Strategic Planning

A successful approach to board engagement included a series of learning and listening sessions over several months, allowing board members to gain a basic understanding or choose to deep dive into key topics. These sessions, in lieu of a more traditional board retreat, provided a review of the…
Community Hospital Corporation identified best practice tips to help organizations prepare CHNAs and implementation plans that align with strategic planning priorities and Internal Revenue Service requirements. Here's the strategic roadmap they developed.
"All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident." For healthcare strategists today, this quote from the German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer reflects the relationship between skepticism and the process of…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Chicago (January 26, 2017) — The Society for Healthcare Strategy & Market Development (SHSMD) of the American Hospital Association today released the highly respected environmental assessment Futurescan 2017-2022: Healthcare Trends and Implications.
As hospitals and health systems increasingly implement physician alignment strategies, physician relations teams must concentrate on ways they can bring value to their organizations in this new environment. This article explores the ways in which physician relations professionals can be more…
For two decades, research conducted by change management thought leader John Kotter and others has shown that approximately two-thirds of large-scale change initiatives fail to meet their objectives.1 Faced with daunting odds like these, how can strategists position themselves to better lead and…
A case study will be shared that highlights the hallmarks of planning and performance improvement: integration, alignment, engagement, communication, and focus.
The Jackson Story is the account of a strategic initiative resulting in the development of Meridian Health Village at Jackson, a health/fitness/wellness center. This presentation focuses on the consumer-centric planning, implementation, and communications which were key to turning this concept into…