AMERICAN COLLEGE OF HEALTHCARE EXECUTIVES

American College of Healthcare Executives 

American College of Healthcare Executives

The American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) is a professional organization of health care executives whose goal is to improve the health of U.S. society by working to advance health care leadership and management excellence. The membership consists of 14,195 active participants and 5,762 diplomates who have successfully completed the requirements for certification. The mission, as noted on the ACHE Web site, is to provide educational opportunities, offer leadership development programs, and promote high ethical standards and conduct. It provides knowledge, skills, and values to enable its members to advance health (company.monster.com). The focus of the ACHE is to help its members meet the daily challenges that face health care executives and to enhance career development. Programs available, through education, to members of ACHE include credentialing, new health initiatives, and advanced learning tools. ACHE also publishes material used in college curriculums.

ACHE offers its members advice on business decisions affected by both global and societal issues (www.sru.edu). Professional executives meet yearly to reinforce and explore health care issues. The ACHE networks with other organizations to provide additional resources to meet members' needs. In addition, ACHE publishes Journal of Healthcare Management and the Healthcare Executive magazine. Its publishing division, Health Administration Press, is a leading publisher in management of health care publishing books, textbooks, and journals (company.monster.com).

History

Founded in 1933, The American College of Healthcare Executives is an international professional society of 30,000 healthcare executives who lead our nation's hospitals, healthcare systems, and other healthcare organizations. ACHE is known for its prestigious credentialing and educational programs and its annual Congress on Healthcare Management, which draws more than 4,000 participants each year (www.sru.edu).

ACHE is also known for its journal, the Journal of Healthcare Management, and magazine, Healthcare Executive, as well as ground-breaking research and career development and public policy programs. ACHE's publishing division, Health Administration Press, is one of the largest publishers of books and journals on all aspects of health services management in addition to textbooks for use in college and university courses (company.monster.com).

Through its efforts, ACHE works toward its goal of being the premier professional society for healthcare leaders by providing exceptional value to its members. Visit us @ www.ache.org.

Vision

The vision of the American College of Healthcare Executives is to be the premier professional society for healthcare leaders by providing exceptional value to its members (www.sru.edu).

Mission

The mission of the American ...