Strategic planning: myth or reality.
The reality of strategic planning often falls prey to the unplanned external or internal forces at work in health care. A strategic plan may sit on the shelf as though it were an end unto itself. This article discusses what might need to happen differently to change the outcome of planning generally and describes some of the strengths and weaknesses of planning at the system level.
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Intermountain Health Care-Urban Central Region, LDS Hospital, 8th Ave C St, Salt Lake City, UT 04143, USA.
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