The move surprised many in the industry. An estimated 80 percent of the nation's hospitals voluntarily participate in the accrediting process -- a measurement to set standards in the health care field.
â The planning was superb as we had set SMART goals that were both measurable and attainable, we were pleased with what we had created.
Planning is a process to determine a future course of action and answers several questions relating why to take that action, how to take it and when to take it. It is generally thought of as executive action that uses the skills of anticipating, influencing and controlling the nature and direction of change.