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We are the official chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) for the state of

10/07/2025

Join us on Thursday for Forward by Design!

05/29/2025

What an incredible May it's been for ACHE of Alabama! We're grateful for the enthusiastic participation and engagement from all our members and guests.

This month, we successfully hosted two impactful events:
🔹 From Strain to Strength: Transforming Rural Health Through Collaboration - This session sparked vital conversations and shed light on innovative approaches to improve rural healthcare.
🔹 Revenue Resilience: Safeguarding cash flow during mergers, acquisitions, and EMR transitions - Attendees gained valuable insights and strategies for maintaining financial stability during critical organizational changes.

A huge thank you to our speakers, sponsors, and attendees for making these events so successful. We're already looking forward to what the rest of 2025 holds! Stay tuned for more engaging events and opportunities to connect.

05/19/2025

Join us on Wednesday, May 21st, at Innovation Depot for a joint education event hosted by ACHE of Alabama and HFMA Alabama Chapter as we dive into one of today’s most urgent topics: sustaining financial and operational performance during EMR transitions, and hospital mergers and acquisitions.

Event Details:

🗓️ May 21, 2025 | 🕠 5PM - 7PM

📌 Innovation Depot | Birmingham, AL

🎟️ Click Here to Register: https://acheal.org/event/revenue-resilience-safeguarding-cash-flow-during-mergers-acquisitions-and-electronic-medical-record-transitions/

04/09/2024

Don't miss a great panel event THIS WEDNESDAY at Auburn University!

Early, middle, and senior careerists are welcome!

Date: Wednesday, April 10th
Time: 5:30pm - 8pm CST
Location: Pebble Hill - 101 S Debardeleben St, Auburn, AL 36830
Topic: "Proactively Managing Your Development as a Healthcare Leader"

Panelists:
Caitlyn Traffanstedt, MHA - Supply Chain Business Analyst at East Alabama Health

Dillan Brewer, MSHA, MBA - Manager of Clinical Programs at Children's Health Dallas

Tonda Haigler, MPH, MBA, FACHE - VP of Ambulatory Operations at Baptist Health - Central Alabama

*LINK TO REGISTER BELOW*
https://acheal.org/event/proactively-managing-your-development-as-a-healthcare-leader/

03/19/2024

Don't miss a great panel event coming up in April at Auburn University! Early, middle, and senior careerists are welcome!

Date: Wednesday, April 10th
Location: Pebble Hill - 101 S Debardeleben St, Auburn, AL 36830
Topic: "Proactively Managing Your Development as a Healthcare Leader"
Panelists:
Caitlyn Traffanstedt, MHA - Supply Chain Business Analyst at East Alabama Health

Dillan Brewer, MSHA, MBA - Manager of Clinical Programs at Children's Health Dallas

Tonda Haigler, MPH, MBA, FACHE - VP of Ambulatory Operations at Baptist Health - Central Alabama

*LINK TO REGISTER BELOW*
https://acheal.org/event/proactively-managing-your-development-as-a-healthcare-leader/

06/05/2023

🥞 Upcoming Event ☕
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Join us for a special Breakfast with Leaders event this June 16th, with Neil Rafferty, Alabama State Representative, who will be leading the discussion about LGBTQ issues in Healthcare!
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Tickets and registration are now available and can be found at https://acheal.org/events

05/18/2023

🥞 Upcoming Event tomorrow☕
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Join us for a special Breakfast with Leaders event Friday, May 19th, with Katherine Meese, Ph.D, who will be leading the discussion about the Human Margin!
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Tickets and registration are now available and can be found at https://acheal.org/events

04/13/2023

🎤 Meet our Speaker🎤
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Say hello to Rachel Gilbert! Rachel is a Partner in the firm’s Health Care Practice Group, focusing on assisting hospital clients with regulatory compliance, transactions, financial strategies, and advocacy related to participation in federal and state reimbursement programs.
Rachel has assisted in the development, implementation, and operation of new Medicaid reimbursement programs in several states, including Uncompensated Care (UC) programs, Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) programs, managed care rate increase programs, and Upper Payment Limit (UPL) programs. Rachel also has significant experience advising public, investor-owned, non-profit, children’s, and rural hospitals on regulatory compliance issues related to participation in Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement programs, as well as representing hospital clients in regulatory audits and appeals.
Rachel has performed due diligence related to the reimbursement and compliance impact of several complex transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures. Rachel’s transactional experience also includes drafting and negotiating purchase agreements, professional services agreements, leases, and management agreements.
Rachel enjoys working with her clients to compliantly develop and implement hospital financial strategies. Rachel is well-versed in preparing advocacy materials for clients, developing talking points for C-suite executives, drafting proposed laws and regulations, performing complex financial modeling to determine the impact of proposed or adopted reimbursement rules, and facilitating coalitions of industry stakeholders to advocate to state and federal lawmakers for improved access to reimbursement
We are excited to have Rachel, and we look forward to hearing from her at the "Medicaid 101" event coming this April 27th!
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Tickets and registration are now available and can be found at https://acheal.org/events

04/13/2023

🎤 Meet our Moderator🎤
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Cat Kirkland is a Partner in the firm’s Health Care practice group and represents a diverse set of healthcare clients, including hospitals, physicians, and healthcare start-ups, in legal, compliance, regulatory, and reimbursement-related matters.
Cat’s reimbursement work includes assisting hospitals with navigating supplemental Medicaid programs, such as the Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH), upper payment limit (UPL), or incentive-based reimbursement programs. Cat has experience in working closely with state leaders and industry associations to implement and design new programs, as well as to modify existing programs as needed to ensure continued compliance. Cat’s reimbursement expertise also extends beyond Medicaid. For example, Cat has recently assisted both large and rural hospitals with reporting and auditing for the CARES Act Provider Relief Fund and has also helped other providers analyze billing practices and address overpayment determinations.
Cat’s practice is grounded in a strong knowledge of transactions, regulations, and compliance. Cat regularly assists with issues such as healthcare contracting and business matters, Stark, Anti-Kickback, and False Claims Act analysis, policy drafting, federal investigations, provider self-reporting to the Office of Inspector General (OIG), financial modeling, and compliance planning. We are excited to have Cat, and we look forward to hearing from her at the "Medicaid 101" event coming this April 27th!
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Tickets and registration are now available and can be found at https://acheal.org/events

03/27/2023

✨ Upcoming Event✨
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Join us at Burr Auditorium with Rachel Gilbert, Cat Kirkland, and Oceans Healthcare CEO Stuart Archer to discuss concepts related to hospital participation in the Medicaid Program, with a specific focus on reimbursement and lessons learned in other states. Topics will include: base Medicaid reimbursement and the need for supplemental payments; Alabama’s current supplemental Medicaid payment programs; financing Medicaid supplemental payments; risks and benefits of potentially transitioning to managed care; and use of Medicaid waivers in other states to draw down additional Medicaid payments to providers!
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Tickets and registration are now available and can be found at https://acheal.org/events

03/22/2023

Richard J. Stull student essay award winners Jesse Roberson and Julie Wakefield of the Tuscalloosa VA. Julie won this award 21 years ago!

Managed to catch these 2 while moving between classes. Proud of both of these Alabama natives

03/21/2023

ACHE of Alabama fun fact. ACHE Past Chairman Michael Fosina has a son that graduated from The University of Alabama and ACHE president Debra Bowen has a houndstooth outfit that would rival any southern woman’s game day apparel

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