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continued from previous page serve. What we have to offer is to take partnerships to a new level and transform healthcare like we did when hospice was born in this country over 30 years ago. What partnership opportunities will you discover as you consider what you and your organization will contribute to the transformation of healthcare? Linda Beushausen is the president/ CEO of Hospice at Home, based in St. Joseph, Michigan, and vicepresident of Life Transitions and Advance Healthcare Planning for Lakeland HealthCare. She also serves on the NCHPP CEO/Executive Director/President Steering Committee. The author expresses special thanks to members of the Section’s Steering Committee for the insights they shared for this article. CEO/Executive Director/Pres Executive Leadership Conversations Every other month, NHPCO president/CEO, Don Schumacher, hosts an executive conference call that is open to all members of the NCHPP CEO/Executive Director/President Section. Each call focuses on a specific, timely topic and features guests who provide both expertise and insight. The calls take place from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. (ET), with the next scheduled call planned for June 13. The topic, call-in number and access code will be announced on the Section eGroup as well as in NHPCO’s weekly e-newsletter, NewsBriefs. Members can also call the NHPCO Solutions Center to learn more: 800-646-6460. Executive Leadership Mentoring Project This NCHPP Section also sponsors a Mentoring Project to help educate and support new hospice leaders. The project matches experienced hospice CEOs with those who have been in their positions for less than a year, with the goal of guiding the new CEOs to be effective hospice and community leaders. Mentoring runs for a minimum of six months, and offers the mentee the option to continue for up to one year. A PDF about the project provides full details. Related Articles Partnering to Provide PACE: A Conversation with Patricia Soenksen, CEO of Hospice and Palliative Care of Greensboro (NewsLine, August 2011). Partnering to Provide Palliative Care: A Conversation with Brian Gardam, Executive Director of Hospice and Palliative Care of St. Lawrence Valley (NewsLine, November 2011). 22 NewsLine https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nhpco/newsline_201108/#/28 http://www.nhpco.org/files/public/meetings/Leadership_Mentoring_Project.pdf https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nhpco/newsline_201111/#/14

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of NewsLine - May 2012

Be Prepared With the Right Elevator Pitch
A Message From Don
Virtual Volunteer Leadership Conference
Experience the ACHC Difference (display ad)
The Voice of NCHPP
Taking Hospice Partnerships to the Next Level
NCHPP CEO Section Free Benefits
Custom-Print Marketplace (display ad)
The Transitions Program at Hospice of the Valley
LIVE Without Pain Public Awareness Campaign
‘Tuesdays With Morrie’ at Seasons Hospice
NHPCO Reg Center—Redesigned
MedicAlert Launches ACP Service
Regulatory Tip of the Month
New Buyer’s Guide
Videos Worth Watching
NHPCO Resource Links to Bookmark
News From FHSSA

NewsLine - May 2012