Essentials of Strategic Planning in Healthcare

Topics covered include:
The role leadership plays in strategic planning
Organizational factors critical to strategic planning
Completing a SWOT analysis
Analytical tools that support strategic planning
key data sources available to planners
Strategic opportunities presented by pay-for-performance initiatives
Communicating the strategic plan to multiple stakeholders
Linking the strategic plan to operating performance
Physician involvement in strategic planning
Strategic planning initiatives across the continuum of care
Hospital-physician integration models
Factors affecting strategic planning in the post-acute care industry
The relationship between healthcare value and strategic planning