Winston Health Policy Fellowship Awarded to Three Recipients
It’s February and that means the 2012-2013 Winston Health Policy Fellows have been named. AUPHA and the David A. Winston Health Policy Board are pleased to announce that Elizabeth Karan of the University of Minnesota, Yajuan Lu of the University of Pittsburgh, and Swarna Vallurupalli of Saint Louis University will begin yearlong fellowships in June. Historically, the Board has selected two candidates each year and 2012 marks the first time ever that three were chosen.
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Other News
Tour of the Dutch Health System - Reserve Your Space Today!
AUPHA, in partnership with The Decision Group (http://www.thedecisiongroup.nl/) announces a 5-day study tour of the Dutch healthcare system. The purpose of this tour is to provide AUPHA members and stakeholders with new ways to think about specific health management and policy issues by interacting with experts from other countries that are grappling with similar problems.
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HAMPCAS Releases its First Reports and Prepares for the Next Cycle
The Health Administration, Management, and Policy Centralized Application Service (HAMPCAS) is at the halfway point in its inaugural cycle. The web-based system enables prospective graduate students to submit a single, standardized application to multiple participating institutions and offers admissions staff a single portal to access applications and applicant data.
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Take You and Your Organization to the Next Level Institute
Learn the tools, tactics and strategies that are needed to Take You and Your Organization to the Next Level at this two-day institute with Quint Studer and Studer Group’s Coach Experts.
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2012 Winston Health Policy Ball
As part of its contract with the Winston Health Policy Fellowship, every year AUPHA organizes the Winston Health Policy Ball. The Health Policy Ball was initiated by David Winston in 1985 as a social gathering among friends and colleagues in the healthcare field at the beginning of each new year. Today the Ball is the primary fundraiser to support the Winston Health Policy Fellowship and the Winston Health Policy Scholarship Programs.
The 2012 Ball was a rousing success, with more than 1,000 people in attendance. Notable policy makers including Farzad Mostashari, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology; Caya Lewis, Chief of Staff at CMS; and Carolyn Clancy, Director of AHRQ were in attendance. AUPHA plays an essential role in making this event happen, and in so doing, creates added visibility for the Association and the field of healthcare management education through its involvement.
Rethinking Healthcare Reform: Lessons Learned from Israel
an Op-Ed Blog by Len Friedman
AUPHA encourages all faculty to submit blogs for the AUPHA Exchange. If you are interested in learning about how you can publish your own opinion piece, visit the Tip of the Month of the AUPHA Network homepage.
In what seems like a lifetime ago, the United States Congress in 2010 passed and President Obama signed into law the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
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Breaking News: Rush University Wins Health Administration Case Competition
AUPHA extends its congratulations to Dana Stelmokas, Mollie Pillman, and Sveinn Sigurdsson of Rush University who took first place in this year's Health Administration Case Competition hosted by the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The faculty advisors for Rush University are Robert Silverstein, PhD and Shital Shah, PhD. Teams from Army-Baylor University and Virginia Commonwealth University received second and third places, respectively. AUPHA would like to congratulate those and all teams that competed this year.
Chair’s Column
Higher Education and Healthcare Delivery: Are People and the Country Getting What They are Paying for?
Down through the years the phrase “We live in interesting and challenging times” has been often used. For those of us in AUPHA who straddle the worlds of education and healthcare delivery management, this phrase is very applicable to our existence today.
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President’s Column
Program Benchmarking Coming Soon
As Peter has shared in his column, the AUPHA Board and Staff have been hard at work moving a number of initiatives forward. One of these is an area of activity that we’ve titled “Defining the Field.”
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What’s New at AUPHA
AUPHA Welcomes New Program and Individual Members
AUPHA is pleased to welcome the following new program members
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New in the Journal
The Association of University Programs in Health Administration is pleased to announce that Volume 29, No. 3 (Fall 2011) of the Journal of Health Administration Education is now available for download.
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AUPHA Spotlight
A Conversation with Tony Sinay, PhD from California State University, Long Beach
AUPHA: What is your education background and why did you choose the area(s) of study that you did?
Sinay: I have earned several degrees over the years.
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Meetings News
Join Us for the 2012 Leaders Conference
AUPHA is holding the 2012 Leaders Conference on Tuesday, March 20, in Chicago at the Hyatt Regency. Leaders Conference takes place in conjunction with the 2012 ACHE Congress, and attracts primarily graduate faculty and breakout sessions generally focus on issues of program management as opposed to teaching.
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2012 Annual Meeting Brochure and Registration Now Available
It's never too early to start planning on attending the 2012 AUPHA Annual Meeting! This year it is being held in Minneapolis, MN, from May 31 - June 3, at the Hyatt Regency on the Nicollet Mall.
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AUPHA Academic Forum at HIMSS
The 6th Annual AUPHA Academic Forum is being held in conjunction with HIMSS-2012 in Las Vegas on February 20, 2012, at the Venetian Hotel. This is a primer peer reviewed research symposium focusing on practical issues and engaging academics and practitioners.
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Annual Meeting Session Preview: Teaching Healthcare Reform: Examples for the Classroom
As full implementation of the Affordable Care Act approaches, many of us are wondering exactly how to incorporate lessons about the many provisions into our classrooms. Whether we are teaching policy, health care systems, finance, management, strategy, or quality, the Affordable Care Act is going to impact our subject matter over the coming years. At this year’s Annual Meeting, M. Paige Powell, Ph.D. from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Karen M. Volmar, J.D. from Penn State University, and Elizabeth A. Berzas, Ph.D. from Our Lady of the Lake College will present assignments that they use in their courses to teach understanding and application of health care reform legislation to undergraduate and graduate students.
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Network News
New on the Network
Over the last few months, you've probably heard a bit about the Body of Knowledge being developed by your colleagues. Your contributions and feedback will be critical to this process as we continue to move forward.
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Call for Nominations
Filerman Prize for Educational Leadership
The Filerman Prize for Educational Leadership recognizes pedagogical excellence among our member faculty. Each year an outstanding faculty member at an AUPHA member program receives this honor from his/her colleagues in recognition of their contribution to the field of health administration education.
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John D. Thompson Prize for Young Investigators
The John D. Thompson Prize for Young Investigators recognizes young investigators on their contribution to the research literature in the field of health services. The prize is awarded to a faculty member from an AUPHA member program whose work may be in any of the several fields or disciplines contributing to knowledge in health services.
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Faculty Opportunities
2012 AUPHA Call for Committee Volunteers
Looking for ways to become more engaged with your Association?
Hoping to meet more of your colleagues throughout the field?
Seeking ways to increase your service outside of your University?
Have we got an opportunity for you!
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International Society for Quality in Health Care
Don’t Miss your Chance to Present at ISQua’s 29 th International Conference.
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Student Opportunities
Corris Boyd Scholarship
HCA is proud to sponsor the HCA Corris Boyd Scholars Program. This program was established in honor of a healthcare leader who dedicated his life to diversity and excellence in leadership – especially among people of color and women.
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David A. Winston Health Policy Scholarship Program
The objective of the DAVID A. WINSTON HEALTH POLICY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM is to increase the number and quality of individuals trained in healthcare policy at the state and federal level by awarding deserving health policy students financial support to further their education.
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ACMPE Scholarship Fund Program
The ACMPE Scholarship Fund Program, operated by ACMPE Scholarship Fund, Inc., supports individuals who, by virtue of experience, current position and plans demonstrate potential for contributing to the medical practice management profession.
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Summer Enrichment Program: Institute for Diversity in Health Management
The Summer Enrichment Program (SEP) is an enhanced internship program which gives real-world work experience to graduate students in health administration with a 10-12 week, paid internship in a hospital or health care facility.
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Program News
Georgetown University
Professor John Kraemer is a lawyer and faculty member in the Department of Health Systems Administration at the School of Nursing & Health Studies at Georgetown University who published an online opinion piece recently in the journal Science about the federal government’s 2011 request to two scientific journals to redact parts of scientific information it deemed a biosecurity threat.
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University of Kentucky
Following six years of leadership, Dr. Julia Costich will be stepping down as Chair of the Health Services Management Department and Director of the MHA degree program this spring.
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University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
The department of health policy and management at UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health is pleased to announce the following recent award winner and student achievements.
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Ohio State University
Melvin Shipp, OD, DrPH, dean of The Ohio State University College of Optometry, has recently joined the College of Public Health Division of Health Services Management and Policy as a joint professor.
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Texas A&M Health Science Center
This spring, we will be sending a case team to represent our program in the University of Alabama-Birmingham Case Competition.
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Virginia Commonwealth University
Sr. Patricia A. Eck (MHA ’81), C.B.S., Congregation Leader for the Sisters of Bon Secours of Paris since 2009 and chairperson of Bon Secours Ministries, the sponsor for Bon Secours Health System, received the Papal award, Cross Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice medal on November 20, 2011.
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