title: Strategic decision making: it's time for healthcare organizations to get serious.
abstract: To get serious about its strategic decision making, a healthcare organization needs to know what it does not intent to be. Organizations make trade-offs along three dimensions: service or customer needs, and customer access. Strategic trade-offs also should be assessed in terms of competitive scope and pricing policy.
authors.affiliation: Healthcare Management Program, Boston University School of Management, USA.
authors.forename: David W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Young
mesh_terms: D003258:Consumer Behavior; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D004465:Economic Competition; D006268:Health Facilities / Q000191:economics; D058016:Health Facility Administration; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D014481:United States