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Ethical Challenges in Healthcare Leadership
August 22 @ 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
This panel has been approved for 1.5 ACHE Virtual Interactive Education Credits.
Ethical challenges arise in all aspects of healthcare and service, from the bedside to the boardroom. Hospital leaders and boards set the ethical compass of the organization by making decisions about priorities, policies, and resource allocation as they determine the best ways to meet the needs of their communities, while respecting their staff and the populations they serve. Understanding the expanding paradigm of planning, creating, and maintaining an ethical healthcare organization is crucial to help identify strategies for implementing ethics initiatives within your own organization. Healthcare leaders must “walk the talk” and demonstrate their commitment to ethics throughout their organization.
Moderator:
Matt Richardson, FACHE
Director of Public Health
Denton County
Panelists:
Jennifer Schroeder
SVP Deputy General Council
Texas Health Resources
Katie Beta Heeter
Experienced Healthcare Executive
Speakers’ Bios:
Katie Heeter, FACHE, has over 20 years of experience in health care human resources executive leadership. She has a passion and ability to deliver outstanding results by accelerating organizational outcomes through people. Katie most recently served as Senior Vice President of Human Resources Strategic Business Services for Baylor Scott and White Health leading the system’s human resources strategies for nearly 50,000 employees across over 1,000 sites of care, including 51 hospitals. Prior to her relocation to Texas, Katie most recently served in key human resources executive roles in the Chicago market at Advocate Aurora Health.
She has served as a workforce development board leader at state and regional levels, cultivating the local workforce by connecting community constituents with business partners. Katie’s participation on boards serving children and young adults further fulfills her passion for improving the lives of others within the community.
Katie received her master’s degree in business management from Northern Illinois University and bachelor’s degree in business from Eastern Illinois University. Credentialed as a Senior Professional in Human Resources, she is also a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and an alumna of WTW’s CHRO Cornerstone Program.
Dr. Matt Richardson was appointed as the Director of Public Health for Denton County in the summer of 2014. Dr. Richardson previously served as Director with the City of Amarillo and Potter/Randall Counties for 9 years. Dr. Richardson has authored peer-reviewed publications, testified to the Texas Legislature regarding public health issues and continues to advocate for public health practice and resources for Denton County and the state of Texas. He has a bachelor’s degree in Biology from Abilene Christian University and both Master’s and Doctoral degrees in Public Health from the University of North Texas. He is currently board certified and Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. Dr. Richardson also serves as an accreditation site reviewer for public health programs in universities across the US. Matt lives in Argyle with his wife of 24 years and their two daughters.
Jennifer Schroeder is Vice President of Legal Services with Texas Health Resources. She is a board certified health care attorney and focuses primarily on health care operational and regulatory issues and transactions. She manages the team of attorneys that supports health care and business operations across the enterprise. She has practiced law for 26 years.
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