Affiliation with NAHQ

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Affiliation with NAHQ
Demonstrating Your States Quality Leadership
Values Commitment

• Thomas M. Smith, MA RN CPHQ
• President-Elect

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Objectives

• Describe the NAHQ-State partnership
• Identify shared strategies for success
• Discuss opportunities that lie along the Good to
  Great leadership journey

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Benefits of state affiliation with NAHQ

• Listserve (State President / Leadership)
• Leadership Council
• Access to information
• Access to HQCB resources
• Leadership calls
• Use of NAHQ exhibit display
• Promotion of state meetings on NAHQ web page
  NAHQ News
• HQF Grants
• Review Course product
• NAHQ/HQCB board visitation at state meetings

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What are the requirements for state affiliation
with NAHQ?

• Three requirements
• Minimum of 25 of state members must be NAHQ
  members
• Submit bylaws changes once a year
• State president must be a NAHQ member

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State President responsibilities to NAHQ

• Complete the Affiliation Compliance form submit
  on time typically in March
• Submit Leadership Council names in July
• Keep your states membership informed about NAHQ
• Give us your conference dates!
• Let NAHQ HQ know about state officer changes
• Pass your files along to your successor
• NEW Assist NAHQ with calls to new members

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Helpful Tips

• Keep solid records of state business
• Maintain proper financial records and minutes
• Scrapbooks and historical information helpful
• Communicate effectively and regularly with your
  members
• Newsletters
• Websites
• Phone contacts
• Meetings
• Encourage members to also be NAHQ members
• Market yourself!

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NAHQ Communication with States

• Conference calls with NAHQ President-Elect
• Combined leadership calls
• Dates / Times to be posted to attendees
• Dial-in 800 number is always the same
• Agenda association update, educational session,
  networking.

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Awards Recognition!

• State Association for Excellence Award
• - New grants this year for categories of
  excellence!
• HQF Grant for state educational conferences
• - States must demonstrate excellence in
  programming.

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NAHQ HQ 800.966.9392

• NAHQ board provides leadership
• AMC administers NAHQ business
• Important Staff Contacts
• Stacy Sochacki NAHQ Exec Dir
• Anniekay Erby NAHQ Manager
• Jacki VanOort NAHQ Administrator

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Good to Great
Hedgehog Concept
What you are deeply passionate about
???
What drives your economic engine
What you can be best in the world at
Jim Collins, 2001
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Good to Great Flywheel
Breakthrough!
Buildup
Technology accelerators
Disciplined People
Disciplined Thought
Disciplined Action
Hedgehog
Right People
Revolution means turning the wheel.
Igor Stravinsky
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NAHQ Leadership Model

• Modeling
• Facilitation
• Culture-building
• Measurement

• Research
• Publication
• Measurement

Influencing the Science
Influencing Delivery
Leadership Principles
Influencing the Professional
Influencing Policy Standards

• Communication
• Education
• Mentorship

• Liaison roles
• Soft advocacy

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NAHQ Affiliated StatesOur Partnership

• Lets hear from you-what are your issues?
• What topics would you like to hear about on the
  quarterly conference calls? Fill out the survey
  available online in November.

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Thank you!

• Thom Smith, MA, RN, CPHQ President-Elect
• Thomas.smith2_at_hcahealthcare.com