an orderly process of defining community health problems, identifying unmet needs and surveying resources to meet them
Planning
an orderly process of defining community health problems, identifying unmet needs and surveying resources to meet them.
Healthcare planning
Planning…
Concepts of planning:
Type of time span in planning
long, medium, short
Authoritativenes can be:
Indicative: guide . blueprint, specific sector
Prescriptive: approved by all sectors
refers to the hierarchy
Levels in an org
the coverage of the plan
Scope of the plan
Scope of plan can be…
Comprehensive- involves all sectors
Partial- few sectors
Functions of planning:
Strategic
Operational
Framework setting; defining principles
-long term approach
Strategic planning
Translation of strategic planning into acts; short term
Operational planning
7 steps of management planning process:
key element in determining if a plan is realistic
Time factor
Setting objectives in planning:
SMART:
Specific , measurable, attainable, relevant, TIme based
Tools in implementing a plan:
Tools of persuasion- help you convince people; communiation, involvement
Tools of control- regulatory process, focuses on budgeting process
Creating Feedback mechanisms:
Approaches in planning:
Top-down
Bottom-up
approach in planning that relies on higher authority figures to determine larger goals that will filter down to the tasks of lowel level employees
Top-Down
Approach in planning that features decision making process that gives entire staff a voice in company goals
Bottom-up
is defining and prioritizing a long term plan that includes examining an organization’s purpose, mission, philosophy, and goals
Strategic planning
Key q’s in strategic planning:
Different Business frameworks:
SWOT
PESTLE
SWOT stand for
S-trenghts
W-eaknesses
O-pportunitites
T-hreats