Summary:

In the fore-front of every health care company’s strategic radar screen is health care reform. However, this author highlights many other important trends to watch, such as medical home, cloud computing platforms, socialnomics, accountable care organizations, comparative effectiveness indicators, and customer transparency.

Offered is advice on surviving the healthcare reform by monitoring mega-trends such as, watching the consumer trends, who Wall Street is watching, and how innovators are positioning themselves.Amidst this looming change, strategists must be prepared to identify and capture opportunity, have the capacity to absorb change, and manage through obstacles to build on their company’s advantages.

Article Quote:

“Strategic planning calls for analytical thinking and objective decision-making that continuously works to improve corporate vision and strengthen brand. Management needs answers to tough, introspective questions.”

Link:http://www.lindsayresnick.com/healthcare_strategy/2009/12/what-to-watch-in-2010-reform-medicare-strategy.html

The sweeping healthcare reform set to change this nation is a major concern not only for the healthcare industry, but also for everyone who uses it. How the healthcare industry faces these challenges and how it will affect every American remains to be seen. The challenge is finding the opportunities and adapting quickly to change. Monitoring, analyzing , and interpreting trends and incorporating scenarios into the planning process enables leadership to make intelligent and informed decisions. Performance technology is a great tool to use when developing and implementing a strategic plan.

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