Essentials of Strategic Planning in Healthcare introduces readers to the factors influencing the strategic planning process in hospitals and other health services institutions. Structured around a comprehensive case study and accompanying end-of-chapter exercises, this text places readers in the planner's seat, asking them to apply what they have learned to lead the hospital in the case study to success.Topics covered include:The role leadership plays in strategic planningOrganizational factors critical to strategic planningCompleting a SWOT analysisAnalytical tools that support strategic planningkey data sources available to plannersStrategic opportunities presented by pay-for-performance initiativesCommunicating the strategic plan to multiple stakeholdersLinking the strategic plan to operating performancePhysician involvement in strategic planningStrategic planning initiatives across the continuum of careHospital-physician integration modelsFactors affecting strategic planning in the post-acute care industryThe relationship between healthcare value and strategic planning