title: Long range healthcare capacity planning in the Netherlands. The case of radiotherapy.
abstract: This contribution discusses centralization vs. decentralization in healthcare strategic decision making, focusing on long-range planning of facilities for radiotherapy. The radiotherapy case illustrates that more centralized, comprehensive, and systematic planning and strategic decisions making may be necessary to account for inputs of various parties and decision-making levels in this area. The expertise required cannot generally be found at a local or even regional level. It requires initiatives from coordinating healthcare institutions such as the Health Council and other professional organizations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Strategic Management and External Environment, Faculty of Management and Organization, University of Groningen, The Netherlands. t.j.b.m.postma@bdk.rug.nl
authors.forename: T J B M
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Postma
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Terpstra