Essentials of strategic planning in healthcare / Jeffrey P. Harrison.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Available through Ebook Central/Academic Complete, which can be found on the Davenport University Library database page.

Leadership, mission, vision, and culture : the foundation for strategic planning -- Transformational leadership maximizes strategic planning -- Fundamentals of strategic planning -- Strategic planning and SWOT analysis -- Healthcare marketing -- Strategic planning and health information technology -- Strategic planning and the healthcare business plan -- Communicating the strategic plan -- Accountable care organizations and physician joint ventures -- Strategic planning and post-acute care services -- Strategic planning in health systems -- Pay for performance and the healthcare value paradigm -- The future of healthcare.

As the complex US healthcare environment undergoes radical reform, strategic planning is becoming crucial to organizational success. Essentials of Strategic Planning in Healthcare, Second Edition,fully explains strategic plan development and implementation from conducting an environmental assessment to communicating the plan to stakeholders as well as the factors that influence strategic planning effectiveness, including organizational culture, physician involvement, and planning across the continuum of healthcare services. This new edition discusses reformdriven changes that impact strategic planning, including the advent of accountable care organizations and patientcentered medical homes. Through the revised and updated comprehensive case study woven throughout the book, readers gain handson understanding by applying what they learn as they go.