Forces in the health care environment are forever changing. A health care organization must continuously reassess its position relative to its internal and external environment. Reexamining strategies allows the organization to position itself to continue to be competitive and successful in the health care sector. Futuristic planning provides prospective decisions with business initiatives, population growth, reassessment of services provided, health care costs, and surrounding competition. In addition, leadership is responsible for creating an organizational culture that fosters innovation, transformation, and change management. In your readings, you have learned the foundations of strategic planning along with how to analyze strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Discuss the following: Important characteristics in organization culture that foster sustainability in the health care industry Key measurements that should be included in the evaluation process to ensure the organization is projected to fulfill its goals and objectives Which stakeholders should be key participants in the strategic planning process in developing targets and goals for the organization and why The importance of demographics and completing a community health assessment as a part of strategic planning and the information it would provide to the organization
