title: Strategic management process in hospitals.
abstract: Strategic management is concerned with strategic choices and strategic implementation; it provides the means by which organizations meet their objectives. In the case of hospitals it helps executives and all employees to understand the real purpose and long term goals of the hospital. Also, it helps the hospital find its place in the health care service provision chain, and enables the hospital to coordinate its activities with other organizations in the health care system. Strategic management is a tool, rather than a solution, that helps executives to identify root causes of major problems in the hospital.
authors.affiliation: vatroslav.zovko@pliva.hr
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Zovko
mesh_terms: D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D019981:Health Care Sector; D006739:Hospital Administration; D006752:Hospital Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017146:Models, Organizational; D015279:Organizational Culture; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010934:Planning Techniques; D011340:Problem Solving