title: Strategy formulation in hospitals.
abstract: By acknowledging the inherent antagonism between strategic planning and the structure and function of hospitals, and explicitly integrating and adapting existing models, hospital administrators can develop a strategy formulation process into an operational tool.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Policy and Administration, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Files
mesh_terms: D006739:Hospital Administration; D006752:Hospital Planning; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010934:Planning Techniques