2011 highlights eight key trends impacting the nation's healthcare organizations. The expert insight in these pages is supported by data from a survey of almost 1,000 healthcare leaders across the country. Loaded with information that will fuel strategic planning, Futurescan 2011 discusses these timely topics: Contingency planning for health reform Reimbursement related to quality and efficiency outcomes The move toward clinical integration The increasing demand for primary care Sustaining the rewards of process improvements Meaningful use of health information technology Using wireless medical devices to facilitate care The use of social media in the hospital environment

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