1. WESLEY VALDES D.O. Investing in Leadership

2. Just Do It

3. Hire the best, develop the rest

4. (and identify long term prospects)

5. Who and How Stakeholder  Government (policy)  Provider (physician, nursing, physical therapy, and others)  Administrators (CEO, operations, HR, IT, managers, etc.)  Consumers (advocacy, privacy, ethics, access) Common masters degrees in the field of health care administration and health care management are:  MHA: Master of Health Administration  MHA: Master of Health Care Administration / Master of Healthcare Administration  MHSA: Master of Health Services Administration  MPH: Master of Public Health  MBA: Master of Business Administration: Health Sector Concentration

6. Others disciplines at the table Healthcare Policy Finance, Supply Chain, Purchasing Physician Education Strategy – Government, Hospital, Dept, Team Organizational Development – Change Management Clinical Informatics and Outcomes Health Information (Medical Records) – AHIMA Human Resources Professional Development Community Relations Project Management Privacy and Compliance Officers

7. Many Organizations American College of Healthcare Executives American College of Physician Executives American Organization Nurse Executives American College of Medical Practice Executives … many more

8. Where to invest Consultants  Can do it for you  Can help you build a program  Short term needs Train current workforce  Send to outside institutions  Build internal training programs  Online training (still suggest experience on job)

9. Where to get training www.mastersinhealthcare.com

10. Other areas to include Social Work Public Health Allied Health Home Health Pharmacy Dental

11. Example of Professional Development Medical Records Certified Health Data Analyst (CHDA) Certified Healthcare Privacy and Security Certified Coding Specialist – Physician Based Certified Coding Associate Registered Health Information Technician Registered Health Information Administrator

12. Resources are available, accessible, affordable Online training …  UIC Global Campus  AHIMA  Masters in _______ … does not replace experience

13. Steps Forward #5. Set a vision, mission, and strategic objectives Collect Data #1 Identify potential leaders in Healthcare to recognize that vision #10 Provide training, online, local, or abroad where ever possible. #2 Pursue physician development programs, clinical integration, outcomes tracking, performance measures #16 Establish local training programs for the various health sciences, (med, nurse, pharm, dentistry, allied, public, etc.) – possible partnership with large academic institution