Business planning. Reasons, definitions, and elements.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System has developed a centralized business planning structure that provides for creativity while incorporating a system of checks and balances. Combining standardization with flexibility allows for customization and variability. Using a team approach, the organization allows key players to contribute their experience and expertise to the planning for each new project.
Cardamone
Michael A
MA
Johns Hopkins Health System, Baltimore, USA.
Shaver
Mark
M
Werthman
Ronald
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D002202:Capital Financing; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D008389:Marketing of Health Services; D008396:Maryland; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010934:Planning Techniques