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SUMMARY:AI in Healthcare: Equitable Care Navigation
DESCRIPTION:$30/pp Rate \n\n\n\nIf you are experiencing any difficulties with the site or registration\, please email Sara Ramon at sramon@mhalink.org or Laurie Snelson at lsnelson@mhalink.org for assistance. In your correspondence\, please include the registrant’s name\, title\, organization\, and email for confirmation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Here\n\n\n\nEVENT CONTACT\n\n\n\n\n\n\nREGISTERFAX 781-262-6136 \n\n\n\nMAIL –  Check Payable to MHAMHA Education Department500 District Ave.Burlington\, MA 01803-5096 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Artificial intelligence is reshaping care navigation\, risk stratification\, and resource allocation—but without safeguards\, it can reinforce inequities. This session explores how healthcare leaders can implement AI responsibly\, protect patient choice\, and measure equity-centered outcomes\, while enhancing care coordination and access to services across diverse populations for a more inclusive\, sustainable healthcare system. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAgenda \n\n\n\n9 – 10 a.m. | Breakfast & Networking \n\n\n\n10 a.m -10:05 a.m. | Welcome! \n\n\n\n10:05 – 11 a.m. | AI and Machine Learning in Healthcare \n\n\n\nDipu Patel\, DMS\, Professor\, Vice Chair of Innovation\, University of Pittsburgh \n\n\n\n11 a.m. – 12 p.m.| Panel \n\n\n\n\nModerator: Dipu Patel\, DMS\n\n\n\nTinu Tadese\, M.D.\, Vice President and Enterprise Chief Medical Informatics Officer\, Boston Medical Center\n\n\n\nKade Crockford\, Director of Technology and Justice Programs\, ACLU Massachusetts\n\n\n\nChristopher Fields\, Ph.D.\, Associate Research Scientist\, Dept. of Psychiatry\, Yale School of Medicine\n\n\n\n\n More panelists announced soon! \n\n\n\n\nThemes include: \n\n\n\n\n\n Providing an overview on the risks AI in healthcare pose to exacerbating disparities\n\n\n\n\n\n Share equity centered frameworks when considering the use and implementation of AI-based methodologies\n\n\n\n\n\n Discussing implications across different levels: direct care\, information technology\, legal liabilities\, and data governance\n\n\n\n\n\nReflecting on risk and upstream effect of AI proliferation in healthcare\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease Note \nAttendees will need to re-set their password on MHA’s Member Portal before registering due to a recent system upgrade. Click here for guidance or simply click “Forgot My Password” and follow the instructions upon registering. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nCancellation and Transferring Registration Policy (for in-person events only): Full refunds will be recognized when cancellations occur at least 5 business days prior to an in-person event. Any cancellation notices received after this time will result in $50 administrative fee. To avoid this penalty\, you may send someone in your place by forwarding their full name\, title and email address to the Director of Healthcare Education\, Amy Smalarz at asmalarz@mhalink.org. No shows will be responsible for payment in full.
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/ai-in-healthcare-equitable-care-navigation/
LOCATION:MCLE Conference Center\, 10 Winter Place\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02108\, United States
CATEGORIES:MHA Conferences
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SUMMARY:Navigating Leave of Absence Challenges
DESCRIPTION:Register Here\n\n\n\n\nThis session will explore how effective absence management strategies can support healthcare organizations in Massachusetts in maintaining a resilient workforce and delivering consistent patient care. We will highlight real-world scenarios and actionable approaches to navigating leave of absence challenges\, including compliance considerations and best practices for integrating leave management solutions within complex healthcare environments. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTakeaways \n\n\n\n\nBy attending this webinar\, participants will: \n\n\n\n– Understand the unique absence management challenges facing healthcare organizations\, especially in Massachusetts \n\n\n\n– Learn practical approaches to ensure compliance and workforce continuity \n\n\n\n– Gain insight into tools and resources that can support their leave management efforts
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/navigating-leave-of-absence-challenges/
CATEGORIES:Hot Topics Webinars
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SUMMARY:Take a Simple Step: Become a Healthcare Planning Ambassador
DESCRIPTION:Register Here\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvery care professional can enhance their knowledge and skills as a Healthcare Planning Ambassador to confidently engage adults in simple conversations using a structured process and free downloadable tool kit. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTopics covered in this webinar include:• Strategies to start simple conversations• The five things everyone should discuss with their care providers• Steps to take enabling you to seamlessly flow from simple to serious illness conversations with accompanying planning tools and conversation guides.
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/take-a-simple-step-become-a-healthcare-planning-ambassador/
CATEGORIES:Hot Topics Webinars,Engaging In Aging
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260415T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260415T153000
DTSTAMP:20260404T091939
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SUMMARY:The Managed Care Summit: Navigating What’s Next
DESCRIPTION:$219   Per-Person \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Here\n\n\n\nEvent Contact\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease Note \n Attendees will need to re-set their password on MHA’s Member Portal before registering due to a recent system upgrade. Click here for guidance or simply click “Forgot My Password” and follow the instructions upon registering. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for MHA’s inaugural Managed Care Summit! \n\n\n\n\nAGENDA \n\n\n\nThe Managed Care Summit: Navigating What’s Next:  \n\n\n\nPolicy\, performance\, and partnerships shaping the future of care \n\n\n\n8:15 – 9 a.m.: Breakfast & Registration  \n\n\n\n9 – 9:05 a.m.: Welcome!   \n\n\n\n\nKaren Granoff\, Senior Director\, Payer Relations and Managed Care Policy\, Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association \n\n\n\n\n9:05 – 10:00 a.m.: The Big Pivot: The 2026 National Landscape: Positioning Yourself to Maximize Your Brand  \n\n\n\nThis keynote will explore how healthcare organizations can develop an authentic brand strategy and market positioning that builds patient trust\, strengthens reputation\, and supports long-term growth. Drawing on experience working with leading organizations\, Kevin Thilborger of Unlocked Health will share practical insights on how healthcare leaders can clearly define their brand\, communicate their value\, and stand out in an increasingly competitive and complex healthcare environment.  \n\n\n\n\nKevin Thilborger\, Chief Revenue Strategy and Managed Care Officer\, Unlock Health  \n\n\n\n\n10 – 10:45 a.m.: AI in Healthcare\, Part I: Today’s Regulatory Environment\, Challenges and Opportunities   \n\n\n\nThis session will provide hospital leaders with an overview of the evolving state and federal regulatory landscape surrounding AI in healthcare. Speakers will examine emerging guardrails\, governance frameworks\, and compliance considerations\, while highlighting potential challenges organizations may face as they evaluate and implement AI-driven tools. Participants will gain practical insights to help navigate regulatory expectations while responsibly leveraging AI to advance care delivery and operational performance.  \n\n\n\nPanelists:  \n\n\n\n\nDoug Brown\, Partner\, Manatt  \n\n\n\n\n\nRandi Seigel\, Partner\, Manatt \n\n\n\n\n10:45 – 11 a.m.: BREAK  \n\n\n\n11 – 11:45 a.m.: AI in Healthcare\, Part II: From Strategy to Practice – AI in Utilization Management \n\n\n\nIn this session\, ClarityCare CEO Hermine Tranie will discuss how health plans are using AI to support the adjudication of complex clinical cases in real time. She will also address the critical safeguards required to ensure accuracy\, maintain inter-rater reliability\, and preserve appropriate human oversight in the decision-making process. Hospital leaders will gain insight into how these technologies are being deployed today and what they may mean for payer-provider interactions moving forward.   \n\n\n\n\nHermine Tranie\, CEO\, ClarityCare AI \n\n\n\n\n11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.: Value-Based Contracting  \n\n\n\nIn this session\, Foley & Lardner attorneys will discuss key considerations when entering into value-based contracts with health plans. The conversation will explore the potential benefits and risks of these arrangements\, common contractual pitfalls\, and practical strategies hospital leaders should keep in mind to protect their organizations while advancing value-based care.  \n\n\n\n\nKinal Patel\, Partner\, Foley & Lardner LLP\n\n\n\n\n\nAllie Shalom\, Senior Counsel\, Foley & Lardner LLP\n\n\n\n\n\nLawrence W. Vernaglia\, Partner\, Foley & Lardner LLP\n\n\n\n\n12:30 –1:15 p.m.: LUNCH  \n\n\n\n1:15 – 2:15 p.m.: Fireside Chat: Strategic Collaborations Among Payers and Providers  \n\n\n\nIn this session\, Jeff Leibach of BRC and Marc Spooner of .406 Ventures and Spooner Advisors will share insights on the evolving payer-provider landscape and discuss strategies for turning today’s pressures into productive collaboration. The conversation will focus on practical approaches to strengthening negotiations\, aligning incentives\, and building partnerships that support both financial sustainability and high-quality care.  \n\n\n\n\nJeffrey Leibach\, Managing Director\, Berkeley Research Group  \n\n\n\n\n\nMarc Spooner\, Executive in Residence\, .406 Ventures \n\n\n\n\n2:15 – 3:15 p.m.: The Commonwealth Weighs In  \n\n\n\nAt a time when cost pressures and sustainability concerns are intensifying\, this session will highlight how state leaders are working with healthcare stakeholders to address these challenges. HPC Executive Director David Seltz will discuss the Commission’s ongoing efforts to promote affordability and system accountability. Dr. Ryan Schwartz\, Chief of the Office of Accountable Care and Behavioral Health at the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services\, will share perspectives on how MassHealth is approaching these issues and advancing strategies to ensure a strong\, sustainable program for the future.  \n\n\n\n\nRyan Schwarz\, M.D.\, Chief\, Office of Accountable Care and Behavioral Health\, Executive Office of Health and Human Services \n\n\n\n\n\nDavid Seltz\, Executive Director\, Massachusetts Health Policy Commission \n\n\n\n\n3:20 p.m.: Next Steps \n\n\n\n\n\n\nCancellation Policy (for in-person events only): Full refunds will be recognized when cancellations occur at least 5 business days prior to an in-person event. Any cancellation notices received after this time will result in $50 administrative fee. To avoid this penalty\, you may send someone in your place by forwarding their full name\, title and email address to the Director of Healthcare Education\, Amy Smalarz at asmalarz@mhalink.org. No shows will be responsible for payment in full.
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/managed-care-summit/
LOCATION:MHA Conference Center\, 500 District Ave\, Burlington\, Massachusetts\, 01803\, United States
CATEGORIES:MHA Conferences
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260408T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260408T150000
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SUMMARY:A Framework to Drive Nursing Excellence
DESCRIPTION:Register Here\n\n\n\n\nThe Magnet Recognition Program®\, developed by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)\, is the premier global framework for nursing excellence\, quality outcomes\, and healthy work environments. Grounded in evidence-based standards\, Magnet provides a strategic roadmap to strengthen nursing leadership\, elevate clinical performance\, and improve patient care. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis discussion will explore the core components of the Magnet Model and how they drive sustained excellence through shared decision-making\, professional development\, innovation\, and measurable outcomes. Participants will gain insight into Magnet’s strategic value\, key success factors\, and its impact on recruitment\, retention\, quality improvement\, and long-term organizational performance. \n\n\n\n\nKey themes from this webinar include: \n\n\n\n\nThe magnet model drives organizational outcomes\n\n\n\nInnovation and evidence-based practice are required\n\n\n\nMagnet elevates the entire organization
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/a-framework-to-drive-nursing-excellence/
CATEGORIES:Hot Topics Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260402T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260402T123000
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SUMMARY:$1B+ in Settlement Funds Available — Here’s How MCAG Helps You Claim Them
DESCRIPTION:This event has concluded.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin MHA and MCAG for an overview of their Settlement Recovery Service and how it helps organizations identify and recover settlement funds they may be entitled to.  \n\n\n\nThis session will provide background on MCAG\, give a high-level overview of the Discover Merchant Settlement and the Acute Care Hospital Opioids – Round 2 settlement\, and explain MCAG’s value drivers. Attendees will also learn how to enroll in MCAG’s Settlement Recovery Service to streamline participation in current and future settlements.
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/1b-in-settlement-funds-available-heres-how-mcag-helps-you-claim-them/
CATEGORIES:Hot Topics Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260331T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260331T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T091939
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SUMMARY:ReiMAgine Aging 2030: The Massachusetts Plan
DESCRIPTION:Register Here\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn the last 10 years\, the population in Massachusetts has changed dramatically. Older adults aged 60+ now represent nearly one out of every four people in the state. The older adult population spans a full five decades\, ranging from people in their 60s to centenarians. Each decade brings its own set of evolving needs shaped by life experiences\, health\, disability status\, and social and economic status. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this session\, learn what the state is doing to strengthen its policies and services to support the growing aging population. Additionally\, learn what hospitals and health care systems can do to prepare for this demographic shift. \n\n\n\nThis event will not be recorded and no post-event slides or resources will be shared.
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/reimagine-aging-2030-the-massachusetts-plan/
CATEGORIES:Hot Topics Webinars,Engaging In Aging
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260325T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260325T130000
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SUMMARY:Achieving Age-Friendly Care Regulation with Meaningful Results: NICHE Practice Model
DESCRIPTION:This event has concluded.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn how the Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders (NICHE) practice model develops a knowledgeable and engaged nursing workforce to help improve clinical outcomes\, reduce cost of care\, and meet the CMS Age-Friendly Hospital Measure through patient-focused results.
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/achieving-age-friendly-care-regulation-with-meaningful-results-niche-practice-model/
CATEGORIES:Hot Topics Webinars,Engaging In Aging
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260317T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260317T130000
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SUMMARY:Building Momentum for an Age-Friendly Massachusetts
DESCRIPTION:This event has concluded. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMassachusetts is a national leader in advancing age- and dementia-friendly communities\, policies\, and programs\, which benefit people of all ages – and the movement continues to grow. With a statewide and cross-sector network\, the Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative (MHAC) supports and monitors hundreds of local\, regional\, and state-level initiatives that improve social and physical environments for older adults. MHAC connects and convenes a range of partners to promote age- and dementia-friendly resources\, tools\, and funding. All of this\, plus the data and local feedback that powers this movement\, provides opportunity and resources for healthcare and hospital stakeholders. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTakeaways: \n\n\n\n\n\n• Learn about the progress of the age- and dementia-friendly movement on a statewide\, regional\, and local level; \n\n\n\n• Access data and tools that can inform programming and partnerships; and \n\n\n\n• Connect to partners in your community that are planning and implementing locally informed age- and dementia-friendly efforts.
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/building-momentum-for-an-age-friendly-massachusetts/
CATEGORIES:Hot Topics Webinars,Engaging In Aging
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260310T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260310T124500
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SUMMARY:AI Governance and Adoption: Insights from one Health System’s Experiences
DESCRIPTION:This event has concluded. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Closed\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Contact\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPLEASE NOTE: Attendees will need to re-set their password on MHA’s Member Portal before registering due to a recent system upgrade. Click here for guidance or simply click “Forgot My Password” and follow the instructions upon registering. \n\n\n\n\n\nThis presentation will provide a brief overview of the current legal and regulatory landscape for AI in healthcare\, and then will discuss Southcoast Health System’s experiences in establishing its AI Center of Excellence.  The presentation will touch on strategies for responsible review\, implementation and oversight of AI within a healthcare system\, and will include real-world lessons for integrating AI in a way that embraces innovation while safeguarding patients\, providers and the organization. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAudience Takeaways: \n\n\n\n\nThe basic legal and regulatory framework health systems face in adopting AI.\n\n\n\nAn understanding of how an AI governance framework can be operationalized across a complex health system.\n\n\n\nPractical insights into navigating legal\, regulatory\, and risk‑management challenges when deploying AI tools in clinical and administrative settings.
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/ai-governance-and-adoption-insights-from-one-health-systems-experiences/
CATEGORIES:Hot Topics Webinars
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260305T130000
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CREATED:20260209T025818Z
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SUMMARY:CMS’ New Advancing Chronic Care with Effective Scalable Solutions (ACCESS) Model: Key Details and How to Apply
DESCRIPTION:Register Here\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Contact\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPLEASE NOTE: Attendees will need to re-set their password on MHA’s Member Portal before registering due to a recent system upgrade. Click here for guidance or simply click “Forgot My Password” and follow the instructions upon registering. \n\n\n\n\n\nThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is responding to the lack of Medicare-funded technology support for patients managing chronic conditions by introducing the new Advancing Chronic Care with Effective Scalable Solutions (ACCESS) Model.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nACCESS will provide new payment options for clinicians to offer technology-supported care\, including remote monitoring devices and wearables for chronic conditions\, including early cardio-kidney-metabolic\, cardio-kidney-metabolic\, musculoskeletal\, and behavioral health\, with additional tracks and conditions to be considered for future model years. Join MHA and Alston & Bird Partner Brian Lee for an in-depth review of the ACCESS Model\, eligibility\, and application requirements. \n\n\n\nThis event will not be recorded but slides and resources will be shared with registered attendees.
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/ai-governance-and-adoption-insights-from-one-health-systems-experiences-2/
CATEGORIES:Hot Topics Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260303T093000
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SUMMARY:MHA’s Annual Joint Commission 2026 Update
DESCRIPTION:This event has concluded.  \n\n\n\n\n\nVIRTUAL EVENT\n\n\n\nThose registering for this virtual event will receive the recording and slides after the presentation\, so if you can’t join us on the day of the event. Be sure to register and review the material at your leisure. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n$129 Per Person  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Closed\n\n\n\nEvent Contact\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPLEASE NOTE: Attendees will need to re-set their password on MHA’s Member Portal before registering due to a recent system upgrade. Click here for guidance or simply click “Forgot My Password” and follow the instructions upon registering. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDon’t miss the opportunity to gain valuable insights and updates from industry experts and peers\, including hospitals that have undergone Joint Commission survey process in 2025 and the new Accreditation 360 process in 2026. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAGENDA \n\n\n\n\n9:30 a.m.: Welcome \n\n\n\nKim Stevenson\, Director\, Workforce & Clinical Affairs\, Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association \n\n\n\n9:35 – 9:40 a.m.: Joint Commission Opening Remarks \n\n\n\nKathryn Spates\, J.D.\, Executive Vice President for Public Policy and Government Relations\, Joint Commission \n\n\n\n9:40 – 10:30 a.m.: Joint Commission Survey Enhancements – Accreditation 360 \n\n\n\nTheresa Hendricksen\, R.N.\, Vice President of Field Operations and Associate Chief Nursing Executive\, Joint Commission \n\n\n\n10:30 – 11:30 a.m.: Joint Commission Innovations to Accelerate Improvement \n\n\n\nElizabeth Mort\, M.D.\, Vice President and Chief Medical Officer\, Joint Commission \n\n\n\n11:30 – 11:35 a.m.: BREAK \n\n\n\n11:35 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.: Survey Readiness and Results: 2025 Experiences from the Field \n\n\n\nChristi Barney\, R.N.\, Vice President of Quality and Patient Safety\, Chief Health Equity Officer\, Emerson Health \n\n\n\nJennifer La Luz\, Vice President of Operations\, Kent Hospital\, Care New England Health System \n\n\n\nCynthia Marlin\, R.N.\, Executive Director\, Quality\, Patient Safety\, Regulatory & Infection Prevention\, Cape Cod Healthcare \n\n\n\nSherri Sprague\, R.N.\, SVP Patient Care Services & Chief Nursing Officer\, Kent Hospital\, Care New England Health System \n\n\n\n12:20 p.m. – 1 p.m.: Panel Discussion: 2026 Experiences from the Field\, So Far \n\n\n\nModerator: Patricia Noga\, R.N.\, Vice President\, Clinical Affairs\, Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association \n\n\n\nCynthia Marlin\, R.N.\, Executive Director\, Quality\, Patient Safety\, Regulatory & Infection Prevention\, Cape Cod Healthcare \n\n\n\nTricia Ide\, R.N.\, Executive Director\, Quality & Patient Safety\, New England Baptist Hospital \n\n\n\nKatie Corrigan\, R.N.\, Director\, Quality & Patient Safety\, New England Baptist Hospital \n\n\n\nLori Reed Puff\, R.N.\, Chief Nursing Officer & Director\, Patient Care Services\, Baystate Wing Hospital \n\n\n\nCarrie Ferrindino\, R.N.\, Manager of Quality\, Baystate Wing Hospital \n\n\n\nNick Connors\, Manager Facilities & Engineering\, Baystate Wing Hospital \n\n\n\n1 p.m.: Next Steps \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCancellation Policy (for in-person events only): Full refunds will be recognized when cancellations occur at least 5 business days prior to an in-person event. Any cancellation notices received after this time will result in $50 administrative fee. To avoid this penalty\, you may send someone in your place by forwarding their full name\, title and email address to the Director of Healthcare Education\, Amy Smalarz at asmalarz@mhalink.org. No shows will be responsible for payment in full.
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/mhas-annual-joint-commission-2026-update/
CATEGORIES:MHA Conferences
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SUMMARY:Funding the Future Nursing Workforce: Inside the NCWS Apprenticeship Planning Grant
DESCRIPTION:This event had concluded.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis webinar will provide a practical walkthrough of the Massachusetts Nursing Council on Workforce Sustainability (NCWS) Nursing Apprenticeship Planning Grant\, a $30\,000–$60\,000 funding opportunity designed to help healthcare employers and public higher education institutions build and register LPN and RN apprenticeships in Massachusetts. Participants will learn who is eligible\, what strong partnership applications look like\, and how funded projects are expected to move from planning to programs that meet state Division of Apprentice Standards.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe session will also clarify: \n\n\n\n\nNCWS’s role as intermediary and sponsor\n\n\n\nkey timelines\n\n\n\nrequired deliverables\n\n\n\ncommon pitfalls to avoid during the application and planning process
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/funding-the-future-nursing-workforce-inside-the-ncws-apprenticeship-planning-grant/
CATEGORIES:Hot Topics Webinars
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SUMMARY:Maximizing Hospital Revenue Generation through Personal Injury Protection Recovery
DESCRIPTION:Register Here\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHealthcare providers can unlock hidden revenue potential by recovering unpaid or underpaid Personal Injury Protection (PIP) benefits. The Massachusetts Personal Injury Protection Lawyers\, LLC offer a full suite of services to assist facilities in recovering unpaid\, underpaid\, reduced\, and/or wrongfully denied PIP benefits under Massachusetts law. The firm conducts a comprehensive retrospective review (going back up to six years) of processed and closed PIP claims to identify missed recovery opportunities. Services from The Massachusetts Personal Injury Protection Lawyers are supplemental to\, and operate independently from\, a facility’s existing billing and collection processes\, whether handled internally or by a third-party vendor. The firm retains only attorney’s fees and costs awarded and paid by the insurer through settlement or judgment; 100% of the recovered unpaid balances go directly to the provider entity. \n\n\n\n\nFeaturing: \n\n\n\n\nMarc Anidjar\, Managing Partner\, Massachusetts Personal Injury Protection Lawyers\, PLLC\n\n\n\nTravis Greene\, Managing Partner\, Massachusetts Personal Injury Protection Lawyers\, PLLC\n\n\n\nSean Lancey\, Trial Attorney Lead\, Massachusetts Personal Injury Protection Lawyers\, PLLC
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/maximizing-hospital-revenue-generation-through-personal-injury-protection-recovery/
CATEGORIES:Hot Topics Webinars
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SUMMARY:Gender-Affirming Care Services: Insights from Foley & Lardner 
DESCRIPTION:This event has concluded. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis webinar will focus on understanding the landscape surrounding the provision of gender-affirming care services\, with an overview of the types of services provided\, the proposed federal rulemaking on the issue\, legal challenges\, and state-based legal implications. It will also provide a background and update on current federal and state initiatives in this area. This webinar is in partnership with MHA’s external policy counsel\, Foley & Lardner.
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/gender-affirming-care-services-insights-from-foley-lardner/
CATEGORIES:Hot Topics Webinars
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SUMMARY:MHA's Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This event has concluded.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n$449/PP Member\n\n\n\n\n\n$849/PP Non-Member\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nREGISTRATION CLOSED\n\n\n\nEVENT CONTACT\n\n\n\n\n\n\nREGISTERFAX 781-262-6136\n\n\n\n\nMAIL -  Check Payable to MHAMHA Education Department500 District Ave.Burlington\, MA 01803-5096\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAgenda \n\n\n\nWelcome \n\n\n\nAnne Klibanski\, M.D.\, President & CEO\, Mass General Brigham\, MHA Board Chair \n\n\n\nWhere We Are: People\, Places\, and Practice  \n\n\n\n\nMichael Dandorph\, President & CEO\, Tufts Medicine \n\n\n\n\n\nSpiros Hatiras\, President & CEO\, Holyoke Medical Center & Valley Health Systems \n\n\n\n\n\nMichael Lauf\, President & CEO\, Cape Cod Healthcare \n\n\n\n\n\nDarlene Rodowicz\, President & CEO\, Berkshire Health Systems \n\n\n\n\n\nModerator: Chris Lisinski\, Senior Reporter\, CommonWealth Beacon\n\n\n\n\nMorning Keynote: Lucian Leape Legacy for Patient Safety \n\n\n\nAtul Gawande\, M.D. John and Cyndy Fish Chair in Surgery\, Brigham & Women’s Hospital\, Samuel O. Their Professor of the Practice of Surgery\, Harvard Medical School\, Distinguished Professor in Residence\, Ariadne labs \n\n\n\nWhere We’ve Been: Recovering & Redefining Massachusetts Hospitals Post-Steward   \n\n\n\n\nAlastair Bell\, M.D.\, President & CEO\, Boston Medical Center Health System \n\n\n\n\n\nJohn Fernandez\, President & CEO\, Brown University Health \n\n\n\n\n\nDiana Richardson\, President & CEO\, Merrimack Health \n\n\n\n\n\nModerator: Kate Walsh\, former Secretary\, Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services  \n\n\n\n\nBREAK \n\n\n\nThe Health of a Nation: Progress\, Challenges\, and Navigating What’s Next  \n\n\n\n\nRick Pollack\, President & CEO\, American Hospital Association\n\n\n\n\n\nSteve Walsh\, President & CEO\, Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association\n\n\n\n\nAnnual Address \n\n\n\nGovernor Maura Healey \n\n\n\nLUNCH then Awards & Recognitions \n\n\n\nDriving a Competitive Commonwealth: Business Perspectives on Opportunity\, Affordability\, and Unity  \n\n\n\n\nJD Chesloff\, President & CEO\, Massachusetts Business Roundtable \n\n\n\n\n\nDoug Howgate\, President\, Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation \n\n\n\n\n\nJames E. Rooney\, President & CEO\, Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce \n\n\n\n\n\nBrooke Thomson\, President & CEO\, Associated Industries of Massachusetts \n\n\n\n\n\nModerator: Jon Chesto\, Reporter\, The Boston Globe  \n\n\n\n\nHigh Quality Care for All: Reflections on the 25 Year Journey in Massachusetts \n\n\n\n\nJoseph Betancourt\, M.D.\, President\, The Commonwealth Fund\n\n\n\n\n\nIntroduction: Kevin Churchwell\, M.D.\, CEO\, Boston Children’s Hospital\n\n\n\n\nBREAK \n\n\n\nWhere Innovation Meets Regulation: A Conversation with State Policy Leaders  \n\n\n\n\nMichael Caljouw\, Commissioner\, Division of Insurance \n\n\n\n\n\nMichael Levine\, Undersecretary for MassHealth\, Executive Office of Health and Human Services \n\n\n\n\n\nAmy Rosenthal\, Undersecretary of Health\, Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services\n\n\n\n\n\nDavid Seltz\, Executive Director\, Massachusetts Health Policy Commission \n\n\n\n\n\nModerator: Alan Sager\, Ph.D.\, Professor\, Health Law\, Policy & Management\, Boston University\n\n\n\n\nWhere We’re Going: Embracing the Possibilities for Massachusetts’ Most Essential Sector  \n\n\n\n\nAimee Brewer\, President & CEO\, Sturdy Health \n\n\n\n\n\nEric Dickson\, M.D.\, President & CEO\, UMass Memorial Health  \n\n\n\n\n\nAmy Lee\, President & COO\, Nantucket Cottage Hospital \n\n\n\n\n\nKevin Tabb\, M.D.\, President & CEO\, Beth Israel Lahey Health \n\n\n\n\n\nModerator: Yvonne Hao\, COO & General Partner\, Flagship Pioneering; former Secretary of the Executive Office of Economic Development \n\n\n\n\nClosing RemarksAnne Klibanski\, M.D.\, President & CEO\, Mass General Brigham\, MHA Board Chair \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association’s Annual Meeting is the premier event for the state’s top healthcare leaders\, policymakers\, and influencers to convene and discuss the biggest topics facing the provider community. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us as a Sponsor of MHA’s 89th Annual Meeting \n\n\n\nThis prestigious event will bring together senior executives and leaders from across the healthcare industry to discuss the latest trends\, innovations\, and challenges facing healthcare today.  \n\n\n\nAs a sponsor\, you will gain exceptional visibility among a diverse group of attendees\, providing a unique opportunity to showcase your brand and connect with key decision-makers in the industry. \n\n\n\n\nContact Amy Smalarz  for Sponsorship Opportunities\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHighlights from our 2025 year annual meeting:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCancellation Policy (for in-person events only): Full refunds will be recognized when cancellations occur at least 5 business days prior to an in-person event. Any cancellation notices received after this time will result in $50 administrative fee. To avoid this penalty\, you may send someone in your place by forwarding their full name\, title and email address to the Director of Healthcare Education\, Amy Smalarz at asmalarz@mhalink.org. No shows will be responsible for payment in full.
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/mhas-89th-annual-meeting/
LOCATION:Westin Copley Place\, 10 Huntington Ave\,\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02116\, United States
CATEGORIES:MHA Conferences
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SUMMARY:International Staffing: A Long-Term Workforce Stabilization Solution
DESCRIPTION:This event has concluded.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for an insightful session on how international healthcare recruitment can help solve today’s workforce challenges. We’ll cover key fundamentals\, address common myths and legal questions\, compare costs of travel and turnover\, share real-world success stories\, and guide you in building a customized roadmap for sustainable staffing. \n\n\n\n\nKey Takeaways: \n\n\n\n\nUnderstand how international recruitment can stabilize staffing and reduce reliance on costly travel nurses.\n\n\n\nLearn the facts behind common misconceptions and legal considerations in hiring international nurses.\n\n\n\nGain a practical framework to begin building your organization’s long-term workforce plan.
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/international-staffing-a-long-term-workforce-stabilization-solution/
CATEGORIES:Hot Topics Webinars
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SUMMARY:The Urgency of the Energy Transition for Massachusetts Healthcare
DESCRIPTION:This event has concluded.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin MHA and Eneration’s Rob Majteles as he delivers a clear\, finance-first briefing for Massachusetts healthcare leaders on why energy has become one of the largest and most controllable cost reduction levers available to hospitals.  \n\n\n\nWith utility rates rising\, operating margins under pressure\, and mandatory emissions reporting with penalties already in effect\, this session will show how continued reliance on fossil fuels now poses a direct risk to hospital solvency and community health. Rob will then highlight how leading health systems have turned energy from a liability into an opportunity and outline the concrete steps and resources available for other facilities to do the same. Attendees will leave with practical actions to reduce risk\, avoid fines\, and redirect energy dollars back into patient care. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey Learnings:  \n\n\n\n\n Hospitals that act now can reduce financial risk while avoiding future penalties.\n\n\n\nWith rising utility rates and mandatory emissions reporting already in effect\, proactive energy strategies allow hospitals to stabilize costs\, limit regulatory exposure\, and redirect savings back into patient care.\n\n\n\nEnergy is one of the largest and most controllable cost reduction levers available to hospitals.\n\n\n\nUnlike labor or clinical services\, energy spend can be reduced significantly and predictably without affecting patient care and staff\, making it a critical tool for margin stabilization.
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/the-urgency-of-the-energy-transition-for-massachusetts-healthcare/
CATEGORIES:Hot Topics Webinars
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SUMMARY:Alzheimer's Association Dementia Care Navigation Training Series: An Overview
DESCRIPTION:This event has concluded. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis webinar will provide an overview of the 11 modules included in the Alzheimer Association’s Dementia Care Navigation Training Series that provides a patient-centered strategy for dementia care. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey Takeaways: \n\n\n\n\nDiscuss the benefits to the patient\, family caregiver\, and clinical team of a dementia care navigation model;\n\n\n\nReview models currently in use\, including the CMS Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/alzheimers-association-dementia-care-navigation-training-series-an-overview/
CATEGORIES:Hot Topics Webinars
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SUMMARY:The West Health Accelerator: Transforming The Care of Older Adults in Hospitals
DESCRIPTION:This event has concluded. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTransforming hospital care for older adults is imperative\, and while there are clinical solutions to target the needs of this population\, many hospitals have not operationalized these solutions across units or beyond pilot programs. Hospitals are actively working to reduce lengths of stay and costs\, while simultaneously addressing the needs of increasingly complex patients. The opportunity to spread these learnings and employ them at hospitals across Mass General Brigham is enabling better care for older adults through proven solutions. MGB has demonstrated that improving clinical workflows\, electronic order sets\, and dashboard tracking\, while training clinical geriatric champions leads to improved outcomes. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCome learn about the West Health Accelerator at Mass General Brigham and how it leverages the system’s strengths in geriatric care to develop\, study\, and implement best practices\, protocols\, and training programs that address the needs and risks of seniors within one of the largest regional health systems in the country.
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/the-west-health-accelerator-transforming-the-care-of-older-adults-in-hospitals/
CATEGORIES:Engaging In Aging
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SUMMARY:Creating a Culture of Mental Wellness: Applying for Mental Health America’s 2026 Bell Seal
DESCRIPTION:This event has concluded.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Mental Health America’s Bell Seal for Workplace Mental Health is a recognition program for employers committed to creating mentally healthy workplaces. This webinar will inform business leaders\, HR professionals\, and those who lead their organization’s workplace wellness efforts about the value of the Bell Seal program and how to apply for the 2026 season. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSession objectives: \n\n\n\n\nLearn about the value and benefits of the Bell Seal program\n\n\n\nLearn how to apply for the 2026 season\n\n\n\nUnderstand how Mental Health America’s resources can help with application preparation\n\n\n\n\nAbout Mental Health America: \n\n\n\nMental Health America was founded in 1909 and is the leading national nonprofit dedicated to promoting mental health\, well-being\, and illness prevention. Its work is informed\, designed\, and led by the experiences of those most affected. Operating nationally and in communities across the country\, Mental Health America advocates for closing the mental health equity gap while increasing nationwide awareness and understanding through public education\, direct services\, tools\, and research.
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/mental-health-americas-2026-bell-seal-for-workplace-mental-health/
CATEGORIES:Hot Topics Webinars,Caring for the Caregiver
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SUMMARY:2025 Annual Women Leaders in Healthcare Conference
DESCRIPTION:This event has concluded.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n$275/PP Member \n\n\n\n$375/PP Non-Members \n\n\n\nTable Reservations are also now open!  \n\n\n\nReserve a table for your team or group; each table seats 7. For details or reservations\, contact Lsnelson@mhalink.org \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Closed\n\n\n\nEVENT CONTACT\n\n\n\n\n\n\nREGISTERFAX 781-262-6136 \n\n\n\nMAIL –  Check Payable to MHAMHA Education Department500 District Ave.Burlington\, MA 01803-5096 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSenior Partner at Life Sciences\, McKinsey & Company | Advisor to CEOs and teams.\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker on Stress and Leadership in the Workplace | Columbia Business School Professor | Host of The TED Business Podcast\n\n\n\n\n\nClinical Psychologist | Featured in The New York Times\, The Washington Post\, BBC News and many more outlets.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAgenda \n\n\n\n8 – 9 a.m. Breakfast and Registration \n\n\n\nVendors: Silver Unicorn Bookstore\, Jennifer’s Handmade Soap\, Kitchen Sink Candle Co. and T. Jazelle \n\n\n\n9 – 9:20 a.m. \n\n\n\nWelcome! \n\n\n\nValerie Fleishman\, Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer\, Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association \n\n\n\nChristine Schuster\, R.N.\, MBA\, President & CEO\, Emerson Health\, MHA Trustee and Former Board Chair \n\n\n\nKim Driscoll\, Lieutenant Governor\, Commonwealth of Massachusetts  \n\n\n\nEmcee Welcome: Eileen Curran\, Director\, Public Relations\, Franciscan Children’s \n\n\n\n9:20 – 10:10 a.m.: Leadership Blind spots: Identify and Overcome What’s Holding You Back \n\n\n\nModupe Akinola\, Professor\, Columbia Business School and Host\, TED Business Podcast \n\n\n\nWhat are the leadership blind spots and common pitfalls that hold back so many senior managers and executives? How do you formalize a process to make better decisions? How do you persuade and influence key stakeholders? Drawing on deep research and delivered with an easy-going grace\, Modupe shows you how to leverage the unique portfolio of skills\, talents\, and backgrounds of those you manage to drive for your team and your organization and be that effective\, even inspiring\, leader. \n\n\n\n10:10 – 10:30 a.m. BREAK \n\n\n\nMeet & Greet the Keynote\, Vendors & Exhibits Open \n\n\n\n10:30 – 11:15 a.m. Leadership in Times of Uncertainty: Building Team Resilience When It Matters Most \n\n\n\n\nLindsay Gainer\, R.N.\, President and Chief Operations Officer\, MGB Medical Group\n\n\n\nYvonne Hao\, Chief Operating Officer & General Partner\, Flagship Pioneering; former Secretary of the Executive Office of Economic Development\, Commonwealth of Massachusetts\n\n\n\nDorosella (Dora) Green\, Head of Health Equity\, Community Health-US Public Affairs\, Takeda Pharmaceuticals   \n\n\n\nDallas Ducar\,R.N.\, Executive Vice President\, Donor Engagement and External Relations\, Fenway Health\n\n\n\n\nModerator: Aimee Brewer\, MPH\, President & CEO\, Sturdy Health \n\n\n\nIn today’s rapidly evolving landscape\, uncertainty is a constant. But strong leadership can turn disruption into opportunity. This panel explores how leaders can foster team resilience\, maintain trust\, and drive performance during challenging times. Hear from experienced women executives who’ve led through crises and learn practical strategies to support and strengthen your teams when it matters most. \n\n\n\n11:15 – 11:45 a.m. Women’s SPOTLIGHT Series: Health & Wealth  \n\n\n\nClosing the Women’s Health Gap & Creating Strategies and Structures that Drive Change \n\n\n\nLucy Pérez\, Senior Partner in McKinsey & Company’s Boston office\, Global Leader\, McKinsey Health Institute\, leader of Life Sciences practice \n\n\n\nDespite advancements in medicine\, significant disparities persist in women’s health research\, access\, and outcomes. Lucy will discuss actionable solutions from policy reform to inclusive research to build a more equitable future for all women. \n\n\n\n11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. LUNCH & Networking \n\n\n\nVendors and Exhibits Open \n\n\n\n12:30 – 1:15 p.m.: How to Be Enough: Self-Acceptance for Self-Critic and Perfectionists \n\n\n\nEllen Hendriksen\, Ph.D.\, Clinical Psychologist\, Boston University’s Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders and author\, How To Be Enough: Self-Acceptance for Self-Critics and Perfectionists  \n\n\n\nPerfectionism\, conflating who we are with our performance\, never feeling good enough. Any of this sound familiar? Perfectionism is a mindset that demands us to perform as superbly as possible to be considered sufficient as a person. But… it’s a misnomer: perfectionism isn’t about striving to be perfect. It’s about never feeling good enough. You don’t need a “new you”\, you don’t even have to do anything overtly differently. Small shifts in mindset can help us discover a kinder\, gentler regard for ourselves without abandoning all that our hard work and high standards have gotten us\, and Dr. Hendriksen will show you how. \n\n\n\n1:15 – 1:45 p.m.: Fireside Chat \n\n\n\nAnne Klibanski\, M.D.\, President & CEO\, Mass General Brigham; MHA Board Chair-Elect \n\n\n\nChristine Schuster\, R.N.\, MBA\, President & CEO\, Emerson Health; MHA Trustee and Former Board Chair \n\n\n\nJoin us for an engaging conversation with a leading healthcare CEO as she reflects on her journey driving meaningful change both within her organization and across the national landscape. From advancing local initiatives to shaping broader system transformation\, she’ll share insights on leadership\, innovation\, and what it takes to move the ball forward in healthcare today. \n\n\n\n1:45 – 2:30 p.m.: Leading with Purpose\, Powered by Courage \n\n\n\n\nState Representative Marjorie C. Decker\, 25th Middlesex District\, House Chair of the Joint Committee on Public Health\n\n\n\nState Senator Cindy Friedman\, 4th Middlesex District\, Senate Chair of the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing\n\n\n\nState Representative Tram T. Nguyen\, 18th Essex District\, Chair of the House Committee on Climate Action and Sustainability\n\n\n\nState Representative Adrianne Pusateri Ramos\, 14th  Essex District\, House Vice Chair of the Joint Committee on Housing\n\n\n\n\nModerator: Emily Dulong\, Vice President of Government Advocacy and Public Policy\, Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association \n\n\n\nIn times of uncertainty\, rapid change\, and growing public scrutiny\, leadership in the public arena demands more than policy expertise. It requires conviction\, courage\, and a deep sense of purpose. This conversation features legislators who have navigated the complexities of governance\, advocacy\, and public service with integrity and resilience. Through personal stories and lessons learned\, they will share how they balance competing priorities\, build consensus across divides\, and make bold decisions guided by values rather than convenience. Whether you’re leading a team\, a community\, or a cause\, this discussion will inspire you to lead with heart\, purpose\, and the courage to make a difference. \n\n\n\n2:30 p.m.: Final Reflections & Closing Remarks \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVendors: Silver Unicorn Bookstore\,  Jennifer’s Handmade Soap\, Kitchen Sink Candle Co.\, and T.Jazelle Bracelets [NEW in 2025!] \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCancellation Policy (for in-person events only): Full refunds will be recognized when cancellations occur at least 5 business days prior to an in-person event. Any cancellation notices received after this time will result in $50 administrative fee. To avoid this penalty\, you may send someone in your place by forwarding their full name\, title and email address to the Director of Healthcare Education\, Amy Smalarz at asmalarz@mhalink.org. No shows will be responsible for payment in full.
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/2025-annual-women-leaders-in-healthcare-conference/
LOCATION:Westin Seaport\, 425 Summer St\, Boston\, MA\, 02110\, United States
CATEGORIES:MHA Conferences
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SUMMARY:Patient Partnership in Action: BMC’s Advisory Council Model
DESCRIPTION:This event has concluded. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe newly required CMS Hospital Patient Safety Structural Measure (PSSM) under the Inpatient Quality Reporting program is structured into five domains\, of which Measure 5 focuses on involving patients and families in safety initiatives and providing them with access to medical records\, among other things. In this webinar\, learn about Boston Medical Center’s (BMC’s) efforts to meet the objectives of Measure 5. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nParticipants will: \n\n\n\n\nLearn about connecting with Patient and Family Advisory Council members to integrate the patient voice in hospital committees\, events\, and partnerships. \n\n\n\nDiscuss challenges and opportunities for incorporating the patient and family voice\, and review concrete examples of how BMC is successful in this area.
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/patient-partnership-in-action-bmcs-advisory-council-model/
CATEGORIES:Hot Topics Webinars
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SUMMARY:Connecting Care Teams: Improving the Patient Experience Across the Continuum
DESCRIPTION:This event has concluded. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin MHA and healthcare leaders for an informative webinar exploring the patient experience through the lens of physicians and nurses. Hear firsthand insights into how clinical teams shape and influence patient care\, and learn strategies to enhance collaboration\, communication\, and outcomes across the care continuum.
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/supporting-patient-experience/
CATEGORIES:Hot Topics Webinars
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SUMMARY:Peer Recovery Services: Billing for Sustainability and Best Practices for Integration
DESCRIPTION:This event has concluded. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPeople with lived experience play a critical role in the behavioral health and healthcare workforce. Join Adam Stoler\, founder and CEO of Aligned Solutions\, and Danielle O’Brien\, director of recovery support at the Bureau of Substance Addiction Services\, as they explore sustainable billing for recovery coach services\, best practices for supervision and training\, and how recovery-oriented cultures drive better outcomes for patients and staff in hospital and healthcare settings serving individuals affected by substance use. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey takeaways: \n\n\n\n\nTraining and best practices on effective supervision and organizational culture education.\n\n\n\nWhy the billing requirements are structured the way they are.\n\n\n\nLearn about payment policies and the models that are needed to align with what is successful for your services and workforce.
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/billing-fundamentals-for-peer-recovery-services/
CATEGORIES:Hot Topics Webinars
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SUMMARY:Building Better Work Environments: Implementing the Pathway to Excellence Framework in Your Hospital
DESCRIPTION:Register Here\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAmerican Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Pathway to Excellence® Program recognizes healthcare organizations that are dedicated to nursing and workplace excellence. This prestigious designation highlights a commitment to empowering nurses\, enhancing job satisfaction\, and improving recruitment and retention. Through its evidence-based framework\, Pathway drives excellence in patient care and safety\, contributing to stronger organizational outcomes.
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/the-power-of-positive-practice-environments/
CATEGORIES:Hot Topics Webinars
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SUMMARY:Become a Health Care Planning Ambassador: MHA’s Simple Step Campaign
DESCRIPTION:Register Here\n\n\n\n\nAs the season brings an increase in flu and other respiratory illnesses and as families gather to celebrate the holidays\, it’s an opportunity to have conversations about taking the simple steps to choose a Health Care Agent and complete a Health Care Proxy. Join us to become a Health Care Planning Ambassador\, using MHA’s Simple Step Campaign to enhance your knowledge and to help begin simple planning conversations with individuals. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAmbassadors learn how to: \n\n\n\n• Confidently start a two-minute conversation to choose a Health Care Agent. \n\n\n\n• Download a Health Care Proxy (available in 16 languages) and free tool kits. \n\n\n\n• Make your own wallet card in case of medical emergencies. \n\n\n\n• Use our structured approach to seamlessly flow from a simple to serious illness conversation with accompanying Massachusetts documents. \n\n\n\nAll campaign materials are provided\, including a new tool kit to help adults with disabilities make a care plan using words and pictures. \n\n\n\nAmbassadors receive an Honoring Choices Massachusetts Health Care Planning Ambassador Certificate. E-mail Ellen DiPaola for more information.
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/tis-the-season-take-a-simple-step-as-a-healthcare-planning-ambassador/
CATEGORIES:Hot Topics Webinars
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SUMMARY:Proven Solutions for Finding Healthcare Talent: MassHire Workforce Boards\, Career Centers and the Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund
DESCRIPTION:This event has concluded. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHealthcare employers across the state are facing shortages of workers in a wide range of occupations\, from CNAs to surgical technologists. MassHire Workforce Boards\, Career Centers\, and a statewide program called the Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund can help employers find the workers they need and fund training programs that prepare workers with the skills required for in-demand occupations. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAudience takeaways from this session include:• Background on existing workforce development programs that can help employers address their hiring and training needs• Effective strategies for addressing these needs• Insight from an MHA member with extensive experience using these program
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/proven-solutions-for-finding-healthcare-talent-masshire-workforce-boards-career-centers-and-the-workforce-competitiveness-trust-fund-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Hot Topics Webinars
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SUMMARY:Bringing the Group Peer Support MASStrong Program to Your Community
DESCRIPTION:This event has concluded. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Learn how the GPS (Group Peer Support) MASStrong program provides group-based\, trauma-informed support for healthcare workers across Massachusetts—and how it can be adapted to your community. Explore free resources\, including facilitator training with CME/CEU credits\, $10\,000 in funding to launch GPS in your organization\, and access to support groups and materials that strengthen resilience\, connection\, and wellbeing.
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/bringing-the-gps-masstrong-program-to-your-community/
CATEGORIES:Caring for the Caregiver
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SUMMARY:Following the Money: What Federal Medicaid Changes Mean for Massachusetts Hospitals
DESCRIPTION:This event has concluded. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFederal Medicaid reforms are reshaping how states finance care—and Massachusetts is no exception. This session will provide a high-level overview of recent federal changes\, including the “One Big Beautiful Bill” (H.R. 1) and proposed CMS rules\, and explore how these developments intersect with Massachusetts’ hospital assessment program\, the Health Safety Net\, and supplemental payment structures. With billions in funding at stake\, hospitals need to understand how federal scrutiny of provider taxes\, state-directed payments\, and waiver structures could affect their bottom line. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTake-aways for the audience:  \n\n\n\n\nUnderstand the federal landscape: Learn how recent federal legislation and CMS proposals could affect Medicaid financing nationwide—and gain insight into how reforms may affect the commonwealth’s hospital assessment program\, Health Safety Net Trust Fund\, and targeted payments under MassHealth for Massachusetts hospitals.\n\n\n\nPrepare for strategic response: Explore practical considerations for hospitals and associations as they navigate evolving federal standards and protect critical funding streams.
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/following-the-money-what-federal-medicaid-changes-mean-for-massachusetts-hospitals/
CATEGORIES:Hot Topics Webinars
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