Health Services Planning

-First edition by McGraw-Hill, 1998.
-Textbook for courses on health administration and planning

-Author is fairly well-known in the field.

Reflects the significant changes that have occurred in the social and health environments, the healthcare field, and the planning endeavor itself in the first two decades of the 21st century

Reviews the history and philosophy of health planning with international comparisons

Provides the reader with an understanding of the key concepts related to the planning process and offers step-by-step guidelines for developing any type of plan for a community, a health system, or an organization

Focuses on planning requirements introduced through the Affordable Care Act, the rethinking of the community health needs assessment process, and the implications of the population health movement

Presents examples of "best practices" for specific types of planning, such as strategic planning, business planning, and marketing planning