BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association - ECPv6.17.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.mhalink.org
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/New_York
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20250309T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20251102T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20260308T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20261101T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20270314T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20271107T060000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260602T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260602T130000
DTSTAMP:20260611T210606Z
CREATED:20260505T174127Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260611T210606Z
UID:10000439-1780401600-1780405200@www.mhalink.org
SUMMARY:Violence in Healthcare: Making Strides for Safer Environments
DESCRIPTION:This event has concluded. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWorkplace violence remains one of healthcare’s most urgent safety challenges. Join the co-chairs of MHA’s Healthcare Safety & Violence Prevention Workgroup\, Christi Barney and Brendan Riley\, along with MHA’s Kim Stevenson for an update on key trends\, current initiatives\, and practical resources hospitals can use to advance safer care environments.
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/violence-in-healthcare-making-strides-for-safer-environments/
CATEGORIES:Caring for the Caregiver
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.mhalink.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Caring-for-the-Caregiver.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260609T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260609T123000
DTSTAMP:20260429T194457Z
CREATED:20260327T180800Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260429T194457Z
UID:10000425-1780993800-1781008200@www.mhalink.org
SUMMARY:Emerging Leaders Development Series: Effective Communications
DESCRIPTION:Please 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\n\n\n\n\n\nPricing:\n\n\n\n\n$149/PP\n\n\n\n\n\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\n\nMAIL -  Check Payable to MHAMHA Education Department500 District Ave.Burlington\, MA 01803-5096\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEffective Communications is a hands-on training that has people learning and practicing the techniques and models of effective communications. Attendees will take self-assessments and identify their strengths\, weaknesses\, and specific social style (Driving\, Expressive\, Amiable\, or Analytical). They will understand how to identify and adapt to other people’s social style to maximize the effectiveness of their communications. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nTopics include: \n\n\n\n\nDefinition of Communications\n\n\n\nAll forms of Verbal & Non-Verbal Communications\n\n\n\nEffective Listening\n\n\n\nReading Body Language\n\n\n\nActive Listening Skills\n\n\n\nReflective Listening Skills\n\n\n\nOpen-Ended Question Asking\n\n\n\nAsking Clarifying Questions\n\n\n\nEmail Effectiveness\n\n\n\nSocial Styles Assessment & Workshop\n\n\n\nFeedback\n\n\n\nTeam Communications & Barriers to Effective Communications\n\n\n\nDepartmental Tours to better understand all departments\n\n\n\n\nWhat situations do you find it most difficult to communicate? Is it when giving feedback\, critiquing others\, or dealing with a lack of performance issue? How about when you think your manager or supervisor is wrong?  In this classroom-based\, adult learning environment\, participants practice techniques and tactics learned using their real-world situations in a safe training environment. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn more about the Emerging Leaders Development series below.\n\n\n\n\nhttps://www.mhalink.org/education/case-management-training-series-2
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/emerging-leaders-development-series-effective-communications/
CATEGORIES:Professional Development
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.mhalink.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Professional-Development-Series-1-5.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260609T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260609T130000
DTSTAMP:20260611T210636Z
CREATED:20260501T142100Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260611T210636Z
UID:10000437-1781006400-1781010000@www.mhalink.org
SUMMARY:Navigating RHTP Compliance: A Practical Guide for Hospitals and Health Systems
DESCRIPTION:This event has concluded. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis webinar provides hospitals and health systems with a practical overview of compliance and reporting requirements for participating in the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP)\, with a focus on operating as a subrecipient of a federal grant. It will cover key uniform guidance areas such as allowable costs\, procurement\, internal controls\, record retention\, and audit readiness\, along with single audit requirements for hospitals meeting federal expenditure thresholds. Presenters will also outline RHTP-specific conditions\, including spending caps\, approval thresholds\, reporting expectations\, and limits on certain expenses like replacement electronic medical record systems\, helping participants understand both the rules and how to build sustainable compliance processes that reduce the risk of fund recoupment. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey Takeaways \n\n\n\n\nManage financial and programmatic reporting obligations to reduce compliance risk and support ongoing funding. \n\n\n\nUnderstand the core federal and RHTP-specific compliance requirements that apply to participating hospitals. \n\n\n\nDevelop infrastructure\, policies\, and internal controls to support grant management and audit readiness.
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/navigating-rhtp-compliance-a-practical-guide-for-hospitals-and-health-systems/
CATEGORIES:Hot Topics Webinars
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.mhalink.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Hot-Topic-Webinar-Series-Small-1-1.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260611T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260611T123000
DTSTAMP:20260610T161002Z
CREATED:20260402T184030Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260610T161002Z
UID:10000430-1781166600-1781181000@www.mhalink.org
SUMMARY:Post-Acute Care Summit 2026
DESCRIPTION:$129/pp Member Rate \n\n\n\n$229/pp Non-Member Rate \n\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 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 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\nAs the healthcare system adapts to coverage and reimbursement changes that will be implemented in the coming years\, transitions of care across the continuum and partnership with post-acute care services are more important than ever. Join MHA and other healthcare stakeholders to learn about how hospitals are working with post-acute care partners and the state to improve communication and discharges to skilled nursing facilities\, reduce length of stay\, and provide enhanced rehabilitation services. Hear about what healthcare organizations across the continuum are doing to address throughput and introduce new models of care.  \n\n\n\nAGENDA \n\n\n\n8:15 a.m.: Registration & Networking Breakfast \n\n\n\n9:00 A.M.  Opening Remarks \n\n\n\n\nAdam J. Delmolino\, Senior Director\, Virtual Care and Clinical Affairs\, Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association\n\n\n\nDavid Coggins\, Chief Executive Officer\, Encompass Health\, Chair\, MHA’s Continuum of Care Council\n\n\n\n\n9:05 a.m.: The Impact of Skilled Nursing Facility Network Participation and Transitional Care Management on SNF Length of Stay \n\n\n\n\nAmy Baughman\, MD\, Massachusetts General Hospital\, Assistant Professor of Medicine\, Harvard Medical School\n\n\n\nTrancy Escobar\, Executive Director\, Complex Care and Care Continuum\, Care Continuum Management\, Mass General Brigham\n\n\n\n\n9:30 a.m.: The Collaboration Between Rehabilitation Services and Case Management: Federal Policy Changes at Boston Medical Center \n\n\n\n\nStephanie Martinez\, RN\, Executive Director\, Associate Chief Nursing Officer\, Care Continuum\, Boston Medical Center\n\n\n\nKaren Mattie\, Senior Director of Clinical Operations and Adjunct Clinical Instructor\, Boston University College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences\, Boston Medical Center Health System\n\n\n\n\n10 a.m.: The Massachusetts MOLST to POLST Transition \n\n\n\n\nPriscilla Ross\, POLST Program Director\, Executive Office of Aging & Independence\n\n\n\n\n10:20 a.m.: BREAK \n\n\n\n10:45 a.m.: Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Long-Term Care \n\n\n\n\nChiara S. Moore\, Assistant Director\, Health Care Strategy & Planning\, Massachusetts Department of Public Health\n\n\n\nStephanie Baker\, Quality Improvement Manager\, Healthcentric Advisors\n\n\n\n\n11:05 a.m.: Research and Advocacy in Support of Post-Acute Care Hospitals \n\n\n\n\nChloe Slocum\, MD\, Director\, Health Policy\, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital\, Assistant Professor and Associate Chair for Quality\, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation\, Harvard Medical School\n\n\n\nLeslie Feinberg\, Chief of Staff\, Spaulding Rehabilitation\, Mass General Brigham\n\n\n\n\n11:30 a.m.: Hospital – Hospice Partnership: Collaboration is the Key to Successful Transitions \n\n\n\n\nLyn Skarmeas\, Vice President\, Chief Strategy & Growth Officer\, CareDimensions\n\n\n\nPatricia Ramsden\, RN\, Vice President\, Chief Clinical Officer\, CareDimensions\n\n\n\n\n11:50 a.m.: Strategic Planning & the Future of Post-Acute Care \n\n\n\n\nErnest Mandel\, MD\, Executive Vice President of Healthcare\, Chief Medical & Quality Officer\, Medical Director of Nephrology & Dialysis\, Hebrew SeniorLife\n\n\n\n\n12:10 p.m.: Skilled Nursing Facility & Behavioral Healthcare Challenges & Barriers \n\n\n\n\nGaurav Chawla\, MD\, Chief Medical Officer\, Integritus Healthcare\n\n\n\nKerry Dellea\, Behavior Health Program Director\, Integritus Healthcare\n\n\n\nEllie Cyr\, Regional Nurse Liaison for Complex Placement\, MissionCare Health/iCare\n\n\n\nJess DeRing\, Director of Operations\, MissionCare Health\n\n\n\n\n12:30 p.m.: Closing Remarks & Lunch
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/post-acute-care-summit-2026/
LOCATION:MHA Conference Center\, 500 District Ave\, Burlington\, Massachusetts\, 01803\, United States
CATEGORIES:MHA Conferences
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.mhalink.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Post-Accute-Care-Summit-2023-WEB-1.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260624T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260624T120000
DTSTAMP:20260623T160126Z
CREATED:20260327T181115Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260623T160126Z
UID:10000426-1782295200-1782302400@www.mhalink.org
SUMMARY:2026 Executive Assistant Training Workshop: Working More Effectively
DESCRIPTION:Please 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\nVIRTUAL EVENT \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPricing:\n\n\n\n\n$79/PP\n\n\n\n\n\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\n\nMAIL -  Check Payable to MHAMHA Education Department500 District Ave.Burlington\, MA 01803-5096\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis energetic and informative presentation will showcase tips for busy executive assistants to shave time off your tasks by advance planning\, streamlining\, reorganizing\, eliminating\, delegating\, utilizing technology and combining tasks. You’ll learn to work more effectively and accomplish more in less time. Cumulatively\, these tips will add up to HOURS earned.
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/2026-executive-assistant-training-workshop-working-more-effectively/
CATEGORIES:Professional Development
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.mhalink.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Professional-Development-Series-1-4.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260624T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260624T130000
DTSTAMP:20260624T173231Z
CREATED:20260515T130834Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260624T173231Z
UID:10000440-1782302400-1782306000@www.mhalink.org
SUMMARY:AI Is Already in Your Organization—Is Your Board Ready?
DESCRIPTION:This event has concluded. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArtificial intelligence is already reshaping care delivery\, operations\, and the workforce—often faster than governance structures can keep pace. Yet most hospital and health system boards lack a clear framework for overseeing AI risks and opportunities.  This session is designed specifically for trustees\, CEOs\, and senior executives and will define the board’s proper role in AI governance—distinct from management— while providing a practical\, board-ready approach to oversight.  Participants will leave with a clear understanding of how boards should oversee AI across quality and patient safety\, workforce and human dignity\, data governance\, and enterprise risk\, and how to align effectively with management without drifting into operations. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAttendees will leave this webinar able to: \n\n\n\n\nAsk the right questions: A concise set of board-level questions and principles to guide AI oversight\n\n\n\nDefine roles clearly: How to align with management on risk\, accountability\, and escalation—without micromanagement\n\n\n\nIntegrate AI into governance: Practical approaches to embedding AI within quality\, compliance\, and enterprise risk frameworks\n\n\n\nStrengthen board performance: How disciplined AI governance reduces reactive oversight and improves strategic decision-making\n\n\n\nGet started immediately: A simple framework boards can implement now
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/ai-is-already-in-your-organization-is-your-board-ready/
CATEGORIES:Hot Topics Webinars
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.mhalink.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Hot-Topic-Webinar-Series-Small-1-1.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260625T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260625T130000
DTSTAMP:20260625T171012Z
CREATED:20260610T193858Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260625T171012Z
UID:10000445-1782388800-1782392400@www.mhalink.org
SUMMARY:Track Kit®: Compliance and Best Practices
DESCRIPTION:This event has concluded. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Track Kit® platform was launched in 2020\, as of a result of the Criminal Justice Reform Act of 2018. This legislation requires all hospitals and designated staff to participate in the tracking of Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kits (SAECK). Join the Executive Office of Public Safety for a two-part webinar hosted by the Massachusetts Hospital Alliance that focuses on three key areas of hospital responsibility: inventory management\, Track Kit® data entry oversight\, and submission requirements of the PSCR form to Law Enforcement.  \n\n\n\nParticipants will gain a deeper understanding of: \n\n\n\n\nCompliance requirements\n\n\n\nBest practices\n\n\n\nSystem enhancements aimed to better user experience
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/track-kit-compliance-and-best-practices/
CATEGORIES:Hot Topics Webinars
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.mhalink.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Hot-Topic-Webinar-Series-Small-1-1.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260630T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260630T123000
DTSTAMP:20260701T133349Z
CREATED:20260609T182917Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260701T133349Z
UID:10000444-1782820800-1782822600@www.mhalink.org
SUMMARY:Strengthening Healthcare Compensation Data Across Massachusetts
DESCRIPTION:This event has concluded. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHealthcare organizations continue to navigate an increasingly competitive talent landscape\, making access to reliable and timely compensation intelligence more important than ever. Join Salary.com and MHA for a strategic review of the Massachusetts Healthcare Compensation Survey partnership\, including insights into participation trends\, regional and national benchmarking\, and survey health. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAttendees will receive an introduction to Compdata Max\, Salary.com’s job posting analytics solution designed to complement HR-reported survey data with real-time recruiting competitiveness insights. Audience take-aways include: \n\n\n\n\nUnderstand how Massachusetts healthcare organizations are leveraging strong regional participation and fresh HR-reported data to benchmark compensation with confidence.\n\n\n\nReview key compensation and workforce trends impacting healthcare organizations across Massachusetts compared to regional and national markets.\n\n\n\nLearn how combining traditional compensation survey data with real-time job posting analytics through Compdata Max can support stronger recruiting and retention strategies.
URL:https://www.mhalink.org/event/strengthening-healthcare-compensation-data-across-massachusetts/
CATEGORIES:Hot Topics Webinars
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.mhalink.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Hot-Topic-Webinar-Series-Small-1-1.png
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR