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2007 ASHHRA BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT Molly Seals, SPHR Senior Vice President, HR & Org. Development Humility of Mary Health Partners Youngstown, Ohio VICE PRESIDENT Jeanene Martin, M.Ed., MPH, SPHR Senior Vice President, Human Resources WakeMed Health and Hospitals Raleigh, N.C. IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Barbara Palmer Corp. Vice President, Human Resources Botsford Health Care Continuum 28050 Grand River Farmington Hills, Mich. TREASURER Shirley Barnes Senior Vice President, Human Resources Mission Hospital Regional Medical Center Mission Viejo, Calif. HEALTHCARE FACILITY CEO Laura J. Easton, RN CEO Caldwell Memorial Hospital Lenoir, N.C. AT-LARGE BOARD MEMBER Daniel Zuhlke Vice President, Human Resources Intermountain Healthcare, Inc. Salt Lake City, Utah AT-LARGE BOARD MEMBER Bob Walters, SPHR Corporate Director, HR Operations Health First, Inc. Melbourne, Fla. AT-LARGE BOARD MEMBER Gary Willis Director, Human Resources Shodair Children’s Hospital 2755 Colonial Helena, Mont. NON-HOSPITAL HEALTHCARE DIR. Ted Goad Vice President, Human Resources Elder Care Alliance Oakland, Calif. NON-HOSPITAL HEALTHCARE DIR. James Frain, SPHR, CEBS Vice President, Human Resources South Bend Medical Foundation South Bend, Ind. CHAPTER OFFICER DIRECTOR Nicole Morin-Scribner, MBA, SPHR Director, Employee Relations Sisters of Charity Health System Lewiston, Maine REGIONAL DIRECTOR Lisa Schott, PHR Director, Human Resources Memorial Hermann Hospital The Woodlands, Texas NEW TO THE PROFESSION DIRECTOR Amy Schultz, MSHROD, MSW Director, Organizational & HR Development HR Strategies & Consulting Henry Ford Health System Detroit, Mich. ASHHRA Staff One North Franklin, 31st Fl. Chicago, IL 60606 Phone: (312) 422-3720 Fax: (312) 422-4577 EM: ashhra@aha.org Web site: www.ashhra.org Catherine D. Sewell Executive Director Phone: (312) 422-3726 EM: csewell@aha.org Regina Stoker Staff Specialist, Member & Chapter Services Phone: (312) 422-3725 EM: rstoker@aha.org Shirley Armistead Project Specialist Phone: (312) 422-3728 EM: sarmistead@aha.org Suzanne Graham Project Assistant Phone: (312) 422-3724 EM: sgraham@aha.org Marie-Clare Prisco Communication Manager Phone: (312) 422-3727 EM: mprisco@aha.org [CONTENTS] 14 Fall 2007 7 9 11 14 Executive Director’s Letter By Cathy Sewell President’s Message By Molly Seals HR Leader Profile: Lisa McDaniel [FEATURES] SPOTLIGHT ON COMMUNITY CITIZENSHIP • MSHHRA Gives Students a Boost • Measuring the Community Connection: A Strategy Checklist for Leaders 22 26 36 26 • Making a Difference in Anaheim Culture of Engagement The Truth about Health Care Employee Engagement By Peter Lanser, MSA, CPHQ, FACHE and Suzanne Coshow, Ph.D. How Transparent Should Healthcare Compensation Be? By John Bernat The Value of Assessment Testing in the Recruitment Process By Kathleen A. Dodaro, Ph.D. 46 66 Technology Dramatically Changes FMLA Compliance By Gary Harbison Creating a Magnetic Culture™ By Tina Carmack [ADVOCACY UPDATE] 50 54 Taking It to the Hill: An Advocacy Update 5 HR Pulse Fall 2007 401(k) / 403(b) Fee Lawsuits – Are You the Next Target? By Jeb Graham [WHY DIDN’T I THINK OF THAT? – BEST PRACTICES FOR THE PRACTITIONER] 58 Compensation Offers – A Better Process 66 By Alex Wade 62 70 74 75 76 78 80 82 84 86 Find It Again By Alex Wade Pulse Points [2007 ANNUAL CONFERENCE PREVIEW] Who, Why and Where Conference Highlights Schedule at a Glance Keynote Speakers Social Events Conference Sponsors Exhibitors Index to Advertisers Published for: American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration One North Franklin, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 422-3720, Email: ashhra@aha.org, www.ashhra.org Published by: Naylor, LLC, 5950 NW 1st Place, Gainesville, FL 32607, Tel: (800) 369-6220 or (352) 332-1252, Fax: (352) 331-3525, www.naylor.com Publisher: Kathleen Gardner, Project Manager: Tracy Tompkins, Editor: Shayne Stephens, Marketing Associate: Heather Zimmerman Sales Manager: Jim Dielschneider, Book Leader: Pamela Blasetti, Advertising Representatives: Debbie Phillips, Mary Johnston, Nate Reed, Pam Blasetti, Rya Boyce, Shirley Lustan, Beth Sheahan, Layout and Design: Calvin Harding Advertising Art: Effie Monson PUBLISHED AUGUST 2007/AHH-Q0307/6031 ©2007 Naylor, LLC. All rights reserved. The contents of this publication may not be reproduced by any means, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of the publisher. http://www.ashhra.org http://www.ashhra.org http://www.naylor.com

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Contents Executive Director’s Letter President’s Message HR Leader Profile: Lisa McDaniel Spotlight on Community Citizenship Culture of Engagement How Transparent Should Healthcare Compensation Be? The Value of Assessment Testing in the Recruitment Process Technology Dramatically Changes FMLA Compliance Creating a Magnetic Culture™ Taking It to the Hill: An Advocacy Update 401(k) / 403(b) Fee Lawsuits – Are You the Next Target? Compensation Offers – A Better Process Find It Again Pulse Points Who, Why and Where Conference Highlights Schedule at a Glance Keynote Speakers Social Events Conference Sponsors Exhibitors Index to Advertisers

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