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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.

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

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The HEALTH HUB Experience Guide is a document that explains the motivation behind design decisions, conveys the essence of the experience of each component as well as the overall concept, and describes the operational assumptions that informed the design.

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.

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.

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.

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

Challenge: Nebraska Methodist Health

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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.

Molly Gaus, Regional Marketing Director and Karianne Craig, System Manager of Sales, from Presence Health share their experiences on how your physician relations and marketing can—and must—collaborate.

Hear how Marcy Traxler, VP of Business Development at AMITA Health was able to reconfigure the business development approach that supports service lines, employed medical group initiatives, and physician outreach to enhance the tactical sales and planning process.

Join Ian Morrison, a renowned futurist and executive editor of Futurescan, as he presents highlights from SHSMD’s annual guide to health care trends, and discusses strategies to position your organizations for success in the new environment.

This SHSMD U Webcast will showcase how three hospitals promote popular health observances, including American Heart Month, National Autism Awareness Month, and National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Learn how they have engaged and educated their communities during these awareness months.

How can the attributes and skills highlighted in Bridging Worlds be applied to take your team to the next level? This session will allow participants to explore these concepts through real-world case studies, gaining practical knowledge to apply within their own organizations.

Armed with technologies that allow for authentic acumens, marketing decision makers can now create more individualized and personalized healthcare experiences by converting “big” data into more practical data.