title: Strategic planning.
abstract: The use of long-range planning techniques is essential if health care organizations are to survive. The regulatory and competitive forces that exist right now are likely to become even stronger in the future. It is important to remember that these forces represent opportunities as well as risks. Health care organizations can best resolve the conflicts that exist by using the strategic planning process to identify alternate voluntary means to achieve the same goals.
mesh_terms: D006739:Hospital Administration; D006752:Hospital Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010934:Planning Techniques; D014481:United States