NSTRUCTIONS

Before you begin, ensure you have read chs$.14$ of the Moseley text.

You will write a minimum of a $5-$page report in current APA format $($excluding title page,

references, etc.$)$ to be submitted at the end of the assigned module: week. Your report must be

supplemented with research from your textbook, the cases, peer$-$reviewed references, and other

quality sources.

Note: A minimum of $3$ references $($current within last $5$ years$)$ must be used that support your

responses in the report in addition to the textbook. Biblical integration must be included. This is

a formal report, so your answers must not be numbered. You must use titles and subheadings to

guide the reader through the narrative.

Next, complete the following:

A$.$ Based on information available, assess the general strategic planning approach$/$process

used by each of the healthcare organizations:

$$ Case $5$: Webster Health System

$$ Case $6$: Midcare, Inc.

B$.$ Determine what critical steps are involved in successful strategic planning and identify

possible desired planning outcomes for each $($supported by peer$-$reviewed sources$).$

C$.$ Develop a set of future assumptions regarding the local and national healthcare market.

D$.$ Complete an external assessment for each healthcare organization.

E$.$ Identify the key strategic planning issues for each healthcare organization within the next

$12$ year