Obtaining a grant: a collaborative effort.
This article describes the process of obtaining funds from a foundation in order to purchase capital equipment and is based on the authors' experience in obtaining grant support for a medical record department at a 503-bed not-for-profit hospital in Chicago, IL. The steps involved in obtaining philanthropic support and delineation of the participating roles of the medical record manager and development officer are discussed.
D002201:Capital Expenditures / Q000379:methods*; D002641:Chicago; D004467:Economics / Q000379:methods*; D005376:Financial Management / Q000379:methods*; D005582:Foundations; D005653:Fund Raising / Q000379:methods*; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000191:economics*; D008500:Medical Records Department, Hospital / Q000191:economics*; D012380:Role; D013997:Time Factors