The Healthcare Leadership

Alliance
(HLA)
A consortium of the nation's premier professional healthcare administration
associations.
A unique and valuable collaboration.

American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE)

http://www.ache.org/
American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE)
http://www.aone.org/

Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA)

http://www.hfma.org/

Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)

http://www.himss.org/ASP/index.asp
Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) and its
certifying body, the American College of Medical Practice
Executives (ACMPE)
http://www.mgma.org/
American College of Physician Executives (ACPE)
http://www.physicianleaders.org
https://www.ache.org/pdf/nonsecure/careers/competencies_booklet.pdf
http://www.healthcareleadershipalliance.org/Common%20Competencies%20for%20All%20Healthcare%20Managers.pdf

HLA Competency Directory

Assessing expertise in critical areas of healthcare management.

Healthcare Leadership Alliance Model

5 Core Competency Domains
300 knowledge, skills, and
abilities (KSA)
232 common KSAs

Communica
tion and
Relationshi
p
Managemen
t

Professiona
lism

68 specific KSAs by domain

Framework - Dreyfus Model

Leadership

5 stages for skill development:

1. Novice
2. Advanced beginner
3. Competent
4. Proficient

Knowledge
of the
Healthcare
Environmen
t

Business
Skills and
Knowledge

5. Expert
https://www.ache.org/pdf/nonsecure/careers/competencies_booklet.pdf
Copyright 2014 by the Healthcare Leadership Alliance and the American College of Healthcare Executives

ACHE Healthcare Executive

Competency Assessment Tool
Assessing expertise in critical areas of healthcare management.

ACHE

5 Core Competency
Domains

22 Competency Clusters

271 Competencies

Healthcare Leadership Alliance

Model

Communica
tion and
Relationshi
p
Managemen
t

Professiona
lism

Leadership

Knowledge
of the
Healthcare
Environmen
t

Business
Skills and
Knowledge

https://www.ache.org/pdf/nonsecure/careers/competencies_booklet.pdf
Copyright 2014 by the Healthcare Leadership Alliance and the American College of Healthcare Executives

ACHE Leadership Competency Model

Critical Competencies for Healthcare Executives
5 Domains 22 Clusters 271 Competencies
1. Communication and Relationship
Management (24)

4. Knowledge of the Healthcare

Environment (23)

A. Relationship Management (8)

B. Communication Skills (9)
C. Facilitation and Negotiation (7)

A. Healthcare Systems and

Organizations (8)
B. Healthcare Personnel (9)
C. The Patients Perspective (1)
D. The Community and the Environment
(5)
5. Business Skills and Knowledge (175)

2. Leadership (26)
A.
B.
C.
D.

Leadership Skills and Behavior (11)

Organizational Climate and Culture (4)
Communicating Vision (5)
Managing Change (6)

3. Professionalism (23)

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.

General Management (38)

Financial Management (21)
Human Resource Management (23)
Organizational Dynamics and Governance (15)
Strategic Planning and Marketing (16)
Information Management (25)
Risk Management (20)
Quality Improvement (17)

A. Personal and Professional Accountability

(8)
B. Professional Development and Lifelong
Learning (8)
C. Contributions to the Community and
Copyright
2014 (7)
by the Healthcare Leadership Alliance and the American College of Healthcare Executives
Profession
https://www.ache.org/pdf/nonsecure/careers/competencies_booklet.pdf

Dye and Garmans Exceptional

Leadership
16 Critical Competencies for (Senior) Healthcare
Cornerstone 1:
Executives
Well-cultivated selfawareness (2)

Cornerstone 2:
Compelling vision (3)

1. Living by Personal Conviction

2. Possessing Emotional Intelligence

3. Being Visionary
4. Communicating Vision
5. Earning Loyalty and Trust

Cornerstone 3:
Real way with people (5)
6. Listening Like You Mean It
7. Giving Feedback
8. Mentoring Others
9. Developing Teams
10. Energizing Staf

Cornerstone 4:
Masterful style of
execution (6)
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.

Generating Informal Power

Building Consensus
Making Decisions
Driving Results
Stimulating Creativity
Cultivating Adaptability

https://www.ache.org/pdf/secure/gifts/April11-Exceptional_Leadership.pdf
2006 Foundation of the American College of Healthcare Executives Adapted by permission of Health Administration Press ISBN: