Congratulations to Frank D. Byrne, MD, FACHE, president at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison, on being named to the Board of Governors of the American College of Healthcare Executives. Click here for more information.
Wisconsin Chapter of ACHE Wins Recognition Award
The ACHE Chapter Management and Awards Program acknowledges outstanding chapter accomplishments based on objective measured results. Based on the 2007 WI Chapter of the ACHE Member Needs Survey, conducted late last year, the WI Chapter is being recognized with the Award of Chapter Merit for overall member satisfaction. Based on your member scoring, the WI chapter has exceeded the national standard for member satisfaction and is being recognized as a high performing chapter. Mark Hamilton, FACHE, President of the WI Chapter of ACHE and Mary Hansen, FACHE, Regent for Wisconsin represented the WI Chapter at Congress on March 11, 2008 at the MacEachern Luncheon, where chapters were be recognized for their achievements.
Click here to view Award.
Important Credentialing Changes
On November 6, 2006, the national ACHE Board of Governors voted to revise the credentialing system,
creating a multi-faceted system leading to a single credential, the FACHE.
This was the culmination of a two-year study by the Credentialing Task Force involving extensive research,
evaluation and affiliate feedback. Refer to the
checklist highlighting the new FACHE
requirements, as well as a
FAQ and
a
special article in the January/February 2007
Healthcare Executive.