Forces of Change: New Strategies for the Evolving Health Care Marketplace 2012

Harvard’s Forces of Change program offers health care executives and emerging leaders direction on strategic issues at their organization. In an economic landscape which is demanding improved efficiency, reduced costs, and enhanced quality, Forces addresses critical success factors at the intersection of health care and business with a focus on how to create a unique and sustainable competitive advantage.

Learning Objectives:

- Initiate change and advance projects from idea to implementation with actionable strategies
- Implement best practices for health information technology (HIT)
- Discuss innovation in patient-centered medical homes and ACOs with clinical leaders
- Explore options for process improvement in clinical settings
- Overcome the limitations of current approaches to improving patient safety and developing systemic changes to health care services
- Gain insight on reform implementation from Massachusetts health care leaders
- Improve relationships among health care stakeholders
- Build trust for your department or organization, and discuss the critical role of trust in health care
- Learn key steps for successful clinical change from hospital leaders