title: AHA environmental assessment.
abstract: The first step in planning is to assess your environment. Ask the long-range questions: What does your current market look like? What are the demographic trends that will influence your community? How will the workforce issue and the regulatory environment affect your hospital? Hospitals & Health Networks presents the American Hospital Association's environmental assessment, which may help you to conduct your own.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: O'Dell
mesh_terms: D000573:American Hospital Association / Q000458:organization & administration; D019981:Health Care Sector / Q000639:trends*; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006292:Health Priorities; D006801:Humans; D009017:Morbidity; D009026:Mortality; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D016134:Organizational Policy; D010934:Planning Techniques; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology