Strategic management for university hospitals

• Main Authors: Martha Isabel Riaño-Casallas, Juan Carlos García-Ubaque
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2016-10-01
• Series: Revista de la Facultad de Medicina
• Subjects: Gestión en salud; Administración hospitalaria; Hospitales; Hospitales universitarios; Planificación estratégica
• Online Access: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/revfacmed/article/view/54816

Introduction: There are several approaches and schools that support strategic management processes. University hospitals require the implementation of a strategic approach to their management, since they are a particular type of organization with the triple mission of providing health care, education and research. Objective: To propose a strategic profile for a university hospital. Materials and methods: The theoretical framework of strategic management was analyzed and some particular components of hospital management were studied; based on these criteria, the strategic management process in three high complexity hospitals of Bogotá, D.C. was examined and a profile of both the objectives and the functional strategies for the hospital was proposed. Results: The main strategic thinking schools are presented; the processes and components of strategic management are described, and a strategic management profile for a university hospital is proposed. Conclusion: The strategic orientation of management for an institution with the characteristics of a university hospital facilitates achieving organizational objectives.