title: A conceptual model for assessing the internal environment of a healthcare organization.
abstract: By understanding the opportunities and threats in the external environment and relating them to the organization's internal strengths and weaknesses, strategic managers can determine the distinctive competence of the organization. Distinctive competence refers to the strengths that will give an organization a competitive advantage.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Asubonteng
mesh_terms: D058016:Health Facility Administration; D006801:Humans; D017146:Models, Organizational; D015279:Organizational Culture; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011361:Professional Competence; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D017749:Total Quality Management; D014481:United States