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 future-oriented. A plan specifies in some form what management. wants to do. Management has certain variables that it can control. Some of. these variables are financial resources, plant and equipment, products, pro-. duction methods, and human resources.