According to the Longest article, policy $\_\_\_\_\_\_\backslash$includes three intertwined components: $1)$ is built upon understanding the government policies that affect health services organizations, as well as understanding the process by which such policies are made and the forces that can affect the process and its outcomes; $2)$ helps strategic managers anticipate and lead responses of health services organizations to the opportunities and threats emanating from their policy environments ; and $3)$ assist strategic managers to participate effectively in shaping the policy environments of health services organizations to the benefit of these organizations.