Guides/Reports

American Hospital Association guides and reports for members and the health care field.

The report focuses on important strategic and financial considerations facing healthcare organizations today and provides examples from key industry players on how they are addressing the changing business model.
A Hospital Leadership Guide to Digital & Social Media Engagement will help you and your organization navigate through the healthcare social media world.
Definition: A generalist-specialist hybrid; broad, “horizontal” knowledge across multiple disciplines and deep “vertical” expertise in at least one subject area. Relates to: Integrate and Co-Create DEVELOPMENT SUGGESTIONS
Definition: Anticipate and respond to potential consequences of internal and external events, trends, or patterns; avoid unintended consequences. Relates to: Be Nimble to Exceed the Rate of Change DEVELOPMENT SUGGESTIONS
Definition: Build a mathematical model designed to represent a simplified version of the performance of a business, project, or another investment. Example: Assess the business impact of various scenarios within the overall strategic plan. Relates to: Generate Data-Driven Insight
Definition: Bring together data from single or multiple disparate data sets into an overall conclusion and judgment, often around complex problems. Example: Connect consumer spending data with patient volumes to inform planning. Relates to: Generate Data-Driven Insight
Definition: Understand the principles of statistics, analytics, computer science, and predictive modeling to analyze and address complex problems and issues. Example: Direct the analysis of future outcomes using predictive modeling. Relates to: Generate Data-Driven Insight
Definition: Understand principles of human behavior; observe and analyze behavior to understand and influence decision making. Example: Use nudge-type interventions for better outcomes. Relates to: Tell Stories. Create Experiences
Definition: Use inference to look within and beyond the numbers to detect underlying patterns and trends. Example: Estimate future population health needs based on demographic and other data trends. Relates to: Generate Data-Driven Insight