ACHE Your Partner For Success SOUTH FLORIDA HEALTHCARE EXECUTIVE FORUM EMR EVENT, SEPTEMBER 22, 2005
Event Reminder September 24, 2005 Chapter Meeting BU 403 12:05 pm Featured Speaker Craig Davis, Assistant Chief Information Officer, Miami VA Medical Center
“Over 100 professionals attended the discussion on Electronic Medical Records.” FAU Students FAU Health Administration Students learned about the Veteran Administration’s world class medical records and imaging system. The Miami VA Medical Center is a partner with five Florida Universities and is the largest processor of electronic medical records in the global VA system. The Miami facility is 100% wireless and employs a doublelayered encrypted network system for all equipment. Our gratitude to Mr. Francis Afram-Gyening, President of SFHEF, for the invitation.
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Ken Gustely kgustely@fau.edu, Dr. John Valentine valentin@fau.edu
FAU HEALTHCARE STUDENTS AND FACULTY TOUR THE NEW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MIRAMAR
Event Reminder
The New Memorial Hospital Miramar
Nov ember 19, 2005 BU 403 11:00 a m ACHE @ FAU S pea ke r N et wo rk We lcom e s Ju p ite r M ed ica l C ent er C EO & O u r A C H E R eg e n t O f f ic e r Mr. Michael Barry
“A world-class healthcare facility visited by world-class FAU faculty researchers and students.” Dr. Liang’s FAU Health IT students, ACHE @ FAU students, and FAU Health Administration professor Dr. Elizabeth Goodrick, toured the new Memorial Hospital Miramar (MHM), a world-class model of excellence for safety, quality, customer service and cost-effectiveness. MHM, located in Broward County, is a new state-of-the-art, fully accredited, acute-care facility, offering a full array of emergency, medical, surgical and outpatient services, all in a wireless and fully integrated administrative setting. Our gratitude to Milin Espino, ACHE @ FAU member, who was responsible for organizing this institutional event. Based on the strong reception from faculty and students, more institutional events are planned for Spring 2006. If you would like to participate or have suggestions for touring healthcare institutions, durable medical suppliers, or healthcare financing and consulting agencies, please contact us, or better yet, make your opinions known at our next ACHE meeting.
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Ken Gustely kgustely@fau.edu, Dr. John Valentine valentin@fau.edu
ACHE @ FAU SPEAKERS NETWORK BEGINS W I T H D IS C U S S IO N O N L E A D E R S H IP
Event Reminder D ecember 15, 2005 7:00 pm D in n e r a t Ma r io ’ s in Boca R aton
“ACHE @ FAU opens its doors to Healthcare Leaders.”
D ecember 8, 2005 5:30 pm Sa rba ne s-Ox ley in H ealth ca re Ban k At lant ic C ent er in Su nris e
ACHE @ FAU students welcomed “Dr. Phil” Vogelgesang, COO of Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies, who spoke to students on Leadership in Healthcare. Phil Vogelgesang, J.D, FACHE, began his career as a lawyer and quickly switched to healthcare. His former Indiana University Law School classmate is Dan Quayle. Mr. Vogelgesang has been involved in almost every aspect of the healthcare industry, and at almost every level in the organization. His wealth of experience, industry knowledge, and involvement in ACHE provided students a broad outlook on leadership, and insight on how ACHE can
ACHE @ FAU members and faculty will meet once more on December 15 for fellowship and celebration of a successful semester. If you need additional information please contact us.
advance their careers. His comparison of the legal, medical, and business training perspectives to problem-solving intrigued Health Administration students and faculty members Dr. Goodrick and Dr. Valentine in attendance. This event marked the start of our Speakers Network at FAU featuring healthcare leaders and opinion makers.
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SARBANES-OXLEY & HEALTHCARE - PANEL DISCUSSION HELD AT BANK ATLANTIC CENTER
Event Reminder January 31, 2006 ACHE @ FAU Healthcare Speaker Network Begins
ACHE @ FAU students listened to an interesting panel discussion on Sarbanes-Oxley and its influence on For-Profit and Not-For Profit Healthcare organizations, moderated by Linda Quick, President of the South Florida Hospital & Healthcare Association. The panel was led by:
Tom Rozek – CEO Miami Children’s Hospital Jim Petkas – CFO HCA Healthcare, East Florida Division Anne Payne – CPA, Partner with PriceWaterhouseCoopers Bill Spratt – Partner with Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham LLP Zeff Ross, FACHE spoke about the importance and value ACHE membership plays in advancing your healthcare career. Two equally qualified candidates, one from FIU and one from FAU interview for a hospital position. The FIU candidate has good grades, but no involvement or network. The FAU candidate has good grades, but is networked and an ACHE member. Which candidate is hired? Learn how ACHE @ FAU can advance your education and career.
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ACHE @ FAU members undergraduate student Mercy Aleman (L) and graduate student Milin Espino (R)
American College of Healthcare Executives at Florida Atlantic University Ken Gustely kgustely@fau.edu, Dr. John Valentine valentin@fau.edu
1ST ACHE@FAU STUDENTS & FACULTY DINNER HELD AT MARIO’S OF BOCA
Event Reminder January 2006 ACHE@FAU Healthcare Speaker Network Begins
ACHE @ FAU members held their 1
st
annual end-of-semester Students & Faculty Dinner. A
capacity crowd of FAU Health Administration Students, Faculty, and Guests filled the room, which made for an enjoyable evening among friends. Mario’s of Boca did a fantastic job on food preparation and service. Thank you to all who attended and made this a night to remember.
Dr. Robert Hays, Ph.D., Director of Health Administration at FAU welcomes students, faculty and guests.
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Get involved with ACHE @ FAU, contact
Ken Gustely kgustely@fau.edu, Dr. John Valentine valentin@fau.edu