Collaboration & Partnerships
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.
Definition: Analyze and plan care delivery to meet community health needs; consider socioeconomic determinants; understand how people live, work, and play. Example: Identify potential care sites through analysis of traffic patterns, demographic data, and proximity to other amenities.
Relates to:…
Be Nimble to Exceed the Rate of Change - Healthcare strategists need to evolve as fast as the external environment. They must frame problems, ask provocative questions, and move the organization to action.
Tell Stories.
Definition: Balance multiple interests to reach a mutually satisfactory agreement.
Relates to: Erase Boundaries of Business
DEVELOPMENT SUGGESTIONS
Definition: Recognize that developing new concepts involves uncertainty; be able to push forward with incomplete information.
Relates to: Integrate and Co-Create
DEVELOPMENT SUGGESTIONS
Health care organizations must develop accessible, integrated systems of care that are convenient, affordable, and intuitive. Importantly, they do not need to own all the system components. These systems can be assembled through partnerships and virtually through technology.