title: Strategic planning in hospitals: a review and proposal.
abstract: Hospitals face increasing levels of financial and organizational pressures each year. Hospitals are urged to adapt to these pressures via strategic planning, but the empirical evidence on this technique is limited. This article addresses these issues.
authors.affiliation: Department of Management and Marketing, College of Business Administration, University of Tulsa, OK, USA.
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Bruton
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Oviatt
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kallas-Bruton
mesh_terms: D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006276:Health Facility Size; D006302:Health Services Research; D006752:Hospital Planning / Q000379:methods*; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010067:Ownership; D010934:Planning Techniques; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014481:United States