What's New

The 2010 Mentorship Program applications will be available soon.

Click on the Membership tab to access more information and the applications for  Mentors and Mentees.

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The 2010 Winter Newsletter is now available online. 
Click here to download the PDF.

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Congress Scholarship Award Winners

ACHE of North Texas congratulates the following members on receiving scholarships to attend the 2010 Congress on Healthcare Leadership!

  Charmaine Christiansen
  Laurah Jackson
  Robert Buck
  Paula Zalucki, FACHE
  Catherine Campbell
  Jason McPherson
  Sandi McDermott 

     Welcome to ACHE of North Texas!

  

Message from the President

Dear Members,

Happy new year! I want to start by thanking you for the opportunity to serve as President of the ACHE of North Texas chapter in 2010.  I would also like to recognize the leadership provided by Dr. Britt Berrett and Janet Henderson who served as your Regent and President in 2009 as well as John Self and Sandy Lutz who completed their board service last year.  Additionally, I would like to congratulate John Haupert on his election as Regent for North Texas and the the rest of our 2010 Board of Directors and Officers on their continued service.  Finally, I would like to express my sincere appreciation to our 2010 corporate sponsors including Medical City Dallas Hospital as a platinum sponsor and the Baylor Health Care System, RTKL, and Tenet Healthcare as gold sponsors.  Without the generous support of these organizations, we would be unable to provide the numerous programs and services that further the development of our profession.

Building on an outstanding 2009 in which our chapter was recognized with the Award of Chapter Merit, our 2010 objective is to earn the Award for Chapter Excellence.  Less than 2% of all chapters achieve this distinction.  The requirements to earn the Award for Chapter Excellence include meeting at least three of the four performance standards below:

• Education and Networking Program – Chapters must provide at least 7.79 hours of chapter event programming per chapter member.
• Net Membership Growth – Chapters must achieve net membership growth of 13%.
• Membership Satisfaction – Chapters must receive 7.69 or higher on a 10-point scale in chapter member satisfaction.
• Advancement of Eligible Members – Chapters must advance a number greater than or equal to 10.5% of the members eligible to advance at the beginning of the year.

Meeting these standards will require you to take a more active role in our chapter in 2010 which will in turn increase the value offered for all of our members.  As one of the largest (1,200+ members) and most active chapters in ACHE, I am confident that together we can achieve this goal.

2010 promises to be another year of rapid change and continued uncertainty in the healthcare industry.  As industry leaders, more will be expected of us in our efforts to improve the quality, service, and value we provide to our patients, patient families, physicians, and co-workers.  These increasing expectations make it more important than ever to remain actively engaged in professional societies like ACHE which offer educational programs providing the latest information on key trends in the healthcare industry as well as development and networking opportunities to aid career advancement and to enhance professional performance.

Please take a moment to review our chapter’s 2010 calendar of events and make plans to join us.  As you will see, we are again offering numerous Category I education sessions featuring regional and national leaders in healthcare.  In addition, we are offering significantly more networking and advancement opportunities as well as targeted events for senior leaders and early careerists.

Whether you are a new or current member please take the time to explore the services offered by your local chapter (http://northtexas.ache.org) and ACHE national (www.ache.com).  We welcome volunteers and encourage feedback to help us better meet your professional development needs. Please feel free to contact us at ACHE at info@northtexas.ache.org. 

I look forward to seeing you at one of our upcoming chapter events.

J. Eric Evans
2010 Chapter President

Award for Chapter Merit

ACHE of North Texas was recently recognized and was presented the “Award for Chapter Merit” dated March 24, 2009.  This award is given if the chapter meets at least one of the three performance standards needed to qualify for the Award for Chapter Excellence outlined below.  ACHE of North Texas was recognized for Membership Satisfaction.

  Award Performance Indicators

Membership Satisfaction
Member satisfaction is measured on a 10-point scale based on the survey question: “Overall, how satisfied are you with your local chapter?

Education and Networking Performance
Education and networking performance is measured by summing the product of the number of hours of programming at each event, multiplied by the number of attendees to each event for each event, and dividing the sum by the total chapter membership at the beginning of the current year.

Net Membership Growth
Net membership growth is measured by the percentage difference between the total number of ACHE affiliated chapter members in all membership categories at the beginning of the year and at the end of the year.