Top 10 in 2010: Ten Forces Framing Strategic Discussions for Healthcare Leaders

By any account, 2009 was a watershed year in which politics, the economy, public sentiment and the media all played a significant role in framing a new environment for health care over the next decade. With tumultuous challenge to the first significant overhaul of our nation’s health care system since the introduction of Medicare in the mid-1960s, health systems are still trying to determine the likely impact of payment reform initiatives on health system strategy. Here is a round-up of the most significant market forces that will shape strategic discussions over the next year, and most likely for the foreseeable future.

Top 10 in 2010: Ten Forces Framing Strategic Discussions for Healthcare Leaders

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Words of Wisdom on Getting Advice from Outside Industries

From HealthLeaders Media Editor Gienna Shaw

What's the best investment an innovative healthcare organization can make? The CEO of a mid-sized hospital gave me a great answer to that question in an interview this week: "Plane tickets." Preparing for a big change at his organization, he flew as far as Rome to gather information from organizations that had undertaken a similar venture. Read more -- Words of Wisdom on Getting Advice from Outside Industries.

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