Frontiers of Health Services Management back issues from December 2006:
Advancing the State of the Art in Healthcare Strategic Planning
Dec 01, 2006; ... SUMMARY A recent survey of the state of strategic planning among healthcare organizations indicates that planners and executives believe that healthcare strategic planning practices are effective and provide the appropriate focus and direction for their organizations. When compared to ...
Strategic Planning in Healthcare: The Experience of the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
Dec 01, 2006; ... SUMMARY In 1999, after 25 years of stable leadership from a single CEO, the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics (UWHC) Authority Board named a new CEO. The 471-bed academic medical center had recently experienced significant change and challenges. In 1996, it had emerged as a ...
Moving Toward Strategic Planning Unique To Healthcare
Dec 01, 2006; ... THE TWO FEATURE ARTICLES in this issue present the state of the art in and the application of strategic healthcare planning. THE TEN BEST PRACTICES AND FOUR STAGES OF SOPHISTICATION In examining the state of the art, Alan Zuckerman identifies ten best practices. Apparently, ...
Advancing Strategic Planning
Dec 01, 2006; ... THE VALUE OF STRATEGIC PLANNING is derived from its ability to bring an organization's leaders and stakeholders together to formulate strategic direction in view of environmental uncertainty. The process should focus leadership's attention on developing consensus about the future and ...
Match Planning Sophistication to Organizational Evolution
Dec 01, 2006; ... DONNA SOLLENBERGER AND ALAN ZUCKERMAN, in their respective articles, have presented their readers with an interesting point-counterpoint underscoring the juxtaposition between research and theory and practical application. On the one hand, Zuckerman presents us with the results of his research ...