HANYS’ Data AcademySM Leadership Series: Positioning for Success
Participant Comments
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“The experience provided valuable insight on best practices for our organization. Each senior manager took something away from the session to incorporate into their job responsibilities,” “David Shore’s presentation on branding and building trust led us to completely review the impact on our organization. The HANYS team was wonderful in providing input and expertise. It was a great opportunity for the team to spend quality time together working toward continued organizational improvement.”
—DARLENE BURNS
President and Chief Executive Officer
Rome Memorial Hospital
April 2006 Participant
“. . . HANYS’ Data Academy was truly a great experience. It allowed me the opportunity to think about my organization from a more comprehensive point of view. It also gave me the tools to help me advance to another level of understanding health care and the forces that shape it.”
— PIERRE R. ARTY, M.D.
Deputy Executive Director
Kings County Hospital Center
2005 Attendee, September Leadership Series
“It was just a week ago that we sat in a meeting saying to each other that we didn’t know where to get the data we needed. Because of our experience here with the Data Academy, we learned that what we needed to know was right in front of our face. And, we learned how to use it effectively.”
— GARY SMITH
Vice President of Long Term-Care
Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial Hospital
2005 Attendee, March Leadership Series
“The Data Academy was very worthwhile—intense, but worthwhile. We have acquired a wealth of knowledge and material that we can use for the curriculum in our leadership development programs in all of our areas of focus. Few programs can boast such broad and ongoing benefits to the entire organization.”
— MARLINDA LAVALLEY
Vice President for Administrative Services
Canton-Potsdam Hospital
2005 Attendee, March Leadership Series
“We knew we couldn’t change everything, but the Data Academy helped us identify some areas to focus on. Our experience here forced us to focus on developing an ambitious plan. It will be a challenge . . . the Data Academy reinforced in our minds that it is what we have to do.”
— JEANLEON, R.N., M.P.A.
Executive Director and Senior Vice President
Kings County Hospital Center
2005 Attendee, March Leadership Series
“As the CEO, I can’t say enough about the positive experience we had as an administrative team at the Data Academy. The faculty was very knowledgeable, the resources discovered were valuable, and the interdisciplinary experience was a great foundation for future critical thinking.”
— ANN GILPIN
President and Chief Executive Officer
Jones Memorial Hospital, Wellsville
2004 Attendee, September Leadership Series
“Outstanding, inspirational, and motivating—this program really illustrated the importance of how a personal value and commitment is of great importance for theorganizations success. Enjoyed the session a great deal. Excellent and left with the feeling that there would be support ongoing as we need it. Walter Koshykar was great and everyone was very encouraging and welcoming of follow-up calls.”
—EVA BENEDICT
Vice President, Patient Care Services
Jones Memorial Hospital, Wellsville
2004 Attendee, September Leadership Series
“I thought the opportunity to interact with the executive team was very beneficial . . . The information was very valuable and at the end of the Academy conference, I was quite surprised at the volume of information that was presented and utilized. The presenters were fantastic and the HANYS staff was fabulous and very helpful. The faculty was great! Very helpful and supportive throughout the entire process. They were available and open for comments and questions. The capstone project was excellent and allowed us the opportunity, as a team, to process the information and strategize for the future. I felt that I walked away with a strategy on how to use the information in a way that would add value to Thompson Health!”
—JACONNA TILLER
Senior Vice President of Patient Care Services
F. F. Thompson Hospital
2004 Attendee, September Leadership Series
“We are in a pre-strategic planning stage and this course helped us to outline the availability of data resources that will eventually be incorporated and integrated into our strategic decision processes. We are in the process of implementing the procedure we designed during the course.”
— BONNIE ROSS
Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives
Thompson Health
2004 Attendee, September Leadership Series
“I appreciated the fact that as we worked on each case study and on our capstone project that the faculty made it a point to come to each table and ask how we were doing. It was extremely helpful during the quality case study to have Kathleen Ciccone work with us. Since quality is my weakest area, it was very enlightening to see some of the various data sets and have a better understanding of their purpose, inherent faults, and complexity.”
— SUE ANDREWS
Director, Corporate Finance
Bassett Healthcare
2004 Attendee, September Leadership Series
"While often challenging, the access to experts in the field and the exposure to new information were well worth it. In fact, the quality of experts was so exceptional that many of the hours went by in a seeming whiz. ...the Academy was definitely value-added."
—DONA GREEN
Assistant Vice President of Corporate Planning and HIV Services
New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation
2004 Attendee, May Leadership Series
"The real uniqueness of this experience is that it allowed us to both learn and plan together and sharpen our skills as a team so that we can more effectively focus on our preferred future."
—SISTER DANIELLE BONETTI
Vice President of Mission Effectiveness
St. Mary's Hospital, Amsterdam
2004 Attendee, September Leadership Series
“The HANYS' Data AcademySM provided an excellent overview of the strategic importance and use of data, as well as insights on specific topics related to data resources, analytical methodologies, data interrelationships, and research tools. The preeminent faculty was accessible and engaging, and the talented HANYS staff was supportive throughout the entire program. The Academy presented a first class learning experience.”
—KIM HOSTETLER
Vice President, Administration and Communications
Connecticut Hospital Association
HANYS’ Data AcademySM Data Fundamentals
Participant Comments
“This session (Quality 101) was valuable when presenting core measures data, especially explaining results to the medical staff.”
— MERLE ROBINSON
Quality Manager
Elmhurst Hospital
2005 Attendee, Quality 101 Workshop
“This program (Quality 101) reinforces the importance of integrating quality into our daily processes of health and care delivery.”
— LAURA A. WALDRON
Director of Administrative Patient Care Services
Sunnyview Rehabilitation Hospital
2005 Attendee, Quality 101 Workshop
“Expert advice on data use in rapidly evolving health care.”
— FRANK ISELE
Director, Physical Rehabilitation
Seton Health System
2005 Attendee, Planning 101Workshop
“What I learned from attending Planning 101 will help me save a lot of time in feasibility study compilation.”
— LISA CORCORAN
Executive Services Associate
St. Francis Hospital, Poughkeepsie
2005 Attendee, Planning 101Workshop
“This program (Medicaid 101) is essential for anyone who needs background on Medicaid.”
— DAVID MENASHY
Director of Corporate Reimbursement Services
New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation
2005 Attendee, Medicaid 101
“It (Medicaid 101) was very informative and insightful. It enabled me to link the bits and pieces of information.”
— GRACE WONG
Vice President, Managed Care
SUNY Downstate Medical Center