Board of Governor's (BoG) Examination Study Materials
ACHE has several tools to help study for the BoG exam.  ACHE has revised the on-line tutorial and it is now available for purchase through ACHE's Division of Membership.  ACHE recommends three textbooks to help prepare you for the BoG exam: 1) The Well-Managed Healthcare Organization (Sixth Edition) by John R. Griffith & Kenneth R. White, 2) The Financial Management of Hospitals and Healthcare Organizations (Third Edition) by Michael Nowicki, and 3) Human Resources in Healthcare: Managing for Success (Second Edition) by Bruce J. Fried, Myron D. Fottler & James A. Johnson.   

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Credentialing Changes
On November 6, 2006 the ACHE Board of Governors voted to revise the credentialing system, creating a multi-faceted system leading to a single credential, the FACHE.  This was a culmination of a two-year study by the Credentialing Task Force involving extensive research, evaluation and affiliate feedback.  Refer to the checklist highlighting the new FACHE requirements, as well as an FAQ and a special article in the January/February Healthcare Executive magazine.

The new FACHE requirements went into effect on January 1, 2007. If you were a Diplomate and have not yet updated your educational and experience data in the My ACHE area of ache.org, then you need to do so in order for ACHE to determine if you already qualify as a Fellow. Fellow requirements, as well as information and a downloadable application for Members planning to take the Board of Governors Examination and advance to Fellow status, are also available in the Credentialing area of ache.org. In addition, the latest Regulations Governing Admission, Advancement and Recertification (PDF) can be found in the About ACHE area of ache.org. For more information contact the Division of Membership at e-mail: membership1@ache.org, or (312) 424-9400.

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