4.5 Strategic and Financial Planning for Clinical Information Systems

Abstract

Any organization or any organizational unit needs a purpose. That purpose should be readily obvious to all who need to interact with that unit. Over time, as organizations take on more responsibilities or offer more services or products, they become less focused. By establishing a mission and objectives, an organization can recenter its priorities and concentrate on developing its core business.

Chapter 4.5 is an introduction to the terms that businesspeople use all the time. As a clinician, you may find that some of the terms are well-defined and others are more, well, diaphanous. As you can imagine, these airy topics do not make for good board questions. You should be familiar with the concepts, but don’t expect too much activity on the boards.