Modern Organizations and Healthcare – Week 3 Assignment 1

The Strategic Planning Process

There is an influenza shortage at the local hospital.  Planning is the most important managerial function.  Using this document as a guide, write a protocol to address treatment of the influenza outbreak. Use these questions to help guide your writing.

• What would you do to prepare for a vaccine shortage? 
• How would you forecast the vaccine needs for the local community? 
• What would you do to monitor your effectiveness of the plan and goals for the next influenza season? 
• What other details would you include as the supervisor?

Include material from our readings and utilize the university library to research at least 4 current scholarly, peer-reviewed references published within the past 5 years.  Cite all references (in the Glossary portion of the protocol) and utilize APA format.