You are the newly hired chief knowledge officer (CKO) for a midsized hospital in a semiurban area of the country. Your f

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You are the newly hired chief knowledge officer (CKO) for a
midsized hospital in a semiurban area of the country. Your first
task is to develop the organization's strategic plan that will
shape the development of a comprehensive network of services for
their community.

The organization provides the usual array of inpatient services
expected in a moderate-sized community hospital. A local nursing
home and retirement community is for sale, and the organization is
considering the purchase of that agency. Several physician
practices are also interested in alliances with the hospital. There
is a local county health department that provides some clinic
services, primarily for the uninsured.

You've been asked to give a presentation to the board of directors
on options to restructure the local delivery of healthcare
services. The hospital's president has asked you to focus your
presentation on the common elements a comprehensive delivery system
attempts to accomplish and to highlight innovative methods of
restructuring. The presentation will lay out the requirements of an
integrated healthcare delivery system.