Publications
Demonstrate your expert knowledge of health care trends and implications to your leadership team and staff with the annual Futurescan publication.
Futurescan: Health Care Trends and Implications Publication
Futurescan is a series of publications for health care leaders that SHSMD, in collaboration with the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), has published annually since 1999.
If you are looking ahead and strategizing about how your organization can survive and even thrive over the next five years, you will learn much from these experts and their recommendations for balancing new imperatives in a changing environment. The publication, accompanied by webinars and resources, is an important resource for strategic planning, senior executive updates, board education, medical staff briefings, staff training, and more.
SHSMD Members: Get your free copy of Futurescan 2026 today!
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PowerPoint Toolkit
Download PowerPoint toolkits to present Futurescan information in a polished way.
Environmental Scan
Download the AHA Environmental Scan, a free resource detailing data and trends that have implications for the health care field. Topics include:
- Hospital and health system financial stability and operations
- Health Care consumerism
- Patient safety & quality measures vs. prepandemic data
- Workforce dynamics
- Behavioral health landscape
Workforce Scan
Download the 2025 AHA Health Care Workforce Scan, a free resource with insights and practical recommendations to help you take innovative steps to support, retain and recruit staff. Discover actionable ways to:
- Embrace technologically integrated care models and innovations
- Engage clinicians in technology strategies
- Boost access through partnerships, training and upskilling
- Rethink engagement to build a more flexible, engaged workforce
Transformation Talks
The AHA has created a new thought leadership video series in conjunction with the AHA’s Environmental Scan and SHSMD’s Futurescan aimed at helping our hospital and health system members determine which direction the field may be heading and how to prepare.
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