title: Developing a strategic security plan.
abstract: Strategic planning is an essential component of a security director job. Every healthcare organization has a strategic plan, and the security department that doesn't is at a major disadvantage when it comes to budgeting, growth and effectiveness. This article describes how a security director can develop and integrate a strategic plan into his organization's mission, vision and values.
authors.affiliation: Novant Health, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Anthony N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Potter
mesh_terms: D006761:Hospitals; D010934:Planning Techniques; D017751:Safety Management; D012637:Security Measures / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States