Strategic Management in Healthcare: A Call for Long-Term and Systems-Thinking in an Uncertain System

Strategic management is becoming increasingly important for sustainable management in healthcare. The reasons for this can be seen in the increasing complexity, dynamics and uncertainty of the system’s regimes and the resulting need for strategic thinking in a long-term period. The scientific discus...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2022-07, Vol.19 (14), p.8617
Main Authors: Huebner, Claudia, Flessa, Steffen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alliances
Equilibrium
Health care
Objectives
Strategic management
Sustainability management
Uncertainty
War
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Summary:Strategic management is becoming increasingly important for sustainable management in healthcare. The reasons for this can be seen in the increasing complexity, dynamics and uncertainty of the system’s regimes and the resulting need for strategic thinking in a long-term period. The scientific discussion of this issue is the aim of the present analytical framework. The starting point is the definition of the term strategic management itself, followed by a reflection on the requirements resulting from the changes in the political, social and economic value systems of our post-industrial society. In this context, Dynaxity Zone III is used to explain the long-term perspective, the high levels of complexity and uncertainty and the responsibility of strategic management as important parameters. For a practical illustration, we demonstrate two selected applications (German hospital financing systems and development process of implants) and how the implementation of strategic management in the health care system shows success.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph19148617