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How does an academic medical practice communicate to 1,300 employees in more than 40 locations? Communication is driven by employee involvement with the goal of helping them become ambassadors of the brand. The message to employees is simple: "Whether you know it or not, you are an ambassador for our practice."

Learn how UTMB created a new internal communications initiative for "two-way" communication, focusing on feeding content to managers for regular communications sessions with employees in all work areas.

How does the execution of a more personalized web and multi-channel communications experience impact digital operations? What are reasonable expectations to promote within your organization for these technologies? This session will establish a foundation for an exciting, but often superficially treated topic, with clear guidance and concrete tips.

Learn how Avera Health is using a multidisciplinary approach to marketing to build volume for new physicians, and to deepen patient relationships with established providers.

Learn about Northwell Health's large transformation and rebranding in 2016.

Learn how Community Health Network (CHNw), a leading Midwest health system, used an analytical technique called MaxDiff (maximum-difference or best-worst scaling) to leverage insight from consumer research, enabling healthcare strategists to prioritize which functional, communications, and human resource development actions would have the greatest impact.

Do you think about open enrollment as a fall campaign? Think again. What if you viewed open enrollment as an opportunity to engage with patients, consumers, brokers, health plans, and employers all year long?

Hear how Canton-Potsdam Hospital combines the discipline of science with the art of relationships to build a medical staff rivaling prestigious academic medical centers. Learn how new techniques and proven best practices can be adapted and applied to your organization.

Learn how Metro Health was challenged by its board of directors to demonstrate commitment to both the financial and physical well-being of patients.

The PowerPoint presentation, Futurescan 2015, features highlights from the latest edition of Futurescan, one of the industry's most respected healthcare trends forecasts

This session will focus on two case studies that demonstrate leadership techniques to address the internal and external expectations with practical examples and demonstrated results. Attendees will see how reports can motivate everyone. The session will end with a list of 10 must-haves to assure program leaders are nimble and ready to address their role in the present environment and in the future.

How to consolidate competing mammography sites in to one–while retaining patients and with no additional budget.

The HEALTH HUB Experience Guide is a document that explains the motivation behind design decisions, conveys the essence of the experience of each component as well as the overall concept, and describes the operational assumptions that informed the design.

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.