activities of management

• Planning in healthcare management determines philosophy, goals, objectives, policies, procedures, and rules; carries out long- and short-range projections; determines a fiscal course of action; and manages planned change.
• Organizing in healthcare management establishes the structure to carry out plans, determines the most appropriate type of patient care delivery, and groups activities to meet unit goals.
• Staffing in healthcare management involves recruiting, interviewing, hiring, and orienting staff.
• Scheduling, staff development, employee socialization, and team building are aspects of healthcare management.
• Directing in healthcare management involves motivating, managing conflict, delegating, communicating, and facilitating collaboration.
• Controlling in healthcare management functions include performance appraisals, fiscal accountability, quality control, legal and ethical control, and professional and collegial control.