title: Hospital planning: administrators create the future.
abstract: Hospital planning has evolved from a response to external regulation into an integrated part of management function. Planning offers distinct advantages to administrators who wish to enhance their facility in a time of constrained resources and increased competition. Planning failure is most frequently related to inadequate administrative support or failure to appreciate the need for change. As hospitals face an increasingly complex business environment, the need for planned change is likely to increase.
mesh_terms: D006740:Hospital Administrators; D006752:Hospital Planning / Q000639:trends*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010934:Planning Techniques; D014481:United States