Keys to effective regional health planning--an organizational behaviour approach.
Given its political appeal, economic logic and community-based focus, regional planning has re-emerged as a significant strategic initiative in our shifting health care system. As regional planning becomes more prevalent in Canada, it is increasingly necessary to establish a framework of sound organizational behaviour principles in which it can succeed. These principles--which relate to human relations and group interactions--are especially relevant in a complex undertaking such as regional health planning which is often encumbered by stakeholder self-interest, philosophical differences and a tradition of autonomy and independent initiative.
Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto.
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D002170:Canada; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009874:Operations Research; D015279:Organizational Culture; D012040:Regional Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017749:Total Quality Management