title: Business planning. Reasons, definitions, and elements.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins Health System, Baltimore, USA.
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Cardamone
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shaver
authors.forename: Ronald
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Werthman
mesh_terms: 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