Development and implementation of a strategic-planning process at a university hospital

Strategic Planning for Institutional Pharmacy Administrators

“…A director may be more likely to utilize strategic planning if he/she is more knowledgeable about the process. Obtaining more or maintaining current resources is a major reason for undertaking strategic planning (Bryson,1988, andHutchinson et al,1989).…”

“…The value of strategic planning is unquestioned (Langley,1988 (Pathak,1985). Changes in the health care delivery system, financing, and education were seen as the major impetuses for strategic planning by hospital pharmacies (Pierpaoli,1986 andHutchinson et al,1989). (Mankin and Glueck,1977).…”

“…There have been few published pharmacy-related case studies of strategic planning, and even fewer cases involving institutional pharmacies. The major impetus for institutional pharmacy involvement in strategic planning seems to be adapting to changes in the health care environment, education, and financing (Pierpaoli, 1986, Anderson,1988, Hutchinson et al,1989, and Schwartz,1989). The benefits documented by each institutional pharmacy's involvement in strategic planning match almost identically with those benefits identified in the business literature (Bryson,1988).…”

“…The volatile environment of the 1980s forced the hospitals to switch to planning based on the assumption of planning for a changing environment (Pathak,1985). For institutional pharmacies, changes in the health care delivery system, financing, and education are cited as the major reasons for conducting strategic planning by hospital pharmacies (Pierpaoli,1986 andHutchinson et al,1989). Strategic planning is a continuous process, adapting to change (Mankin and Glueck,1977).…”

“…There is no evidence of the use of these more "sophisticated" strategic tools. It appears the most commonly utilized method is group discussion (Kelly, 1986, Linggi and Pelham,1986, and Hutchinson et al,1989.…”