Guides/Reports

Is your planning process nimble enough? Are you receiving valuable input? Are you monitoring progress well and frequently enough? Is the plan yielding the outcomes you seek? This survey report includes key survey findings and key thoughts from leading health care planners.
The PowerPoint presentation, Futurescan 2015, features highlights from the latest edition of Futurescan, one of the industry's most respected healthcare trends forecasts
Together with the American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA) and the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management (ASHRM), SHSMD has developed this guide which provides easy access to crisis communications reference materials for health care executives, attorneys, communication professionals and…
At the 2016 Thought Leader Forum held at SHSMD's annual conference, a diverse panel of health care professionals shared their insights and perspectives on change leadership.
This white paper establishes a set of metrics that will help marketers demonstrate their financial contribution to their health care system as well as a handy "how to get started" section. Be sure to replay the SHSMD U webcast on this topic, too.
The PowerPoint presentation, Futurescan 2016-2021, features highlights from the latest edition of Futurescan — one of the industry's most respected healthcare trends forecasts.
This summary report provides insights into new ways to address health care strategy possibilities and innovations.
This report provides an overview of the 2015 Thought Leader Forum, which focused on: examples of creative affiliations, criteria for selecting the right partner, challenges and limitations of non-merger arrangements, and communicating affiliation initiatives to stakeholders.
The Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) has developed a guide to help consumers understand where to get answers to their questions about healthcare prices, compare prices among providers, and manage their out-of-pocket costs.
The 2015 SHSMD Executive Dialogue report provides insights from industry thought leaders on the critical issues faced by these stakeholders, and the "paths for action" hospitals and health systems can take to meet their needs in the new environment.