AMERICAN COLLEGE OF HEALTHCARE EXECUTIVES
ACHE Self-Study Program
Affiliates of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) can earn Category I credit through the ACHE's Self-Study Program. Three of the ACHE courses are authored by consultants with Health Strategies & Solutions.
To participate, simply purchase the course materials and complete them at your own pace. No registration is necessary. Each self-study course includes an overview of the course topic, readings, a self-graded test, and a completion form.
The actual coursework will take approximately 10 hours to complete. To obtain ACHE credit, mail or fax the completion form included with the course packet and you will be awarded 6 hours of ACHE category 1 credit. To place your order, please click here or call (301) 362-6905.
Health Care Stratgic Planning Course
by Alan M. Zuckerman, FACHE, FAAHC
Ad hoc planning, educated guesses, and intuition are not enough. Healthcare organizations need a sound strategic plan to successfully address near-term pressures as well as to achieve long-term goals.
Learn how to:
- Determine the most critical strategic issues and focus resources to address them
- Align stakeholders behind the process by clearly stating the desired benefits
- Prepare a sound implementation plan that includes roles, responsibilities, and time frames
- Instill more farsightedness and creativity into the strategic planning process
Price per self-study course: $308 ACHE affiliates/$388 nonaffiliates
Book needed to complete this course: Healthcare Strategic Planning, second edition, by Alan M. Zuckerman
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How to Improve Your Competitive Strategy Self-Study Course
by Alan M. Zuckerman, FACHE, FAAHC
Healthcare organizations must fast track their efforts to implement and sustain competitive strategies to weather the storms ahead and stretch the vision of what they must achieve to stay viable.
This course will address the following:
- What is competitive strategy?
- How to carry out state-of-the-art competitive strategy analysis
- What is a dynamic, future-oriented competitive strategy?
- How to get started on implementing competitive strategy
Price per self-study course: $308 ACHE affiliates/$388 nonaffiliates
Book needed to complete this course: Improve Your Competitive Strategy: A Guide for the Healthcare Executive, by Alan M. Zuckerman
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How to Revitalize Your Medical Staff Organization Self-Study Course
by Craig E. Holm, FACHE, CHC
Hospitals and health care systems will need to dig deep to finds creative incentives to revitalize their existing medical staff organizations. This course will teach you:
- The trends affecting medical staff organizations
- Incentives for participation in medical staff organizations
- Competitive strategies in a hostile environment
- Techniques to foster effective working relationships
- How to make a partnering culture a reality
Price per self-study course: $308 ACHE affiliates/$388 nonaffiliates
Book needed to complete this course: Allies or Adversaries: Revitalizing the Medical Staff Organization, by Craig E. Holm
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