Resource Library

Learn how Lafayette General Health developed and deployed a partnership ranking decision tool to support its long-range strategic business objectives.

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.

Together with the American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA) and the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management (ASHRM), SHSMD has developed this guide which provides easy access to crisis communications reference materials for health care executives, attorneys, communication professionals and providers. Materials presented not only provide guidelines for developing and executing a crisis communications plan but also offer a framework for retrospective analysis of the communications provided during a crisis.

Focusing on optimizing health and meeting consumers’ needs, Centura Health identified 33 geographic health neighborhoods across Colorado. For each health neighborhood, gaps in health services and resources were identified. While the precise mix of services depends on local needs, a Neighborhood Health Center was placed in each identified neighborhood.

This summary report provides insights into new ways to address health care strategy possibilities and innovations.

This research dissects the phone encounter into individual elements, and analyze which of those elements are statistically associated with the dependable variable: the likelihood of returning for future care.

This white paper establishes a set of metrics that will help marketers demonstrate their financial contribution to their health care system as well as a handy "how to get started" section. Be sure to replay the SHSMD U webcast on this topic, too.

The PowerPoint presentation, Futurescan 2016-2021, features highlights from the latest edition of Futurescan — one of the industry's most respected healthcare trends forecasts.

Hear about Nationwide Children's Hospital's solution to operational inefficiency while simultaneously increasing the program’s patient volumes and expanding its geographic reach.

Houston Methodist will demonstrate how they were able to improve as well as sustain patient satisfaction scores across Medical-Surgical Units, ICUs, and Women’s Services of 7-hospitals with the implementation of a multidisciplinary “Playbook” incorporating change management methodologies.

In a special collaboration between the American Association of Physician Liaisons and SHSMD, physician strategy leaders from across the country will share how hospitals and health systems are effectively aligning with doctors in clinically integrated networks, ACOs, and other partnerships.

Learn how SurgeryConnect was designed — from conception to release — to solve the center's challenges while nurturing a "connection"with patients and families, and also producing a positive ROI.

In theory, portals should help hospitals engage patients, improving their experience. Through innovation and education, HealthEast turned our portal into a tool for meaningful engagement, leading to more confident and connected patients and improving their satisfaction.

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