The Society for Healthcare Strategy & Market Development recently released a new skill-building platform for health care strategists. Based on skills and attributes outlined in the society report “Bridging Worlds: The Future Role of the Healthcare Strategist,” the SHSMD ADVANCE platform includes an online assessment, skill-building plan and courses that offer certificates on completion. For more information, visit shsmd.org/advance. SHSMD is an AHA personal membership group for health care professionals in strategic planning, marketing, public relations and communications.

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Ryane Jackson, vice president of Community Health Network at Memorial Hermann Health System, explains how the system is creating seamless connections between…
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The AHA announced July 8 that Erie County Medical Center of Buffalo, N.Y., and the Geriatrics and Extended Care Hospice and Palliative Medicine Team of Orlando…
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A blog by Ashley Thompson, AHA senior vice president of public policy analysis and development, explains why healthcare affordability is a system-wide…
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The Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services July 8 launched  a voluntary pledge that hospitals can…
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services July 7 released a bulletin announcing the end of its “fast-track” review process for certain Medicaid section…
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