A life cycle model of public policy issues in health care: the importance of strategic issues management.
Public policy affects health and social services organizations. Senior management has a responsibility to prevent inappropriate demands of stakeholders from predominating and to influence the outcome of public policy to the benefit of their organization through the strategic issues management process. This article presents a public policy issue life cycle model, life-cycle stages and suggested strategies, paths issues can take in the life cycle, and factors that affect issue paths. An understanding of these dynamics can aid senior managers in shaping and changing public policy issues and lessening external environment threats to their organization.
Rakich
J S
JS
School of Business and Economics, Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, IN 47150, USA. Jrakich@IUS.Edu
Feit
M D
MD
D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D006284:Health Plan Implementation; D006298:Health Services Administration / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007449:Investments; D017146:Models, Organizational; D010934:Planning Techniques; D011057:Politics; D011640:Public Policy; D012946:Social Welfare; D014481:United States