Health Care Organization: A Case Study

In almost every business, managers and senior administrators find themselves planning for all kind of things so much so that a long-term road map for a health care organization is critically important when considering today's health care system since it is not just complex but also is continually changing. In doing so, the administrators assure that they are working together towards the organization's goals and objectives, as well to coordinate the resources of the organization. There are three important kinds of plans that an administrator uses to meet the organization's goals and objectives which are following: strategic, tactical and operational planning. The first form of planning, strategic planning is a "set of organizational processes for identifying the desired future of the organization and developing decision guidelines and provides a map for how an organization will achieve its objective and goals." (Varkey & Bennet, 2010). The responsibilities included in strategic planning are done by the top-level management, such as CEO or presidents, to design and execute strategic plans to create the organization's vision statements. In essence, the strategic planning manages the long-term goals of the
Regardless of the size of the organization, the best strategic statements will result in the best outcome. Challenging is one's own thinking with questions such as "Where are we compared to where we want to be? How large should the organization be? What do we value as an outcome?" is vital (Varkey & Bennet, 2010).Thus, the executive team can use the long-term roadmap to develop a coherent vision and purpose of an organization where employees are motivated to work together as part of a whole to accomplish the organizational vision. The following healthcare organization developed well-defined structures and process to oversee the quality of patient