In the health care industry, change occurs quickly and many times without warning. In an effort to address such changes, contingency planning is a key step in the strategic planning process. Contingency planning follows a 7-step process to achieve maximum effectiveness. Assume that you are formulating the contingency plans for an outpatient surgical center.
- Identify the 7 steps in the contingency planning process, and explain how each step will be addressed for the surgical center.
- Be sure to provide a properly cited response that includes references
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Discussion Board 3-4 paragraphs
Part of successfully implementing a strategic plan is involving everyone in the organization in the plan. You work as an admission coordinator for an assisted living facility that just enacted its 5-year strategic plan. However, no one has communicated any of the components of the plan to any departments, including yours. Instead, management has chosen to include only senior-level management.
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What do you think of this implementation approach?
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Do you think it will be an effective strategy? Why or why not?
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What would you do differently to ensure the successful implementation of the assisted living facility’s strategic plan?
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Direct your comments specifically to an assisted living facility’s characteristics and how a strategic plan might be implemented in such an organization
