Strategic Planning Flashcards
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One of the most common types of planning performed by healthcare organizations but not unique to pharmacies?
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Strategic planning
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Purposeful efforts taken by an organization to maximize its future success”
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Planning
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Purpose of strategic planning?
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- Org is doing the right thing
- Addresses what business the organization is in
- Provides a framework for more detailed planning
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Characteristics of strategic planning?
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- Long term
- Includes all aspects of org
- External viewpoint
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Purpose of operational planning?
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- To ensure that the organization is prepared & performs the immediate tasks/objectives to meet organizational goals and strategy
- To ensure that the organization is doing things right
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Chracteristics of operational?
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- Short term
- Specific focus on immediate actions to be taken to move the organization forward
- Internal viewpoint
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Purpose of business planning?
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- To determine the feasibility of a specific business/program
- Used in decision-making about investing in and moving forward
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Characterisitc of business planning?
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- Short term
- Used in decision-making to start, expand, or terminate a business
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Purpose of resource planning?
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- To ensure the resources necessary for goals
- Can be comprehensive or focus on a specific type of resource
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Chracterisics of resource planning?
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- Mid term
- Focused on resources defined in the plan
- Internal viewpoint
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Purpose of organizational planning?
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- To ensure that an organization is organized to meet future challenges
- Key elements -> reporting relationships, definition of responsibilities, definition of authorities
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Charactericts of organizational planning?
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- Mid term
- Focused on the structural aspects of the organization
- Internal viewpoint
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Purpose of contingency planning?
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- To provide fallback option
- Can occur for a specific anticipated situation
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Characteristics of contingency planning?
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- Short-term to long-term
- Focused on specific situations that may occur
- Internal and external viewpoint
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Purpose of emergency planning?
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- To address emergencies that may be expected in the workplace
- Implemented to describe what staff at the workplace should do in emergency situations
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Characterisitcs of emergency planning?
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- Mid term
- Focused on specific situations that may occur
- Internal and external viewpoint