Healthcare Strategic Growth Blog

Why This Relationship is Critical for the Success of Both Organizations

By Megan Reeves

Most hospital associations identify as the principal advocate for their respective state's hospitals and healthcare systems. While they exist to serve and support, their essential value is sometimes overlooked or taken for granted. In this post, we’ll cover some of the top reasons hospitals need their state associations and how this partnership can be crucial to growth. We’ll also touch on why hospitals are critical to the associations as well. It’s a symbiotic relationship, and its value increases the more each partner invests in the other.

Tips for Supporting and Encouraging Providers and Members

By Megan Reeves

Hospitals are looking to their state associations for help now possibly more than ever. They need reassurance as they navigate uncertainty about the future and the impact of COVID-19. They’re anxious to respond to changing legislation. They’re concerned with whether or not they’re equipped to sustain their current staff and grow in the future.

In this post, we’re highlighting the many ways we’ve seen hospital associations step up and support their hospitals in meaningful ways. We wanted to shed light on the work being done and offer inspiration to associations looking for fresh ways to provide value.

The Benefits to Individual Hospitals and the Collective Network

By Chris Graff and Megan Reeves 

A seamless data aggregation process is a priority for any hospital association or state health department interested in equipping their members with reliable market data. The submission, validation, and approval of member facilities’ data should happen effortlessly behind the scenes. Yet for many associations, this process is anything but smooth.

The right data aggregation tool and partner will facilitate a better process, allowing associations to more effectively and efficiently provide their member hospitals with the data they need. In this post, we’ll discuss why the right tool or partner is critical for the overall improvement of healthcare data, as well as for individual hospitals that benefit from having access to more reliable data.