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SUMMARY:Apprenticeship Pathways in Healthcare: Attracting\, Training\, and Retaining Your Workforce
DESCRIPTION:This presentation will share the information and documents required for your Registered Apprenticeship Program and break down the process involved to kickstart your program from discovery to approval. We will discuss the role and responsibilities of both the employer and the Division of Apprentice Standards and how this partnership can help promote a more sustainable workforce in the healthcare sector. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInterested in how states are advancing healthcare apprenticeships? Don’t miss our previous event\, From Policy to Practice: How States Are Advancing Healthcare Apprenticeships Through Strategic Partnerships.
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/apprenticeship-pathways-in-healthcare-attracting-training-and-retaining-your-workforce/
CATEGORIES:Hot Topics Webinars
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SUMMARY:An Innovative Way to Fund Your Hospital's Mission: Introducing the Charitable Endowment Plan
DESCRIPTION:Created for mission-driven organizations with bold goals and long-term vision\, the Charitable Endowment Plan gives your most loyal supporters a smart\, structured way to make a lasting impact. Learn more about how this tax-efficient\, contract-backed solution can help fund your future — without complicating today.
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/an-innovative-way-to-fund-your-hospitals-mission-introducing-the-charitable-endowment-plan/
CATEGORIES:Hot Topics Webinars
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SUMMARY:MHA Communications Summit
DESCRIPTION:$149  Per Person$129  Groups of 3+ \n\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\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\nJust as the world of healthcare is evolving rapidly\, so too is the nature of communications. MHA’s Communications Summit is your opportunity to join hospital and health system communications leaders as they address shared challenges\, explore the latest trends\, and set new priorities. Together\, we’ll explore ways to tell the healthcare story and raise the profile of the commonwealth’s most critical sector. Don’t miss this chance to be part of the conversation and connect with peers from across the state! \n\n\n\n\nSessions: \n\n\n\n8:30- 9:05 a.m. | Breakfast and welcome \n\n\n\n\nSam Melnick\, Chief Communications Officer\, Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association\n\n\n\n\n9:05-9:50 a.m. | Press Time: A roundtable of local journalists \n\n\n\n\nIsabel Hart\, Reporter\, Boston Business Journal\n\n\n\nKatie Lannan\, State House Reporter\, GBH\n\n\n\nMalcolm Johnson\, Reporter\, NBC10 Boston and NECN\n\n\n\nJason Laughlin\, Reporter\, The Boston Globe\n\n\n\nModerator: Rich Copp\, Executive Vice President\, Issues Management Group\n\n\n\n\n9:50-10:00 a.m. | BREAK \n\n\n\n\n10:00-10:45 a.m. | Keynote | Parallel Tracks: What Healthcare Can Learn from Transit Communications \n\n\n\n\n\nGabrielle Mondestin\, Chief Communications Officer\, MBTA \n\n\n\n\n10:45-11:30 a.m. | Leadership Panel: \n\n\n\nLocal hospital communication VPs talk about their career journeys\, the evolution of healthcare comms\, current areas of focus\, and what they expect for the future \n\n\n\n\nJacqueline Clancy\, Vice President of Strategic Marketing and Chief Marketing Officer\, Emerson Health\n\n\n\nLori Howley\, Marketing and Communications Director\, Merrimack Health\n\n\n\nDrew Landmeier\, Senior Vice President\, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer\, Tufts Medicine\n\n\n\nJennifer Street\, Senior Vice President of Enterprise Communications\, Mass General Brigham\n\n\n\nJennifer Vrabel\, Executive Director of Advancement\, Berkshire Health Systems\n\n\n\nModerator: John Looney\, MSM\, Vice President\, Marketing and Communications\, UMass Memorial Health\n\n\n\n\n11:30-12:30 a.m. | BREAK \n\n\n\n11:45am-12:30 p.m. | Tabletop Brainstorm: \n\n\n\nTelling the Healthcare Story \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nView Event \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/mha-communications-summit/
LOCATION:MHA Conference Center\, 500 District Ave\, Burlington\, Massachusetts\, 01803\, United States
CATEGORIES:MHA Conferences
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SUMMARY:Addressing the Affordability Gap for MHA Members and Their Patients
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join this informative webinar to discover how AblePay (an MHA-endorsed partner) is helping to address the healthcare affordability gap—for both providers and their patients. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey takeaways: \n\n\n\n\nUnderstand both current federal and state efforts to combat patient medical debt;\n\n\n\nUnderstand how the lack of healthcare knowledge for patients affects payments; and  \n\n\n\nLearn from real-world provider case studies how AblePay positively changes patient payment behavior and the overall patient experience.
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/addressing-the-affordability-gap-for-mha-members-and-their-patients/
CATEGORIES:Hot Topics Webinars
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SUMMARY:Empowering Employee Wellness: A 20-Year Journey in Integrative Health and Lifestyle Medicine
DESCRIPTION:Discover how Berkshire Health Systems has transformed employee wellness through integrative health programming since 2005. Learn how their holistic approach addresses nutrition\, physical activity\, stress management\, sleep\, and social connection to reduce burnout and enhance vitality. We’ll share proven strategies and real-world examples—from Blood Pressure 101 classes to weekend group hikes—that demonstrate the effect of comprehensive wellness initiatives on employees and their families.
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/empowering-employee-wellness-a-20-year-journey-in-integrative-health-and-lifestyle-medicine/
CATEGORIES:Caring for the Caregiver
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SUMMARY:Leading the Way: UMass Memorial’s Integration of Language Services in Epic
DESCRIPTION:Discover how UMass Memorial Health\, the largest not-for-profit health system in Central Massachusetts\, is enhancing access to care and increasing efficiency by embedding LanguageLine Certified Interpreters directly into Epic. This integration puts on-demand interpretation inside the charting application clinicians use every day\, streamlining workflows and enhancing care for diverse populations—so providers can focus fully on patient care. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat attendees will learn: \n\n\n\n\nPractical lessons from UMass Memorial’s Epic integration journey\, including adoption strategies and best practices.\n\n\n\n\n\nEffect of Epic integration into clinicians’ daily workflows.\n\n\n\n\n\nHow EHR integration ensures automated\, accurate data collection for billing and compliance audits.
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/leading-the-way-umass-memorials-integration-of-language-services-in-epic/
CATEGORIES:Hot Topics Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250918T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250918T130000
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SUMMARY:Transitions of Care: Opportunities and Improvements
DESCRIPTION:This presentation highlights the improvement journey at Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) in supporting safe transitions of care. The webinar will describe current CHA improvement projects\, the best practices of care transitions\, and the role of special teams in managing high-risk and low-risk care transitions in both the inpatient and outpatient settings.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn about:  \n\n\n\n\nCommunication challenges and strategies to support safe care transitions.  \n\n\n\nCHA best practices to manage high-risk and low-risk care transitions.
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/transitions-of-care-opportunities-and-improvements/
CATEGORIES:Engaging In Aging
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250916T090000
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SUMMARY:MHA's 2025 Healthcare Safety and Violence Prevention Summit
DESCRIPTION:This event has concluded.  \n\n\n\n\n\nJoin statewide healthcare safety and violence prevention leaders at MHA’s 5nd annual Healthcare Safety and Violence Prevention Summit devoted to the critical intersection of healthcare safety and violence prevention.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n$219  Member Rate$319   Non-Member Rate \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\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\n\n\n\n\nThis year\, we will bring together healthcare leaders\, security experts\, and clinical professionals to share best practices on risk assessment\, violence prevention strategies\, technology solutions\, and staff support systems. \n\n\n\nAgenda \n\n\n\n8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Breakfast and Registration \n\n\n\n9:00 – 9:10 a.m. Opening Remarks \n\n\n\nPatricia Noga\, R.N.\, Vice President\, Clinical Affairs\, Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association \n\n\n\n9:10 – 9:30 a.m. Workplace Violence: A Retrospective and Prospective Review \n\n\n\nBonnie Michelman\, Former Vice President & Chief Security Officer\, Massachusetts General Hospital & Mass General Brigham \n\n\n\n9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Keynote: Safe by Design: Leading the Movement Toward Violence-Free Healthcare Through Strategic Risk Management and Cultural Excellence \n\n\n\nJason Stopyra\, M.D.\, Enterprise VP\, Public Safety\, Advocate Health & Wake Forest University \n\n\n\n10:30 – 11:15 a.m. The Clinical Toolkit: Evidence-Based Strategies for Preventing Violence in Complex Cases \n\n\n\nModerator: Christi Barney\, R.N.\, Vice President Quality and Patient Safety\, Chief Health Equity Officer\, Emerson Hospital \n\n\n\nPanelists:  \n\n\n\n\nKelsey Belgrade\, Director\, Behavioral Health Training & Education\, Franciscan Children’s\n\n\n\nStephanie Fosbenner\, M.D.\, Medical Director\, Inpatient Child Psychiatry Service\, Cambridge Health Alliance\n\n\n\nStacey Larson\, Program Manager for Workplace Violence Prevention\, VA Bedford Health System\n\n\n\nCaitlyn Nolan\, R.N.\, Nurse Manager\, Child Inpatient Psychiatry\, Cambridge Health Alliance\n\n\n\n\n11:15 – 11:30 a.m. Break \n\n\n\n11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Using High Fidelity Simulation to Mitigate Workplace Violence and Incivility \n\n\n\n\nCaroline Ferzoco\, R.N.\, Professional Development Manager\, Brigham and Women’s Hospital\n\n\n\nChristine Smith\, R.N.\, Clinical Educator\, Brigham and Women’s Hospital\n\n\n\nDiane Tsitos\, R.N.\, Nurse Director\, Brigham and Women’s Hospital\n\n\n\n\n12:15 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch and Breakout Tables \n\n\n\n1:00 – 1:55 p.m. Concurrent Breakout Sessions: \n\n\n\nI. The Ripple Effect: How Addressing Healthcare Incivility Can Improve Patient Safety and Staff Wellbeing \n\n\n\nSpeakers: \n\n\n\n\nDiane Regan\, R.N.\, Associate Chief Nursing Officer\, Tufts Medicine-Lowell General Hospital\n\n\n\nPatricia Noga\, R.N.\, Vice President\, Clinical Affairs\, Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association\n\n\n\n\nII. Alert Systems and Action Plans: How Technology and Training Create Safer Healthcare Environments \n\n\n\nSpeakers: \n\n\n\n\nManavi Dhakal\, R.N.\, Associate Chief Nursing Officer\, Brockton Behavioral Health Center\n\n\n\nZachary Rega-Oliveria\, Executive Director\, Brockton Behavioral Health Center\n\n\n\nAmanda Ford\, R.N.\, Clinical Director\, Continuity of Care & Cancer Services\, Lowell General Hospital\n\n\n\n\nIII. PediBERT: Addressing the Growing Pediatric Behavioral Health Crises in EDs \n\n\n\nSpeakers: \n\n\n\n\nJemima Amankwah\, R.N.\, Nurse Manager\, Emergency Mental Health Department\, UMass Memorial Children’s Medical Center\n\n\n\nNicole Brisbois\, R.N.\, Nurse Manager\, Pediatric ED\, UMass Memorial Children’s Medical Center \n\n\n\nChristopher Slocum\, R.N.\, Nursing Professional Practice Specialist\, Workplace Violence Program Manager\, UMass Memorial Health\n\n\n\n\n2:00 – 2:45 p.m. Beyond the Incident: Building Effective Follow-Up Systems for Healthcare Violence Prevention and Staff Support \n\n\n\nModerator: Diane Regan R.N.\, Associate Chief Nursing Officer\, Lowell General Hospital \n\n\n\n\nAmy Kehoe\, Manager of Emergency Behavioral Health Services\, Tufts Medicine-Lowell General Hospital\n\n\n\nNick LeClair\, Director of Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness\, Tufts Medicine-Lowell General Hospital\n\n\n\nTracie McPadden R.N.\, Associate Chief Nursing Officer\, Tufts Medicine-Lowell General Hospital\n\n\n\nTyler Michaud\, Workplace Violence Prevention Program Manager\, Tufts Medicine-Lowell General Hospital\n\n\n\n\n2:45 – 3:30 p.m. Beyond Training: Best Practices for Supporting Healthcare Workers Inside and Outside of the Physical Environment \n\n\n\nModerator: Ralph Nerette\, Associate Vice President for Public Safety and Emergency Management\,  Dana-Farber Cancer Institute \n\n\n\nPanelists:  \n\n\n\n\nLiz Boehm\, Executive Strategist\, Heart of Safety Coalition\n\n\n\nRobert Devlin\, Director\, Public Safety\, Chief of Police\, Tufts Medical Center\n\n\n\nAmanda Leone\, Social Work Supervisor\, Employee Mental Health Program\, Brigham Psychiatric Specialties\, Brigham and Women’s Hospital\n\n\n\n\n3:30 p.m. Closing Remarks and Adjourn \n\n\n\n\nChristi Barney\, R.N.\, V.P.\, Quality & Patient Safety\, Chief Health Equity Officer\, Emerson Health\n\n\n\nKim Stevenson\, Director\, Workforce & Clinical Affairs\, Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nView Event \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-2025-healthcare-safety-and-violence-prevention-summit/
LOCATION:MHA Conference Center\, 500 District Ave\, Burlington\, Massachusetts\, 01803\, United States
CATEGORIES:MHA Conferences
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SUMMARY:The Office of Adult Guardianship and Conservatorship Oversight: Updates Within the Probate and Family Court
DESCRIPTION:This event has concluded.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn about recent changes within the Probate and Family Court related to guardianship and conservatorship of adults. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTopics discussed will include: \n\n\n\n\nAn introduction to the Office of Adult Guardianship and Conservatorship Oversight.\n\n\n\nThe new Ombudsperson Service Program and how it can assist the public.\n\n\n\nEducational resources available for guardians and conservators.
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/the-office-of-adult-guardianship-and-conservatorship-oversight/
CATEGORIES:Hot Topics Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250731T080000
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SUMMARY:Partnering for Patients: Amy Rosenthal\, Executive Director of Health Care For All
DESCRIPTION:This event has concluded.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch MHA’s President and CEO\, Steve Walsh’s conversation with Amy Rosenthal in the latest Executive Insights series.
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/health-care-for-all-partnering-for-patients/
CATEGORIES:Executive Insights
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SUMMARY:Patient and Family Advisory Councils: Uplifting the Patient Voice for CMS Patient Safety Structural Measure Domain 5
DESCRIPTION:This event has concluded. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe CMS Patient Safety Structural Measure requires attestation across five critical domains; this webinar focuses on the fifth: Patient & Family Engagement. As the only state mandating Patient and Family Advisory Councils in all hospitals\, Massachusetts leads the nation in leveraging these units to enhance patient care and experiences. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin this webinar  to learn from Massachusetts’ pioneering approach and discover actionable strategies for strengthening patient and family engagement in your organization.
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/patient-safety-structural-measures/
CATEGORIES:Hot Topics Webinars
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SUMMARY:Get Paid to Pay: Maximize Rebates & Reduce AP Costs
DESCRIPTION:This event had concluded.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIf 30–50% of your accounts payable (AP) spend is still going out by check or ACH\, you’re not just dealing with inefficiencies — you’re leaving serious money on the table. \n\n\n\nIt’s time to modernize your payment strategy and start turning your AP process into a powerful profit center. \n\n\n\nIn this session\, Corpay will show how it helps finance teams reduce payment-related operating costs\, prevent fraud\, and earn substantial rebates — often tripling the return over five years. \n\n\n\nYou’ll learn how real AP teams have uncovered millions in potential ROI by rethinking how payments flow through their department — with tangible examples and financial impact models to prove it. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat we’ll cover: \n\n\n\n✔ How to shift more of your AP spend to high-rebate virtual card payments \n\n\n\n✔ The financial impact of reducing manual payments and payment errors \n\n\n\n✔ Real-world results: How one typical client increased rebates 3X \n\n\n\n✔ The formula for making AP automation more than pay for itself
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/get-paid-to-pay-maximize-rebates-reduce-ap-costs/
CATEGORIES:Hot Topics Webinars
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SUMMARY:Telehealth Compliance in Transition: What You Need to Know
DESCRIPTION:This event has concluded.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis presentation provides a legal and regulatory overview of the evolving telehealth landscape. It examines the expiration of COVID-era flexibilities\, the current status of federal and DEA tele-prescribing rules\, and anticipated changes at both federal and state levels. The session concludes with practical compliance considerations for healthcare organizations to mitigate risk and ensure continuity of lawful telehealth operations.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAdditional topics covered include: – Upcoming changes to Telehealth policies and practices at the federal and state levels – To-dos for healthcare organizations to ensure continued compliant telehealth strategies
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/telehealth-compliance-in-transition-what-you-need-to-know/
CATEGORIES:Hot Topics Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250722T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250722T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T140915
CREATED:20250605T174449Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251022T150918Z
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SUMMARY:The CMS Age-Friendly Hospital Measure 
DESCRIPTION:This event has concluded. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe 2025 CMS Age-Friendly Hospital Measure is a set of guidelines and metrics designed to improve the quality of care for older adults in hospitals. It assesses hospitals on their commitment to providing age-friendly care\, focusing on key aspects such as patient goals\, medication management\, frailty screening\, social vulnerability\, and age-friendly leadership commitment. Hospitals must demonstrate compliance with these areas to receive credit under the measure.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis webinar will focus on the Lahey Hospital & Medical Center’s commitment to improving care for older adults while meeting these requirements. This includes leveraging the EHR and practices already in place while creating new processes to address these age-friendly principles and ultimately improve outcomes for this population. Participants will gain information on best practices aimed at achieving these goals and meeting the CMS requirements.
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/the-cms-age-friendly-hospital-measure/
CATEGORIES:Engaging In Aging
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250717T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250717T150000
DTSTAMP:20260404T140915
CREATED:20250403T190304Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250723T130446Z
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SUMMARY:MHA Workforce Summit 2025
DESCRIPTION:This event has concluded.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n$219/PP  Member Rate \n\n\n\n$319/PP   Non-Member Rate \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\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Growing and sustaining the healthcare workforce continues to be one of the highest priorities for MHA and its member organizations. Join colleagues across the healthcare continuum to learn ways to retain and grow your current workforce. \n\n\n\nAGENDA  \n\n\n\n\nAgenda \n\n\n\n8:30 a.m. Registration and Breakfast \n\n\n\n9:00 a.m. Opening Remarks \n\n\n\n\nSteve Walsh\, President & CEO\, Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association\n\n\n\nMichael J. Dandorph\, President & CEO\, Tufts Medicine\n\n\n\n\n9:15 a.m. Brief Address: Workforce Commitments in the Face of Federal Challenges  \n\n\n\nLauren Jones\, Secretary\, Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development  \n\n\n\n9:35 a.m. Keynote Presentation: Navigating Cultural Flashpoints in the Workplace \n\n\n\n\nDawn Solowey\, Partner\, Seyfarth Shaw\n\n\n\nKristin McGurn\, Partner\, Seyfarth Shaw\n\n\n\nRamona Nichols\, Vice President\, Employee and Labor Relations\, Mass General Brigham\n\n\n\n\n10:15 a.m. From Insight to Action: Implementing Solutions for Cultural Flashpoints \n\n\n\n\nDawn Solowey\, Partner\, Seyfarth Shaw\n\n\n\nRamona Nichols\, Vice President\, Employee and Labor Relations\, Mass General Brigham\n\n\n\nBen Hoerner\, Associate General Counsel\, Boston Children’s Hospital\n\n\n\nModerator: Kristin McGurn\, Partner\, Seyfarth Shaw\n\n\n\n\n10:45 a.m. Networking Break \n\n\n\n11:00 a.m. Voices\, Values\, and Visibility: Building Emotional Wellbeing Through Meaningful Recognition and Open Communication \n\n\n\n\nJenella Coutts\, Human Resources Project Administrator\, South Shore Health\n\n\n\nSucheta Doshi\, M.D.\, Chief Well-Being Officer\, VA Boston Healthcare System\n\n\n\nLauren Healey\, Senior Director\, Human Resources\, Encompass Health and Rehabilitation Hospital \n\n\n\nChloe Slocum\, M.D.\, Director of Health Policy\, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital\n\n\n\nModerator: Lauren DeSimon Johnson\, Senior Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer\, Southcoast Health\n\n\n\n\n12:00 p.m. Lunch with breakout tables \n\n\n\n1 p.m. Bridging Policy and Practice: How the Nursing Council for Workforce Sustainability is Transforming Nursing Workforce Planning in Massachusetts \n\n\n\n\nMichelle Heatley\, R.N.\, Deputy Managing Director\, Operations and Performance Excellence\, Nursing Council for Workforce Sustainability\, ForHealth Consulting at UMass Chan Medical School\n\n\n\n\n1:30 p.m. The Talent Pipeline: Building Tomorrow’s Healthcare Workforce \n\n\n\n\nJaime Cesnickas-Doane\, R.N.\, Director of Nursing Professional Development\, UMass Memorial Medical Center \n\n\n\nKelly Aiken\, Director of Workforce Development and Planning\, UMass Memorial Health \n\n\n\nTammy B. Retalic\, R.N.\, Executive Vice President\, Lunder CareForce Institute\,                  Hebrew SeniorLife\n\n\n\nJoanne Pokaski\, Assistant Vice President\, Workforce Planning and Development\, Beth Israel Lahey Health\n\n\n\nModerator: Puneet Freibott\, R.N.\, Chief Nursing Officer\, Beth Israel Lahey Health\n\n\n\n\n2:15 p.m. Cultivating Culture: Frameworks that Drive Results \n\n\n\n\nMichelle O’Rourke\, R.N.\, Chief Nursing Officer\, UMass Memorial Medical Center\n\n\n\nElizabeth Smith\, R.N.\, Senior Vice President & Chief Nursing Officer\,                                    Franciscan Children’s\n\n\n\nJackie Somerville\, R.N.\, Senior Vice President & Chief Nursing Officer\,                                   Southcoast Health\n\n\n\nJoanne Miller\, R.N.\, Chief Nurse Executive\, Baystate Health; Chief Nursing Officer\,                                Baystate Medical Center\n\n\n\nModerator: Nancy Gaden\, R.N.\, Senior Vice President & Chief Nursing Officer\,                       Boston Medical Center\n\n\n\n\n3:00 p.m. Closing Remarks and Adjourn \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/mha-workforce-summit-2025/
LOCATION:MHA Conference Center\, 500 District Ave\, Burlington\, Massachusetts\, 01803\, United States
CATEGORIES:MHA Conferences
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250715T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250715T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T140915
CREATED:20250623T134348Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250715T180621Z
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SUMMARY:Effectively Transforming Service Options
DESCRIPTION:This event has concluded.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, two partners at Manatt Health with deep experience in Massachusetts hospital operations and government will discuss how best to navigate service line decisions.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUsing a real case study\, they will discuss how to balance the issues in a proactive and strategic manner to best protect the organization\, patients\, and workers. The panelists will leave you with practical and actionable steps you can take to best prepare\, and will guide you through ways to think through challenges before they happen.
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/effectively-transforming-service-options/
CATEGORIES:Hot Topics Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250710T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250710T123000
DTSTAMP:20260404T140915
CREATED:20250625T180256Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250710T192512Z
UID:10000376-1752148800-1752150600@www.mhalink.org
SUMMARY:$2.8 Billion BCBS Provider Settlement: What You Don’t Know Will Cost You
DESCRIPTION:This event has concluded. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin MHA and MCAG for a webinar covering closely-monitored developments surrounding the $2.8 billion Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) provider settlement. This landmark case addresses allegations that BCBS plans engaged in anti-competitive practices\, leading to reduced reimbursements for healthcare providers.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThrough our partnership with MCAG\, a revenue recovery consulting firm specializing in class action settlement recovery services\, MHA is inviting members to an exclusive webinar on this settlement\, its major significance for the provider community\, and its implications for your organization. Don’t miss crucial insights from the legal experts shaping this monumental settlement.
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/what-you-dont-know-will-cost-you-2/
CATEGORIES:Hot Topics Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250618T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250618T153000
DTSTAMP:20260404T140915
CREATED:20250527T184648Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250618T204436Z
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SUMMARY:From Policy to Practice: How States Are Advancing Healthcare Apprenticeships Through Strategic Partnerships
DESCRIPTION:This event has concluded.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin healthcare leaders from Massachusetts and across the nation for a comprehensive exploration of apprenticeships as a transformative workforce development strategy in healthcare. This webinar will cover the fundamentals of healthcare apprenticeships\, showcase proven models from the perspectives of both healthcare organizations and colleges/universities\, and examine successful scaling strategies for both large health systems and individual hospitals. \n\n\n\n Participants will learn about emerging opportunities in nursing\, behavioral health\, surgical technology\, respiratory therapy programs\, and more\, while gaining insights into state-level support and funding opportunities. Featuring presentations from industry leaders\, community college partners\, workforce development boards\, and state officials\, this session provides practical guidance for healthcare organizations looking to develop sustainable talent pipelines and address critical workforce shortages through innovative apprenticeship programs. \n\n\n\n\nAgenda \n\n\n\nOpening \n\n\n\n\nKim Stevenson\, Director\, Workforce & Clinical Affairs\, Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association\n\n\n\n\n Beyond Traditional Training: Innovative State Models for Healthcare Apprenticeships That Work \n\n\n\nModerator: Marjorie Ringrose\, Director of Education\, Smith Family Foundation \n\n\n\nPanelists: \n\n\n\n\nBridgett Willey\, Director\, Allied Health Education and Career Pathways\, University of Wisconsin Health\n\n\n\nJosh Laney\, Director\, Alabama Office of Apprenticeship\n\n\n\nNatalie Hansen\, Chair- Department of Medical Services\, Front Range Community College\n\n\n\nMelody McKee\, Director of Behavioral Health Strategy\, SEIU Healthcare 1199NW Training Funds\n\n\n\n\nFrom Students to Caregivers: Local Partnerships Transforming Healthcare Career Pathways Through Apprenticeships \n\n\n\nApprenticeships in Action  \n\n\n\nModerator: Jay Prosser\, R.N.\, Executive Director\, Nursing Council on Workforce Sustainability \n\n\n\nPanelists: \n\n\n\n\nPete Farkas\, President and Chief Executive Officer\, Hamden County Workforce Board\n\n\n\nJason Pacheco\, Director of Workforce Planning\, Analytics\, and Compensation\, Baystate Health\n\n\n\nNicholas Berardi\, Talent Acquisition Manager\, Cape Cod Healthcare\n\n\n\nCristina Haverty\, Asst. Vice President\, Workforce Development and Global Engagement\, Lasell University\n\n\n\nBarbora Hazuková\, Site Manager\, 1199SEIU Training and Upgrading Fund\n\n\n\n\nNew and Emerging Opportunities \n\n\n\nModerator: Kim Stevenson\, Director\, Workforce & Clinical Affairs\, Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association \n\n\n\nPanelists: \n\n\n\n\nMatt Siegel\, M.D.\, Chief of Clinical Enterprise\, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences\, Boston Children’s Hospital; Chief Behavioral Health Officer\, Franciscan Children’s Hospital\n\n\n\nDavid Podell\, President\, MassBay Community College\n\n\n\nLuis Pedraja\, President\, Quinsigamond Community College\n\n\n\nMarjorie Ringrose\, Director of Education\, Smith Family Foundation\n\n\n\n\nState Perspective  \n\n\n\n\nJosh Cutler\, Undersecretary of Apprenticeship\, Work-Based Learning\, and Policy\, Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development\n\n\n\n\nClosing \n\n\n\n\nJay Prosser\, R.N.\, Executive Director\, Nursing Council on Workforce Sustainability\n\n\n\nKim Stevenson\, Director\, Workforce & Clinical Affairs\, Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/from-policy-to-practice-how-states-are-advancing-healthcare-apprenticeships-through-strategic-partnerships/
CATEGORIES:Hot Topics Webinars,Continuing Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250610T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250610T123000
DTSTAMP:20260404T140915
CREATED:20250407T133557Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250610T165704Z
UID:10000358-1749546000-1749558600@www.mhalink.org
SUMMARY:Post-Acute Care Summit 2025
DESCRIPTION:This event has concluded.  \n\n\n\n\n\nVIRTUAL EVENT \n\n\n\nAs the healthcare systems adapts to the policies of a new administration\, post-acute care services and transitions of care across the continuum are more important than ever. Join MHA and other healthcare stakeholders to learn about the direction of the Trump administration in Washington and its impact on care\, the effect on the post-acute care workforce and nursing\, how hospitals can work with post-acute care partners to improve discharges to home care and skilled nursing facilities\, and what healthcare organizations across the continuum are doing to address throughput\, health equity\, and the introduction of innovative care models. \n\n\n\nNot sure if you can attend virtual events live? Your registration guarantees the link to attend live as well as receiving the recording\, slides and materials shared during the event afterwards. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n$119/pp Member Rate \n\n\n\n$219/pp Non-Member Rate \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 MHA \n\n\n\nMHA Education Department500 District Ave.Burlington\, MA 01803-5096 \n\n\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\nAGENDA \n\n\n\n\n9:00 A.M.  Opening Remarks \n\n\n\n\nAdam J. Delmolino\, CM\, Senior Director\, Virtual Care and Clinical Affairs\, Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association\n\n\n\nDavid Coggins\, P.T.\, Chief Executive Officer\, Encompass Health\n\n\n\n\n9:10 A.M.  Breaking Barriers: Navigating Admission and Discharge Challenges in Skilled Nursing Facilities \n\n\n\n\nTara Gregorio\, President\, Massachusetts Senior Care Association\n\n\n\nKatherine Taylor\, Admissions and Marketing Director at Alliance Health at West Acres\n\n\n\nTina Brouillet\, OTR/L\, Division Director of Business Development\, Northeast Division\, Life Care Centers of America\n\n\n\nMarlene Sheehy\, Vice President of Strategic Development\, Marquis Health Consulting Services\n\n\n\n\n9:40 A.M. Federal Update \n\n\n\n\n\nJonathan Gold\, J.D.\, Senior Associate Director\, Payment Policy\, American Hospital Association\n\n\n\n\n\nAdrienne Thomas\, J.D.\, Senior Associate Director\, Policy\, Standards and Care Delivery\, American Hospital Association\n\n\n\n\n\n10:00 A.M. “Post-Acute Care Ain’t What It Used to Be”: Redesigning Care Delivery to Address What’s Coming Down the Pike \n\n\n\n\nJudi Cullinane\, R.N.\, Chief Nursing Officer\, Spaulding Rehabilitation Network\n\n\n\nJoanne Fucile\, R.N.\, Vice President of Hospital Operations\, Associate Chief Nursing Officer\, Spaulding Cambridge\n\n\n\nPoonam Saraf\, P.T.\, Senior Director of Business Development\, Spaulding Rehabilitation Network\n\n\n\n\n10:45 A.M. PointClick Care: Evolution of Value-Based Care and the Importance of Post-Acute Partnership \n\n\n\n\nCathy Guttman\, Associate Director\, Professional Services\, Post-Acute Care\, PointClickCare\n\n\n\nRobin Roberts\, Healthcare Technology Affairs Director\, PointClickCare\n\n\n\n\n11:05 A.M. Address from the Secretary of the Executive Office of Aging & Independence \n\n\n\nSecretary Robin Lipson\, Executive Office of Aging & Independence \n\n\n\n11:30 A.M. Insights from Home Health Agency Survey: Hospital to Home \n\n\n\n\nApril Bartley\, Executive Director\, Holyoke VNA & Hospice Life Care \n\n\n\nBrandon Howes\, President\, Comfort Home Care\n\n\n\nAnn-Marie Peckham\, President\, Visiting Nurse Association of Cape Cod Health\n\n\n\nModerator: Colleen Pierro\, P.T.\, Director\, Regulatory & Clinical Affairs\, Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts\n\n\n\n\n12:00 P.M. Presentation regarding Changes in the Legal Landscape Impacting Transitions of Care \n\n\n\n\nEmily Kretchmer\, J.D.\, Partner\, Krokidas & Bluestein LLP\n\n\n\nJennifer Gallop\, J.D.\, Co-Managing Partner\, Krokidas & Bluestein LLP\n\n\n\n\n12:25 P.M. Closing Remarks \n\n\n\nAdam J. Delmolino\, Senior Director\, Virtual Care and Clinical Affairs\, Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association \n\n\n\n12:30 P.M.  Adjournment
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/post-acute-care-summit-2025/
CATEGORIES:MHA Conferences
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250604T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250604T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T140915
CREATED:20250520T194204Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250604T192821Z
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SUMMARY:Joint Commission Stroke Certification Program Overview
DESCRIPTION:This event has concluded.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis webinar will highlight how working with The Joint Commission to achieve stroke certification will help your hospital elevate its performance improvement efforts. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey takeaways include:  \n\n\n\n\nLearn about the different levels of stroke certification and how they all compare. \n\n\n\nReview how the certification structure provides a framework for continuous improvement.\n\n\n\nUnderstand the objectives and components of the onsite review process\, including tips and guidance for a successful onsite review.\n\n\n\nLearn about how the certification process through the intra-cycle evaluation process continues to support stroke programs after the onsite review.
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/joint-commission-stroke-certification-program-overview/
CATEGORIES:Hot Topics Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250603T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250603T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T140915
CREATED:20250502T163347Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250603T200051Z
UID:10000365-1748952000-1748955600@www.mhalink.org
SUMMARY:MassPACE Overview: All-Inclusive Elder Care
DESCRIPTION:This event has concluded.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMassPACE will present an overview of the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) – a provider-based\, fully integrated healthcare plan for individuals aged 55 and over with significant healthcare needs. PACE is an alternative to the nursing home; participants get all the care they need\, all while staying in their communities where they feel comfortable.  PACE is a resource for caregivers\, housing providers\, and others seeking to support older adults to age with dignity and respect in the setting of their choosing.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAttendees will learn how the model works\, who is eligible for PACE (clinically and financially)\, and where PACE is available.      
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/masspace-overview-all-inclusive-elder-care/
CATEGORIES:Engaging In Aging
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250529T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250529T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T140915
CREATED:20250515T180018Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250529T185116Z
UID:10000366-1748520000-1748523600@www.mhalink.org
SUMMARY:Communication and Resolution Programs: Achieving Accountability and Transparency for CMS Structural Measure Domain 4
DESCRIPTION:This event has concluded. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe CMS Patient Safety Structural Measures require attestation to five domains; this webinar will address the fourth domain\, Accountability and Transparency. Massachusetts is at the forefront of implementation and support for Communication and Resolution Programs (CRPs)\, a key component to meeting this fourth measure. CRPs are also an essential way to manage and prevent future patient harm in your facility and offer numerous other benefits for patients and providers. Peter Smulowitz\, M.D.\, and Melinda Van Niel will discuss their experience with CRPs\, including implementation strategies and tools as well as the coaching and support available to all Massachusetts facilities free of charge through the Betsy Lehman Center for Patient Safety.
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/communication-and-resolution-programs-achieving-accountability-and-transparency-for-cms-structural-measure-domain-4/
CATEGORIES:Hot Topics Webinars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T133000
DTSTAMP:20260404T140915
CREATED:20250410T171749Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250521T175421Z
UID:10000364-1747828800-1747834200@www.mhalink.org
SUMMARY:Diagnosis\, Treatment & Care of Persons with Alzheimer’s & Related Dementias in the Healthcare Setting
DESCRIPTION:This event has concluded.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin MHA and healthcare leaders for an informative session on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAttendees will: \n\n\n\n\nGain an overview of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias in the U.S. and Massachusetts\n\n\n\nLearn current guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s and related dementias.\n\n\n\nExplore best practices for care and management of patients with Alzheimer’s and related dementias.
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/diagnosis-treatment-care-of-persons-with-alzheimers-related-dementias-in-the-healthcare-setting/
CATEGORIES:Hot Topics Webinars,Engaging In Aging
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250516T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250516T133000
DTSTAMP:20260404T140915
CREATED:20250226T153026Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250516T165021Z
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SUMMARY:9th Annual Design Operations & Construction Conference
DESCRIPTION:This event has concluded.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis conference is FREE for MHFPS\, NEHES\, and other facility professionals working for a hospital or system. If you are eligible for free registration please contact Sara Ramon. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n$199/pp Member Rate \n\n\n\n$299/pp Non-Member Rate \n\n\n\n$179/pp 3+ Group rate \n\n\n\n$279/pp Group Non-Member Rate \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\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\n\n\n\n\n\nAgenda \n\n\n\n7:00 – 7:30 a.m. Registration & Breakfast \n\n\n\n7:30 – 7:45 a.m. Opening RemarksWallace Rucki\, Director of Facilities and Plant Operations\, Beth Israel Lahey\, MHFPS President 2025 \n\n\n\n7:45 – 8:45 a.m. Uncommon Energy Sources for Existing Hospitals: A Closer Look at Geothermal Success and Other Options \n\n\n\n\nAlan Eber\, Chief Executive Officer\, Eneration\n\n\n\nAri Greenberg\, Associate Principal\, Carbon Neutral Engineer\, BR+A\n\n\n\nChris LeBlanc\, Executive Director Facility Health Services\, Southcoast Health\n\n\n\nHannah Clark\, Tax Manager\, Deloitte\n\n\n\nRobert Biggio\, Senior Vice President\, Chief Sustainability & Real Estate Officer\, Boston Medical Center\n\n\n\nMODERATOR: Kevin Wyrsch\, Associate Vice President\, Healthcare Practice Group Leader\, HGA Architect\n\n\n\n\n8:45-9:45 a.m. Why Not Mass? NH Freestanding Emergency Departments\, ASC’s and Other National Care Delivery Models \n\n\n\n\nAmy Sowersby\, Regional Healthcare Director\, Turner Construction\n\n\n\nDarin Roark\, President & COO\, MGB Wentworth-Douglass Hospital\n\n\n\nJoe Sziabowski\, President/Owner\, Hardaway\, Sziabowski Architects\n\n\n\nMichael McDonnell\, President\, Keel Project Management\n\n\n\nJames R. Langlois\, Executive Vice President\, Gresham Smith\n\n\n\nPaul Mortenson\, Chief Development Officer\, Vascular Care Group\n\n\n\nMODERATOR: Tim King\, Director of Client Services\, BOND Building\n\n\n\n\n9:45 – 10:15 a.m. BREAK \n\n\n\n10:15 – 11:15 a.m. Update on New Regulations: Code and Guidelines Affecting Healthcare Design in 2025 \n\n\n\n\nDanielle M. Buckley\, Principal\, Isgenuity\n\n\n\nScott Guertin\, Director of Engineering\, Wise Construction \n\n\n\nKathleen Hylka\, Vice President\, Facilities and Support Services\,  UMass Memorial Health\n\n\n\nJennifer Sutherby\, Vice President\, Redgate Project Management\n\n\n\nMODERATOR: Caitlyn Angelini\, Senior Vice President\, Fire & Life Safety Engineering\, WSP\n\n\n\n\n11:15 – 12:15 a.m. Nimble Teams and Projects: Right Strategies to Keep Jobs Moving Through Major Disruptive Challenges \n\n\n\n\nCarlie LaPre\, Senior Project Manager\, Columbia Construction\n\n\n\nJason Cheney\, Project Director\, CLS Consulting\n\n\n\nJekaterina Shelley\, Senior Director of Facilities and Planning\, Mass General Brigham                   -Mass Eye and Ear\n\n\n\nJohn Navarro\, Director – Planning\, Design and Construction\, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center\n\n\n\nTim Brewster\, Project Executive\, Columbia Construction\n\n\n\nMODERATOR: Tim King\, Director of Client Services\, BOND Building\n\n\n\n\n12:15- 1:30pm Lunch & Networking  \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/design-operations-construction-doc-conference/
LOCATION:MHA Conference Center\, 500 District Ave\, Burlington\, Massachusetts\, 01803\, United States
CATEGORIES:MHA Conferences
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SUMMARY:Take a Simple Step: Become a Healthcare Planning Ambassador
DESCRIPTION:This event has concluded.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHonoring Choices and MHA have partnered to support the MHA Simple Step Campaign to encourage adults to take the first important step to designate a Healthcare Agent and complete a Healthcare Proxy. Every 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\nThe virtual webinar will cover strategies to start simple conversations\, the five things everyone should discuss with their care provider\, and taking the steps to seamlessly flow from simple to serious illness conversations with accompanying planning tools and conversation guides.
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/health-care-planning-ambassador/
CATEGORIES:Hot Topics Webinars,Engaging In Aging
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CREATED:20250409T142950Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250513T173510Z
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SUMMARY:People\, Process\, and Protection: Rethinking HR Data Strategy
DESCRIPTION:This event has concluded. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for this webinar to explore simple strategies for optimizing your HR processes and effectively reducing risks in employee data management.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTopics will include: \n\n\n\n\nVerifications of Employment and Income Solution\n\n\n\nOverview of the Vault EDGe GatewayHow it worksImplementation Timeline and Resources\n\nBrief discussion on risk and privacy impact\n\n\n\n\n\nHow EDGe Improves HR Tech/Vendor Processes\n\nA case study from the University of Michigan – Solving Complex Multi-Employment
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/people-process-and-protection-rethinking-hr-data-strategy/
CATEGORIES:Hot Topics Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250501T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250501T173000
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SUMMARY:MHA's Emerging Leaders Summit
DESCRIPTION:This event has concluded.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n     $149/pp Rate     $129/pp 3+ Group 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\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\n\n\nAgenda \n\n\n\n1 – 1:45 p.m.: Registration & Professional Headshots \n\n\n\n2 – 3 p.m.: Empowerment\, Equity and Forging a Path in Healthcare \n\n\n\nRussell Ledet\, M.D.\, PhD\, Tillman Scholar\, Health Disparities Advocate\, Community Cultivator and Change Maker \n\n\n\n3 – 4 p.m.: Mapping Your Career Journey: Navigating Your Future  \n\n\n\nDarcy Lichnerowicz\, Chief Executive Officer\, Southcoast Behavioral Health Hospital \n\n\n\nJustine Zilliken\, Vice President\, Strategy\, Business Development\, Community\, Government & Media Relations\, Sturdy Health \n\n\n\nMalisa Schuyler\, Senior Vice President\, Government Affairs\, Beth Israel Lahey Health \n\n\n\nModerator: Amy Smalarz\, Senior Director\, Healthcare Education & Professional Development\, Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association \n\n\n\n4 – 4:20 p.m.: BREAK & Professional Headshots \n\n\n\n4:20 – 5:15 p.m.: The Power of WE \n\n\n\nJae Williams\, Ed.D.\, Executive in Residence & Assistant Program Director\, Emerson College \n\n\n\n5:15 p.m.: Closing Remarks  \n\n\n\n5:30 – 6:30 pm: Reception! \n\n\n\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/emerging-leaders-summit-3/
LOCATION:MHA Conference Center\, 500 District Ave\, Burlington\, Massachusetts\, 01803\, United States
CATEGORIES:MHA Conferences
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250417T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250417T130000
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CREATED:20250313T170322Z
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SUMMARY:Age-Friendly Health Systems
DESCRIPTION:This event has concluded.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDon’t miss the opportunity learn about Age-Friendly Health Systems and the 4Ms of Age-Friendly Care\, an initiative of The John A. Hartford Foundation and the IHI. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis program will include presentations on state-based efforts to advance age-friendly care\, as well as a case study discussion from Hebrew SeniorLife\, a Massachusetts healthcare organization that has implemented the 4Ms Framework with the goal that all care with older adults is age-friendly.
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/age-friendly-health-systems/
CATEGORIES:Engaging In Aging
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250410T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250410T140000
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CREATED:20250204T175729Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250410T192226Z
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SUMMARY:Improving Emergency Department Efficiency Through Real-time Insights
DESCRIPTION:This event has concluded.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPointClickCare and leaders from healthcare organizations based in Massachusetts will discuss strategies for optimizing emergency department operations to enhance turnaround times and improve the quality of patient care. The session will explore how PointClickCare’s Emergency Department Optimization solution provides real-time patient insights to enhance clinical outcomes and increase profitability. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAttendees will: \n\n\n\n\n Hear success stories and perspectives from local healthcare champions   \n\n\n\n Discover innovative strategies for addressing operational challenges in the emergency department\n\n\n\n Understand the impact of cross-continuum data on patient care in the emergency department
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/improving-emergency-department-efficiency-through-real-time-insights/
CATEGORIES:Hot Topics Webinars
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SUMMARY:A New State of Care: John Fernandez\, President & CEO of Brown University Health
DESCRIPTION:This event has concluded.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch MHA’s President and CEO\, Steve Walsh’s conversation with John Fernandez in the latest Executive Insights series.
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/brown-university-health-a-new-state-of-care/
CATEGORIES:Executive Insights
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