culture of Healthcare
National Leadership & Educational Conference
June 9-11, 2010
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place-Chicago
LINK TO CONFERENCE REGISTRATION SITE:
http://www.ache.org/ERegistration/IFD_signup.cfm
Conference Registration Fees and Packages
| Package Type | Member Rate | Non-member Rate |
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Early Bird Registration General Conference Only (By October 31, 2009) |
$350 | $450 |
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General Conference and Benchmarking Ceremony (By February 1, 2010) |
$500 | $600 |
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General Conference, Benchmarking VIP Reception and Ceremony (By February 1, 2010) |
$550 | $650 |
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General Conference Only (November 1, 2009-February 1, 2010) |
$400 | $500 |
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General Conference Only (February 2, 2010-May 31, 2010) |
$500 | $600 |
| President's VIP Reception | $100 | $150 |
| Benchmarking Ceremony Only | $150 | $150 |
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Benchmarking VIP Reception & Ceremony |
$200 | $200 |
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Onsite Registration Conference Only (June 1-11, 2010) |
$600 | $700 |
| Cancellation Fee | $100 | $150 |
LINK TO CONFERENCE REGISTRATION SITE:
http://www.ache.org/ERegistration/IFD_signup.cfm
For the first time, the Institute will be offering an early bird registration discount if registered by October 31, 2009
HYATT REGENCY MCCORMICK PLACE Passkey web based reservations. This complimentary service is offered by HYATT REGENCY MCCORMICK PLACE to provide you with an electronic reservations customized interface.
We look forward to hosting you in the fine city of Chicago!
Check out the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place Online:
Regency McCormick Place - e-Brochure
Regency McCormick Place- e-slides
Congratulations to the 2009 Diversified Investment Advisors-Institute for Diversity Leaders in Healthcare Scholarship Recipients
Diversified Investment Advisors, Inc., an Institute for Diversity in Health Management sponsor, is proud to announce that Kristian Henderson and Pernell Jones have been awarded the 2009 Leaders in Health Care Scholarships. They will each receive a $5,000 award. Click HERE to access the full press release.
The Institute for Diversity is Now on LinkedIn and Facebook!
Join the Institute's new LinkedIn group and become a fan on Facebook to stay abreast of the latest news, announcements, and opportunities for those at the vanguard of the diversity movement in health care.
Important Changes Underway to Summer Enrichment Program and Scholarship Application Processes
Please note that the Institute is currently in the process of developing and implementing an improved application process. Starting this year, applications will be released earlier than in the past in order to accomodate an earlier application deadline. Please stay tuned to our site for more information.
Institute Launches Benchmarking Tool to Improve Hospital Diversity
CHICAGO, July 23 --- The Institute for Diversity in Health Management (the Institute) today announced plans to provide a survey tool for hospitals to help them assess and improve their internal diversity management programs. The project will be funded by a grant from The ARAMARK Charitable Fund at the Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program, and the results will be used to compile a database that allows health care organizations to compare their organizations’ efforts to those of others. The data also will be used to help the Institute honor leaders in the field of promoting diversity within health care.
“We are very excited that The ARAMARK Charitable Fund at the Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program has enabled us to develop this benchmarking program,” said Fred Hobby, the Institute’s president and CEO. “We expect that the type and scope of diversity initiatives underway in our nation’s hospitals varies widely. This tool will provide a scorecard that hospitals can use to benchmark and improve their diversity progress.”
The Institute will distribute the survey tool to hospitals, then work with them to assess their performance and benchmark it against other health care organizations. Results will eventually be used to select recipients of the “Diversity in Health Management Award,” which seeks to recognize and honor hospitals and health systems committed to embracing all of the components of a full-scale diversity initiative and to expanding leadership opportunities for members of under-represented minority groups.
The tool focuses on four specific areas:
· Strengthening a Diverse Workforce.
· Expanding the Diversity of the Leadership Team.
· Delivering Culturally Proficient Patient Care.
· Strengthening the Diverse Communities that Hospitals Serve.
The tool is based on research included in “Strategies for Leadership,” a diversity and cultural competency assessment tool the Institute created in conjunction with the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), the American Hospital Association (AHA) and the National Center for Healthcare Leadership (NCHL). In addition, each question/standard within the survey tool was cross-referenced with similar standards identified by the Magnet nursing program and Joint Commission tools by Florida Hospital, Orlando.
The American Hospital Quest for Quality Prize: Call for Nominations
The American Hospital Quest for Quality Prize® is presented annually to honor hospitals pursuing excellence through hospital leadership and innovation in quality improvement and safety.
The 2010 award will:
- raise awareness of the need for a hospital-wide commitment to highly reliable, exceptional quality, patient-centered care;
- reward successful efforts to develop and promote a systems-based approach toward improvements in quality of care;
- inspire organizations to systematically integrate and align their quality improvement efforts throughout the organization; and
- communicate successful programs and strategies to the hospital field.
The award winner will receive $50,000 and a bronze symbol of the award. Up to two finalists will receive a bronze symbol of the award and other programs may be recognized with Citations of Merit. The awards will be presented at the 2010 AHA-Health Forum Leadership Summit (July 22-24) in San Diego.
In 2010, the prize will honor organizations that 1) have committed in a systematic manner to achieving the Institute of Medicine's (IOM) six quality aims-safety, patient-centeredness, effectiveness, efficiency, timeliness, and equity; 2) can document progress in achievement of all six of the IOM aims; and 3) provide replicable models and systems for the hospital field.
All U.S. hospitals are eligible for The American Hospital Quest for Quality Prize®.
Please nominate an organization (either your own or another) or download an application directly from www.aha.org/questforquality.
Completed applications must be e-mailed by midnight, central time, Sunday, October 11, 2009 to questforquality@aha.org.