title: Integrating financial and strategic planning.
abstract: As hospitals face mounting profitability and liquidity concerns, the need to integrate strategic and financial planning also will continue to grow. This article describes a process for integrating these planning functions and the ideal organizational framework to facilitate the process. Obstacles to the integration of these planning processes also are discussed.
mesh_terms: D005376:Financial Management; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital; D006126:Group Processes; D006752:Hospital Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007324:Institutional Management Teams; D010934:Planning Techniques; D014481:United States