The Strategic Management of Health Care Organizations
- Author: Peter M. Ginter
- Edition: 8th Edition
- Publisher: Wiley
- Publication Date: February 5, 2018
- ISBN-10: 1119349702
- ISBN-13: 978-1119349709
- Language: English
The Strategic Management of Health Care Organizations serves as a comprehensive guide to effective leadership within the rapidly evolving health care industry. This 8th edition provides a structured approach to strategic management, examining the essential processes of strategic thinking, consensus building, and the documentation of those ideas into a cohesive strategic plan. By focusing on creating and maintaining strategic momentum, the text offers the tools necessary for organizations to thrive in a complex and shifting environment.
The book details how strategic managers must develop the capacity for strategic thinking—the ability to evaluate industry changes, analyze data, challenge existing assumptions, and cultivate new ideas. Readers are guided through the strategic planning process, learning how to document a clear plan of action while ensuring that strategic thinking remains at the core of the organization. Furthermore, the text demonstrates how managers must evaluate the success of their plans, learn from operational outcomes, and integrate those lessons into subsequent planning cycles.
Widely regarded as a standard in the field, this strategic management approach is tailored specifically to the unique requirements of the health care sector. Key topics covered include external health services analysis, internal organizational analysis, the development of directional strategies, and the identification and evaluation of strategy alternatives. This resource provides both health care management students and professional administrators with foundational guidance on the concepts and practices vital for navigating an industry in flux.
