STRATEGIC PLANNING IN HEALTHCARE PAPER

Strategic Planning In Healthcare
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Strategic planning involves activities that are used in setting priorities and focusing resources towards achieving an established goal in organizations. By planning for the unknowns, it becomes easier to equip themselves for the future and any adversities that can happen in the future (Zuckerman, 2014). Financially, things have changed through time. Health systems of consolidated to purchasing physician practices and payment reforms to improve the delivery of their services. Other changes that have been realized include payment reforms that create accountability within the healthcare and other members of the workforce. In healthcare, it is easier to notice the differences that can be observed when the operators in corporate strategic management into the operations in healthcare. Numerous imperatives are now driving the healthcare industry. Some of them include the dispersion of resources and the need for long-term allocation perspectives. Strategic planning also addresses the challenges that come with the dynamics of the market and complications brought on by the changes in healthcare. This allows the leaders to express the degree of control within the healthcare sector.

Reference
Zuckerman, A. M. (2014). Successful strategic planning for a reformed delivery system. Journal of Healthcare Management, 59(3), 168-72.