Supporting the strategic planning process: the information center approach.
With the advent of "at risk" reimbursement in the health care industry, the strategic planning process (SPP) has come to be of great import for acute care hospitals. Lack of attention or resource allocation to this function may eventually lead to the hospital's financial misfortune. This article will introduce the application of a relatively new concept that can materially and positively support the SPP.
D003201:Computers; D006761:Hospitals; D007253:Information Centers; D010934:Planning Techniques