Describe the basic steps involved in creating revising and evaluating strategic planning in healthcare.

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Course: Healthcare Strategies Strategic Planning Steps: (Unit 1)

Assignment Objectives:

Describe the basic steps involved in creating, revising, and evaluating strategic planning in healthcare.

Title: Healthcare Strategic Planning by Zuckerman

Publisher: Health and Administration Press

Edition: 3

Discussion Board Assignment:

One of the most skipped steps in the strategic planning process is the evaluation phase. Assume that you work for a hospital that has just implemented its 5-year strategic plan and the plan has been in effect for 1 year.

• From your viewpoint, what is      the most appropriate way to evaluate this plan, and what time frame would      you use for evaluation? Why?
• Is the valuation and control process      appropriate for a healthcare organization that emphasizes creativity? Are      control and creativity compatible? What is an example of a creative      venture for the typical acute care hospital?

This must be plagiarism free with at least 1 scholarly reference

s or shortage). Note that the fiscal year for the federal government is October 1 – September 31. •What inference can you draw from the numbers collected?