title: Physician leadership in hospital strategic decision making.
abstract: In this article, three models of hospital strategic decision making are presented. These models focus on the role of physician leaders, particularly chiefs of clinical services, in decision making regarding major changes in the nature and scope of hospital services. The recommended model of decision making for any individual hospital is contingent on the competitive environment which the hospital faces, the complexity of decisions which must be made, and the characteristics of the physician leadership.
mesh_terms: D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D006752:Hospital Planning; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D007857:Leadership; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D008486:Physician Executives; D010934:Planning Techniques; D014481:United States