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Futurescan 2025 is the latest in a series of publications for health care leaders, produced by SHSMD in collaboration with the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) since 1999. The report is an invaluable strategic planning resource, empowering hospital and health system leaders to prepare themselves and their organizations for the opportunities and challenges ahead.

Futurescan is an annual publication for health care leaders, published by SHSMD in collaboration with the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) since 1999. The guide serves as an essential strategic planning tool, helping hospital and health system leaders prepare themselves and their organizations for the future.

SHSMD has collected health care customer research and consumerism reports in an effort to offer consumerism related resources to the SHSMD membership.

The PowerPoint presentation, Futurescan 2023, features highlights from the latest edition of Futurescan, one of the industry's most respected health care trends forecasts. Ready for immediate use at your organization, you can employ this presentation tool for staff, leadership or boards.

A report from the 2022 Thought Leader ForumThe new skill required of health care leaders today is the ability to drive transformational change optimizing our core businesses while positioning our organizations for big, future-oriented moves. But where do we begin?

Futurescan 2023 is the latest in a series of publications for health care leaders that the American Hospital Association’s Society for Health Care Strategy & Market Development (SHSMD) in collaboration with the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) has published annually since 1999. This highly respected annual guide will help hospital and health system leaders prepare themselves and their organizations for the future as an essential tool for strategic planning.

Futurescan is a series of publications for health care leaders that the American Hospital Association’s (AHA’s) Society for Health Care Strategy & Market Development (SHSMD) in collaboration with the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) has published annually since 1999. 

The PowerPoint presentation, Futurescan 2022, features highlights from the latest edition of Futurescan, one of the industry's most respected health care trends forecasts. Ready for immediate use at your organization, you can employ this presentation tool for staff, leadership or boards.

This members-only report on compensation and work satisfaction gives you the insights you need to make compensation and other career decisions with certainty.

The Thought Leader Forum report, sponsored by Kaufman Hall, shares what senior leaders feel about the profound impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the many changes made in response, and what health care will look like post pandemic. 

Futurescan 2022–2027 explores key forces that are transforming the future of health care. The annual publication features the expertise and perspectives of thought leaders in the field on important topics.

Futurescan 2021–2026 explores key forces that are transforming the future of health care. The annual publication features the expertise and perspectives of thought leaders in the field on important topics.

This resource is a guide to using impact analysis tools. It is designed to help planners and strategists at all levels understand how different drivers of change, such as COVID-19, social determinants of health and economic changes interact. Users will learn how to use different tools to quickly and systematically assess how different factors could shape outcomes and adjust their planning accordingly.

The PowerPoint presentation, Futurescan 2021, features highlights from the latest edition of Futurescan, one of the industry's most respected health care trends forecasts. Ready for immediate use at your organization, you can employ this presentation tool for staff, leadership or boards.

This report offers key considerations drawn from the forum of expert panelists who are effectively planning ahead to facilitate financial recovery with a strategic focus, including capital strategy, expense management, growth and investment towards a new future. 

A collection of resources for emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic, addressing the new issues for health care strategists.

Learn how hospitals and health systems successfully used telehealth to decrease transfers, time spent in the ICU, average cost of care and patient travel time, greatly improving the value of the care they deliver. This free report also offers expert advice on how to start and sustain a telehealth strategy.

The PowerPoint presentation, Futurescan 2020, features highlights from the latest edition of Futurescan, one of the industry's most respected health care trends forecasts. Ready for immediate use at your organization, you can employ this presentation tool for staff, leadership or boards.

Keeping you at the forefront today for the best patient-friendly solution building tomorrow, SHSMD has developed a resource digest on the hot trend of retail health.

Futurescan 2020–2025 explores key forces that are transforming the future of health care. The annual publication features the expertise and perspectives of thought leaders in the field on important topics.