In collaboration with our members, the IHF is hosting two sessions at the American College of Healthcare Executive’s Congress on Leadership happening virtually on 22nd - 25th March. This is the premier educational and networking event for healthcare executives in the United States with over 4,000 participants. 
IHF President Dr Risto Miettunen will be hosting the session “Leadership Insights: Global Learnings from the Pandemic” along with fellow executives from Australia, Geneva and Singapore. IHF CEO Ronald Lavater will be joined by hospital internationalist CEOs to share their experience in leading a hospital in a foreign country.
We look forward to seeing you there!

The Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association is hosting a special webinar on value-based healthcare on 3rd March. This webinar will draw on the experiences of European countries – including France, Germany and the Netherlands - which have moved towards value-based healthcare to face the growing pressures their health systems are under. In the Netherlands, insurers use bundled payments to improve the coordination of care for patients with chronic diseases. In Germany, accountable care organizations are created to care globally for rural populations. In France, a series of funding trials are revolutionizing local care networks. Learn more about this and join us for an e-journey to OptiMedis AG in Germany.

The Health Care Accreditation Council (HCAC) is Jordan and the region’s only nonprofit ISQua accredited institution dedicated to improving the quality of health care services and promoting patient safety through accreditation, consultation and capacity building.

Almost 15 years since the inception of HCAC, Jordan now boasts a large number of accredited organizations, well-trained expertise in infection control, quality and patient safety as well as risk management and several programs in quality management at the organizational and diseases specific levels. Through its two distinct arms: the “Accreditor” and the “Enabler” HCAC has become the center for the design and development of quality standards, quality improvement programs, and preparation of hospitals, primary health care centers and other healthcare and social care facilities to meet standards. Additionally, HCAC designs and runs various outreach and engagement activities; such as the annual Change Day initiative, a regional Quality and Patient Safety Conference and Exhibition; a media competition; and, National Quality and Safety Goals (NQSG).  style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify;">>

The Health Care Accreditation Council (HCAC) is Jordan and the region’s private sector not-for-profit organization focused on improving quality and patient safety through the design and provision of accreditation schemes, quality management consulting services and capacity building programs. Ever since assuming the position of the Chief Executive Officer in 2012, it was clear to me that the first order of work is to ensure that HCAC moves from a donor-funded project to a fully self-sustainable public-private organization. I brought in my government, donor and public health and administration expertise to lead the expansion of our local presence and services and reached out to the international counterparts to learn and grow. HCAC has become a key player in advocacy and service provision for quality and patient safety. We play a pivotal role in the National Vision 2025, the government’s plans and goals as well as people’s understanding of the importance and meaning of quality and patient safety. We are also very proud that HCAC is the first and foremost organization in the Eastern Mediterranean region to get and maintain the three accreditations of the International Society for Quality in Healthcare as well as be elected on their Board of Directors.