The Health Management Academy

Success in healthcare comes from understanding people. That realization struck me the first time I sat in on one of our Executive Convening Forums. In those rooms surrounded by leaders from the nation’s top health systems, the conversations shared centered around shared challenges: margin pressure, workforce strain, policy uncertainty, and the constant demand to innovate faster and smarter. Those moments remind me that true progress in this field starts with empathy for what health system executives are navigating every day. That’s why our team at The Health Management Academy developed the 2026 Outlook: 5 Insights for Strategic Health System Engagement. This new research distills hundreds of data points and conversations into a single, actionable resource for industry leaders looking to align with health system priorities. If you’re refining your commercial strategy for 2026, whether it’s aligning your messaging, shaping partnerships, or planning your next campaign, this market intelligence brief provides a grounded view into what matters most to the leaders shaping healthcare’s future. You can download the full document here: https://lnkd.in/ep6rMu9N

Download the 2026 Health System Personas for insight into the pressures shaping executive agendas and the implications for industry partnerships.

Budget strategies are shifting. Health System CFOs are prioritizing cost containment, revenue cycle improvements, and automation to stay ahead. Get the highlights from our double-blind survey of 40 health system finance leaders in this Executive Insights Summary.

Health system execs say clinician burnout isn’t their top workforce challenge. Surprised? The real pressure point is staffing and labor costs. See what else leaders revealed in our Health System Workforce Survey.

CNEs are navigating new pressures while shaping the future of the nursing workforce. Their top priorities this year: • Operational efficiencies in care delivery • Strengthening the workforce and supporting nurse managers • Reducing administrative burden through automation and AI • Building flexible staffing models and hybrid care approaches Get the full persona to understand how CNEs think, what they value in solutions, and how to position your offerings for real impact.

In analyzing The Health Management Academy's 2025 Finance & Budgeting Survey, several themes became clear: · Health system finance leaders are scaling back on contract labor while continuing to invest in permanent staff and tech-enabled efficiency. · At the same time, capital spending priorities are shifting toward outpatient facilities and ambulatory surgery centers — signaling where leaders see sustainable growth ahead. For industry partners, the takeaway is clear: solutions that deliver durable workforce support and measurable ROI will resonate most strongly in 2025. We’ve distilled these findings in a new Executive Insights Briefing, available here: https://lnkd.in/eeFqmMi2